Professor Ian Hamley from the Department of Chemistry, University of Reading has in collaboration with other researchers, Dr Che Connon, Dr Valeria Castelletto and Roanne Jones found that a peptide with the trade name Matrixyl, can affect collagen levels in the skin and products such as anti-wrinkle creams containing this may have skin-care benefits.

For further information on this please see the article in today’s Express:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/health/382082/Wrinkle-creams-do-work

An article also appears in today’s The Times:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/science/article3706417.ece

and also the Daily Mail and Mailonline:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2288955/Revealed-The-miracle-ingredient-Matrixyl-wrinkle-cream-DOUBLES-production-skin-plumping-collagen.html

ITV News:

http://www.itv.com/news/2013-03-06/anti-wrinkle-secret-discovered-by-scientists/

There are also articles at MSN News:

http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/anti-wrinkle-secret-discovered

UK Yahoo:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/anti-wrinkle-secret-discovered-155808286.html

Scotsman:

http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/health/scientists-reveal-wrinkle-cream-secret-1-2823564

Belfast Telegraph:

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breakingnews/offbeat/antiwrinkle-secret-discovered-29114571.html

Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/beauty/Anti-wrinkle-creams-actually-work/articleshow/18846506.cms

and a further article is on the University’s own News page:

http://www.reading.ac.uk/news-and-events/releases/PR491218.aspx