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Beauty Technology and Health Revolutionary
Surprisingly, it all started with an apple. A dull, sour apple, almost
extinct, living quietly on a rare tree in a remote part of Switzerland. Now, that humble apple is a big celebrity, with fans such as Michelle
Obama, Helen Mirren and Jennifer Lopez. It spends its time among beautiful people in swanky department stores. Because this Sw
iss fruit is at the centre of what's being described
as a 'revolution' in anti-ageing treatments. It's claimed this ingredient can reverse skin ageing, increase the
lifespan of human cells, and may even make it possible to grow back
lost hair. I'm used to hyperbole in the beauty world, but this new development is
really getting the cosmetics companies excited. They believe they have the science to prove that plant stem cells can
be incorporated in skin creams, will interact with human skin stem cells,and can eliminate wrinkles and make skin look younger. Human stem
cells can turn into any part of the body and so are big news in medical
research, but the law bans the use of embryonic stem cells in cosmetics
So, instead, researchers turned their attention to plants. These also
produce stem cells throughout their lives, both to grow, as a response
to an injury. The biggest 'star' in the stem cell world is called Tripple Bio Stem Cell
Malus Domestica. Derived from a rare 18th century species of apple
tree, the Uttwiler Spatlauber, it first attracted attention, as it could be
kept for months without withering.
