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A group of scientists created a silicone polymer that acts like a second skin "invisible" that replicates the properties of a young dermis to temporarily improve the hydration and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and dark circles, according to a study released today by Nature Materials.

The report, which was made from the Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States, explained that this contribution will be used to improve drugs to treat diseases such as Dermatitis or eczema.

The material, which adheres to the skin and is characterized by being elastic, transparent and have a long duration, becomes a seamless layer that mimics the mechanisms of a young skin and which could be adapted to achieve protection against ultraviolet radiation, in the words of the researchers.

The teacher and member of the MIT Daniel Anderson stated that this chemical acts as "barrier", facilitates "cosmetic improvements" and "potentially will create medical products", "three factors that make them ideal for human use".

According to the British magazine, the authors of the study carried out several tests in people to prove the effectiveness and its security and discovered that, when applying this silicone polymer on the place where there are dark circles, showed a constant compressive strength that tightens the skin for at least 24 hours.

With regard to the hydration in dry skins, they realized that all those who proved this second skin experienced less loss of water that those who used a commercial product of high range. In addition, clarified that nobody suffered no irritation as a consequence of the polymer in silicone

To achieve this result, the scientists worked with a range of up to 100 different polymers, all of them composed by a structure of "siloxane", which combines atoms of silicon and oxygen.

With this material, intended to combat the problems of the skin that are derived with the passing of the years and protect the dermis of high temperatures, toxins, micro-organisms, radiation and low firmness and elasticity.