Skin care compositions comprising Aphanothece sacrum exopolysaccharide extract help the skin penetration of peptide compounds contained therein.

New extracts of microalgae, halophytes and psammophilous plants are suggested, obtainable by treating said microalgae and plants with a solvent selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.4 aliphatic alcohols, ethyl acetate, water or their mixtures, removing the dissolved extracts from the residues and recovering the pure extracts from the solvent. The extracts show excellent activity as regulators of the metabolism of human sebaceous glands.

New extracts of microalgae, halophytes and psammophilous plants are suggested, obtainable by treating said microalgae and plants with a solvent selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.4 aliphatic alcohols, ethyl acetate, water or their mixtures, removing the dissolved extracts from the residues and recovering the pure extracts from the solvent. The extracts show excellent activity as regulators of the metabolism of human sebaceous glands.

Compositions comprising metabolized conditioned growth medium and/or metabolized cell extract and methods of use are described. The metabolized conditioned growth medium and metabolized cell extract compositions may be formulated with an acceptable carrier into injectable or topical formulations, for example, as a cream, lotion or gel, and may be used in cosmeceutical or pharmaceutical applications. The metabolized conditioned growth medium and metabolized cell extract may also be further processed to concentrate or reduce one or more factors or components contained within the metabolized conditioned growth medium or metabolized cell extract. The growth medium may be conditioned by any eukaryotic cell. The metabolized conditioned growth medium and metabolized cell extract may be used to prevent or treat a condition, for example, a skin condition.

Compositions comprising metabolized conditioned growth medium and/or metabolized cell extract and methods of use are described. The metabolized conditioned growth medium and metabolized cell extract compositions may be formulated with an acceptable carrier into injectable or topical formulations, for example, as a cream, lotion or gel, and may be used in cosmeceutical or pharmaceutical applications. The metabolized conditioned growth medium and metabolized cell extract may also be further processed to concentrate or reduce one or more factors or components contained within the metabolized conditioned growth medium or metabolized cell extract. The growth medium may be conditioned by any eukaryotic cell. The metabolized conditioned growth medium and metabolized cell extract may be used to prevent or treat a condition, for example, a skin condition.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for wound healing and a cosmetic composition for wound alleviation, each composition comprising a culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata mycelia or an extract thereof as an effective ingredient. A culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata mycelia or an extract thereof according to the present invention was found to increase cell proliferation rates of the murine myoblast C2C12. In addition, the mycelium culture medium or an extract thereof was identified to promote wound healing HaCaT cells, which are human keratinocytes. Therefore, the culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata mycelia or an extract thereof according to the present invention can be useful for healing skin wounds.

Disclosed is a topical skin composition, and methods for its use, that includes Arctium lappa root extract, Epilobium angustifolium extract, and Cystoseira amentacea/Caespitosa Brachycarpa extract.

Disclosed is a topical skin composition, and methods for its use, that includes Arctium lappa root extract, Epilobium angustifolium extract, and Cystoseira amentacea/Caespitosa Brachycarpa extract.

Disclosed are methods of treating aging effects on a subject skin, comprising contacting the skin with a skin microbiome complex, including topical compositions containing YM Microbiome Complex and Advanced Probiotic Complex, methods of treatment using the compositions and methods of preparing the compositions for preventing, slowing, and reversing skin aging. Also disclosed are related formulations and methods of skin microbiome transplantation.

Disclosed are methods of treating aging effects on a subject skin, comprising contacting the skin with a skin microbiome complex, including topical compositions containing YM Microbiome Complex and Advanced Probiotic Complex, methods of treatment using the compositions and methods of preparing the compositions for preventing, slowing, and reversing skin aging. Also disclosed are related formulations and methods of skin microbiome transplantation.