Par Qi Liu, Jinhao Wu, Nan Wang, Carolina Burki, Susanne Grether-Beck, Jean Krutmann
Aims and objectives of the research
Cellulite presents with dimpling and denting of the skin surface. It mainly affects women, for whom it often poses a cosmetically unfavorable skin condition. Etiopathological knowledge is scarce, under discussion are, among others, inflammatory processes as well as dermal vascular and metabolic changes as found in chronic venous stasis. Besides topical regimes, there is growing interest in nutritional supplements as a strategy to ameliorate cellulite.
Materials and methodology
The standardized bark extract from the French maritime pine tree Pinus pinaster Aiton, subspecies atlantica (FMPBE), contains 70 ± 5 % procyanidins built from condensed catechin and epicatechin monomers. The extract is a nutritional supplement known for its antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and vascular endothelium protective capacity. Based on its positive effects on endothelial health, we wanted to test the impact of this proprietary bark extract from the French maritime pine tree on cellulite.
