Blondie
01-28-2012, 09:05 AM
I was just wondering what everyone thinks of the chemical known as Teprenone, Renovage, geranylgeranylacetone, etc.
I've heard claims spanning from "increases cell life span by 1/3," to it originally being used as an ulcer treatment that heals heat shock proteins. It supposedly works by increasing the length of chromosome ends. :O I doubt it does anything when applied topically, because I haven't seen anything in literature about it, but I don't have access to the same resources everyone does. But it seems exactly like Venuceane: every time you see a product containing it, there are claims of clinical studies that you can't find and/or seem to be made up. :mad:
Does anybody know anything about this? Are there any DIYers that have used it with success? And if it works as claimed, isn't it technically a drug and not a cosmetic? Yikes!
On top of that, it almost seems counterproductive to the other classic anti-aging methods which focus on removing cells & faster turnover as opposed to making cells more resilient. It seems like if you used this, it would make AHAs and exfoliation pointless. ????
I've heard claims spanning from "increases cell life span by 1/3," to it originally being used as an ulcer treatment that heals heat shock proteins. It supposedly works by increasing the length of chromosome ends. :O I doubt it does anything when applied topically, because I haven't seen anything in literature about it, but I don't have access to the same resources everyone does. But it seems exactly like Venuceane: every time you see a product containing it, there are claims of clinical studies that you can't find and/or seem to be made up. :mad:
Does anybody know anything about this? Are there any DIYers that have used it with success? And if it works as claimed, isn't it technically a drug and not a cosmetic? Yikes!
On top of that, it almost seems counterproductive to the other classic anti-aging methods which focus on removing cells & faster turnover as opposed to making cells more resilient. It seems like if you used this, it would make AHAs and exfoliation pointless. ????