Cutibacterium acnes

Discovery of Propylene Glycol for its New Powerful Tissue-Regenerative-and-Tissue-Microbicidal Properties in Very Effectively Treating Common Topical Diseases by Scientist, Dr. Win L. Chiou

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Friday, March 24, 2023

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  • Injuries, insect bites and burns are also common; prevention of infection and quick healing of wounds without scarring are of major concern.
  • Currently, there are hundreds or thousands of commercial products available for these uses with many requiring expensive prescriptions.
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  • Win Chiou, President of Chiou Consulting Inc, can be reached at 630-789-9081 or at [email protected] .

DuPont's XIVIA® Xylitol Demonstrates Positive Effects on Skin Microbial Growth

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

KANTVIK, Finland, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A recently published study in the Korean Journal of Microbiology titled 'Evaluation of xylitol as an agent that controls the growth of skin microbes: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Cutibacterium acnes' has shown that XIVIA Xylitol has a positive effect on skin microbial growth.

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  • KANTVIK, Finland, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A recently published study in the Korean Journal of Microbiology titled 'Evaluation of xylitol as an agent that controls the growth of skin microbes: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Cutibacterium acnes' has shown that XIVIA Xylitol has a positive effect on skin microbial growth.
  • The researchers' aim was to investigate whether XIVIA Xylitol, a naturally occurring, sustainable wood-based sweetenerwidely approved for use in food and oral hygiene productscould have a potential role in skin microbial growth.
  • The growth of certain skin bacteria, as pure cultures, was measured in the presence of xylitol.
  • The findings showed that while the growth of pure cultures of pathogenic S. aureus and C. acnes strains linked to skin conditions were inhibited by xylitol, the growth of skin commensal S. epidermidis strain was not affected.

BiomX Hosting Key Opinion Leader Symposium on Novel Phage Product for Acne Prone Skin

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Monday, September 9, 2019

NESS ZIONA, Israel, Sept. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BiomX Ltd., a microbiome company developing both natural and engineered phage therapies, today announced that it will host a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) meeting on a novel phage product for acne prone skin on Friday, September 13, 2019 in New York City.

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  • NESS ZIONA, Israel, Sept. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BiomX Ltd., a microbiome company developing both natural and engineered phage therapies, today announced that it will host a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) meeting on a novel phage product for acne prone skin on Friday, September 13, 2019 in New York City.
  • The event will feature a presentation by KOL Leon H. Kircik, MD., Associate Clinical Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, who will discuss the current product landscape and unmet need for improving acne prone skin.
  • It contains a cocktail of phage that helps control skin microflora by targeting P. acnes, or Cutibacterium acnes, a bacteria associated with acne.
  • BiomXs product for acne-prone skin is anticipated to begin testing by the end of 2019.

Argentum Medical's Silverlon Antimicrobial Dressings Demonstrate Kill Rate of P. Acnes of Greater than 99.999% Reduction in 3 Hours

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

GENEVA, Ill., Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Recent lab studies have demonstrated that Silverlon antimicrobial dressings can effectively kill Propionibacterium acnes (P. Acnes), a gram-positive human skin pathogen involved in the pathogenesis of acne.

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  • GENEVA, Ill., Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Recent lab studies have demonstrated that Silverlon antimicrobial dressings can effectively kill Propionibacterium acnes (P. Acnes), a gram-positive human skin pathogen involved in the pathogenesis of acne.
  • Argentum Medical, pioneers in the use of silver-plated technology and makers of Silverlon, commissioned Microbiological Consultants, an independent FDA-registered pharmaceutical testing laboratory, to establish if the silver ions in their dressings would be able to kill P. Acnes bacteria.
  • Lab findings have proven a greater than 6 log reduction after just three hours of exposure.
  • As an evidence-based antimicrobial dressing, Silverlon products contain 50 to 100 times more metallic silver ions than other silver-impregnated dressings.

Rodan + Fields Unveils New Research at WCD 2019

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Rodan & Fields , LLC (Rodan + Fields), a prestige, dermatology-inspired skincare brand, and the #1 skincare brand in North America1, will present three Scientific Posters at this year's 24th World Congress of Dermatology meeting held in Milan.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Rodan & Fields , LLC (Rodan + Fields), a prestige, dermatology-inspired skincare brand, and the #1 skincare brand in North America1, will present three Scientific Posters at this year's 24th World Congress of Dermatology meeting held in Milan.
  • The work, done in collaboration with scientists in Japan, Italy and the United States, demonstrates Rodan + Fields commitment to supporting innovative scientific research globally and in bringing a pipeline of products founded in genuine scientific breakthroughs to market.
  • The three Rodan + Fields poster abstracts will be available for viewing at the WCD meeting on June 10-15:
    CAMP factor and beyond: Insights from artificial 3D skin model experiments into pathogenesity of Propionibacterium acnes to acne vulgaris2(Poster #2138).
  • Rodan + Fields was launched in 2002 and founded by dermatologists Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields with the mission of giving consumers the best skin of their lives.