Ganeden Biotech performed an 8-week study to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of a topical anti-ageing product containing Bacillus coagulans ferment (Bonicel) versus placebo to improve skin hydration and moisturisation, improve skin elasticity, reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the eye area, decrease the appearance of under-eye puffiness and decrease the appearance of dark circles.
The test group consisted of female subjects in the age range of 35-60 years with at least 25% having under eye puffiness and 25% having dark circles. The inclusion of Bonicel was found to: Increase moisturisation by 19.1%, increase skin elasticity by 3.11%, decrease the number of coarse skin lines by 20.57%, increase skin smoothness by 4.33%, decrease skin shadows by 7.09%, have 17% increase in the number of subjects showing improvement of eye area fine lines and wrinkles, have 8.33% increase in the number of subjects showing improvement of under-eye puffiness. Ganeden Biotech then performed a 28-day study to confirm the findings of previous studies that demonstrated the multiple benefits of using a cream with 5% Bonicel. The study was randomised, double-blind and placebo controlled. The subjects were females in the age range of 35-60 with mild to moderate fines lines and wrinkles. Subjects were not using anti-ageing products, nor had used them within 30 days of the start of the trial. The inclusion of Bonicel was found to:
• Decrease the appearance of roughness by 19.4%
• Increase hydration by 19.1%
• Increase elasticity by 5.2%
• Decrease the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles by 62.9%
• Decrease the appearance of pore size by 48.1%
• Decrease the appearance of redness by 33.3%
