| abstract |
Provided is a method for enhancing and accelerating the repair of chronic cellular and molecular damage to skin. Also provided is a method for thinning stratum corneum of mammalian, preferably human, skin thickened by extrinsic free radicals and restoring elastic tissue damaged by extrinsic free radicals. Both methods comprise the topical administration to mammalian, preferably human, skin of a composition comprising selenoamino acids in a pharmaceutically acceptable transdermal carrier. |