Study Shows Dog Saliva Improves Acne: Are You Heading to the Pound?
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2011/04/01 12:00:00
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Love getting kisses from Fido? We've got good news -- his saliva may help clear up acne and prevent future breakouts.
A study published recently by the Bijan-Frise Skincare Institute found that active components in canine saliva were effective in treating and preventing acne. Even more surprisingly, patients treated with canine saliva solutions saw better results than control groups treated with expensive, celebrity-endorsed acne medications.
While it is a common folk belief in some cultures that dog saliva has curative powers, lead researcher Jean-Luc Chabrol says this is the first time science has demonstrated a concrete relationship between canine saliva and acne healing.
"There are a number of components of saliva that have been shown by scientific research to act against infection or to promote healing, but this is the first evidence that canine saliva, which helps dogs clean and disinfect wounds, can also help humans maintain clear skin."
At least one company has already attempted to capitalize on the study's findings -- last week, French skincare giant Bonpeau launched PawActiv, a line of skincare products that contain varying levels of canine saliva. Despite its cheeky title, a spokesperson for the line maintained that it is a serious product with serious results.
"Our customers are able to see beyond any stigma associated with canine saliva, and realize that as a treatment for acne it is very affective -- and reasonable."
So what's a bottle of PawActiv going to set you back? With products starting at $10 U.S. dollars, it just may give Proactiv a run for it's money -- provided people aren't opposed to washing their face with dog spit.
If nothing else, it makes a great gag gift for APRIL FOOL'S DAY...
A study published recently by the Bijan-Frise Skincare Institute found that active components in canine saliva were effective in treating and preventing acne. Even more surprisingly, patients treated with canine saliva solutions saw better results than control groups treated with expensive, celebrity-endorsed acne medications.
While it is a common folk belief in some cultures that dog saliva has curative powers, lead researcher Jean-Luc Chabrol says this is the first time science has demonstrated a concrete relationship between canine saliva and acne healing.
"There are a number of components of saliva that have been shown by scientific research to act against infection or to promote healing, but this is the first evidence that canine saliva, which helps dogs clean and disinfect wounds, can also help humans maintain clear skin."
At least one company has already attempted to capitalize on the study's findings -- last week, French skincare giant Bonpeau launched PawActiv, a line of skincare products that contain varying levels of canine saliva. Despite its cheeky title, a spokesperson for the line maintained that it is a serious product with serious results.
"Our customers are able to see beyond any stigma associated with canine saliva, and realize that as a treatment for acne it is very affective -- and reasonable."
So what's a bottle of PawActiv going to set you back? With products starting at $10 U.S. dollars, it just may give Proactiv a run for it's money -- provided people aren't opposed to washing their face with dog spit.
If nothing else, it makes a great gag gift for APRIL FOOL'S DAY...
Top Opinion
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BadgerSteveo 2011/04/01 18:53:32
sorry, but my dog licks his humongous thing everyday along with eating poop and various other things. lol
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If you have pimples an bend down ever do close to pet my dog and stick your chin out you might wake up on your back an hour or so later.
The biggest organ on the human body is the skin. In a square inch of human skin there is over 10,000 pores: the clothes that you wear, jewelry, and what you wash with is getting absorbed into every pore when you put it on your skin. I rather have sanitary dog saliva going on my skin, then nasty chemicals that were created in a lab and probably tested on animals.
A lot of the chemicals in face wash I personally don't know what it is, and how to even pronounce it! So why would I want something being absorbed into my body that I don't even know how to say correctly? At least with dog saliva you know its sanitary and where its coming from...and what it is.