Fermented blackberry shows promise as ingestible anti-wrinkle product
An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a Korean research team believes blackberries may ward off aging wrinkles.
The team, Lee et al, recently published an article in Cosmetics further exploring the anti-wrinkle power of an ingestible made with blackberry fermented with a lactic acid bacteria, intended to fight UV-caused wrinkling, increase the dermal thickness and increase collagen accumulation.
This paper was a follow-up clinical study after the same ingestible formulation, known as BB-1000, showed positive anti-wrinkle effects in hairless mice.
Lee et al said blackberry contains promising cosmetic compounds like flavonoids, phenols and anthocyanins, and lactic acid has shown antibacterial, immune, and antioxidant activity in previous studies.