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The end of summer is rich in apples. You think it’s ordinary fruit without any surprising qualities, but you are mistaken. Apples contain sugar, tannin, organic acids and pectin. Thanking this great content, apples nourish, moisten, soften and renew skin very well. Today I offer some original recipes of apple masks for facial skin. Choose and try!

The mask for normal skin. Add 3 tablespoons of hot milk to 1 tablespoon of oaten flakes and keep for 10 minutes. Grate one apple and mix with beaten yolk, add flakes and mix everything carefully. Put on the face and neck and keep for 10 minutes. Then wash with warm boiled water. This mask nourishes and moistens damaged skin from sun.

Two masks for dry skin. Mix 1 tablespoon of grated apple with 1 tablespoon of butter. Beat one yolk with 1 teaspoon of honey and add to apple mixture. Mix everything and put on the face and neck for 20 minutes. Then clean the face with napkin. You’d better to use this mask before sleep.
This mask has the great tonic effect. Grate one apple, add 1 tablespoon of honey, 1 yolk, 1 teaspoon of ascorbic acid, 1 teaspoon of apple vinegar and 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil. Mix everything carefully and put on the face. Keep for 30 minutes and then wash with cool water.

For greasy skin. Beat up white of egg and add 2 tablespoons of grated apple, 1 teaspoon of potato starch and grinded apricot (or half a peach). Mix everything carefully and put on the face for 15 minutes. Then wash with warm water.
Also you can grate one big green apple and add 1 teaspoon of grinded horseradish. Beat up white of egg and add to mixture. Put on the face and keep for 15 minutes. Then wash with cool water. This mask draws pores and tonics greasy skin.

The mask for sensitive skin. Boil one potato (without salt), clean it and knead with fork. Add grated apple, 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil and yolk. Mix everything carefully and put on the face and neck. In 20 minutes wash the face with cool water.

Masks for aging skin. Grate one carrot and 1 green apple. Mix them and put on the face for 15 minutes. Wash with cool water. This mask moistens skin and gives the healthy color.
Beat up an egg; add grated apple and 3 grinded apricots (or 1 peach). Mix everything and put on the face and neck. Keep for 20 minutes and then clean the skin with ice-block.

And finally the mask for all types of skin. Mix 1 teaspoon of apple sauce with 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise. Put the mixture on the face and in 20 minutes wash with warm water. It’s very easy and fast mask for any type of skin.

Life sciences product developer Senetek says it has initiated trials that will determine the efficacy of its Pyratine 6 compound on acne Rosacea, having evaluated positive results through separate trials comparing it to Kinetin, the company’s original anti-aging active ingredient.

Senetek says it has carried out an independent analysis that evaluated the effectiveness of its second generation cytokinin, Pyratine 6, against the original anti-aging ingredient, comparing results of separate clinical studies.

The results of the analysis showed that the subjects in the Pyratine 6 clinical trial demonstrated that, compared to Kinetin, it was significantly more effective as an anti-aging ingredient.

Subjects in the trial reported that over an eight week period the appearance of wrinkles improved by 22 per cent with Pyratine 6, whereas only a 2 per cent improvement was reported for Kinetin.

Likewise, over the same period, skin roughness improved by 86 per cent with Pyratine 6, compared to only 35 per cent for Kinetin, and overall aging improved by 24 per cent with Pyratine 6, compared to just 3 per cent with Kinetin.

The results of the trial led to NOVA dermal phase meter evaluations being carried out on the Pyratine 6 compound to determine the effects on reductions in skin redness and acne.

These tests showed improvements in skin moisture of 35 per cent over eight weeks and 41 per cent over 12 weeks, while redness was reduced by 42 per cent over eight weeks and 62 per cent over 12 weeks.

Likewise the compound was said to be well tolerated by all the subjects, producing no notable skin irritations or allergic reactions.

“The data collected through the comparative analysis of Pyratine 6 and Kinetin has given us significant reason to focus our efforts on taking the strategic steps necessary to launch Pyratine 6 commercially as an anti-aging compound as well as initiate clinical trials to prove that Pyratine 6 can also be used as an effective treatment for Acne Rosacea,” said Frank Massino, Senetek CEO.

The company says that following the results of its trials, an IRB-approved pilot clinical study has now been initiated to determine the efficacy of Pyratine 6 as a treatment for Rosacea, which will be conducted at the University of California.

The outcome of these trials has also influenced a decision by one of the company’s prospective licensees, which is a major cosmetics company, to commence separate clinical trials to determine the efficacy of Pyratine 6 for both skin whitening and acne treatments