UNLABELLED Chemical peeling is the application of a chemical agent to the skin, which causes controlled destruction of a part of or the entire epidermis, with or without the dermis, leading to exfoliation and removal of superficial lesions, followed by regeneration of new epidermal and dermal tissues. Indications for chemical peeling include pigmentary disorders, superficial acne scars, ageing ...

Methanolic extracts of 13 commercially available citrus spp., peels and tissues growing in Iran were investigated for their antioxidant activity by DPPH method. IC50 for antioxidant activity ranged from 0.6-3.8 mg ml(-1). Total phenolic content of the citrus spp. samples (based on folin Ciocalteu method) varied from 66.5 to 396.8 mg gallic acid equivalent/g of extract and flavonoids content (ba...

Fruit peels have been a valuable source for maintaining human health. The use of fruit peel extracts for antimicrobial properties can be of great significance in therapeutic treatments. Fruits by-products such as seeds, peels, stems, barks and leaves usually been discarded and currently the cause of a serious disposal problem in food and agricultural industries (Ghasemi et al., 2009). Therefore...

IntroductIon traditional surgical treatments to improve facial wrinkles and skin laxity include face-lifting and blepharoplasty, alone or combined with chemical peels and dermabrasion.1 Chemical peels and dermabrasion are effective, but their use around the eyes and mouth is limited1 and the risks of scarring, pigmentation problems and unpredictability in the depth of tissue injury are consider...

The nutrient and anti nutrient composition of some standardized sweet potato dishes in Kwara state was determined using official methods of analysis. The indigenous sweet potato dishes analysed included pounded sweet potato/yam; sweet potato leaf soup; boiled sweet potato; fried sweet potatoes and sweet potato/ beans pottage. There were significant differences (p < 0.05) for moisture content wh...

The article presents the results of a study on preparation and use faba bean waste potato peel pellets for energy purposes. Physical mechanical characteristics (moisture, density, ash content) were investigated. largest fraction flour was formed sieve with 1 mm holes: waste—28.2 ± 2.02 g, peels—29.09 0.73 g. For this experiment, samples taken by mixing (four variants) in ratio 1:1; 1:2; 1:3; 1:...