Not surprisingly, the Botox brand get thoroughly fed up (but their lawyers rub their hands with glee) everytime a skin care brand says their product gives a ‘Botox’ like effect. Botox is a brand name for botulinum toxin. Anyway, US brand, Revance, are currently working on a topical botulinum toxin.. i.e. wipe-on, er, Botox-a-like, called RT001 (it’s not that catchy) which you apply just like a face cream but to specific areas, notably the outer eye corner creases that have a tendency to seep down the cheeks when you smile (crow’s feet, but I hate that term). Trials done in 2009 indicated a significant reduction in the creases. It’s unlikely to work to the same degree as injected botulinum but that’s not to say it won’t make significant inroads into your eye-smile creases. The stats from trials look good (tested on 550 people) but you’ll still need to go to a clinic to have it administered.. which somewhat defeats the point of having a cream because it is still likely to cost plenty if you need a physician to dab it on. I’m guessing this might be because they don’t want to be at the arse-end of a law suit where jokers have frozen their sleeping friends faces for a laugh.
It’s nowhere near ready for release yet: it has several FDA approvals to go through, but for the needle-phobes, it might well be a saving grace.
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Interesting. I think they have started to realise that they might lose their share on the market if they don’t start, also, doing some ‘botox in a bottle’ thing. I hope it wont cost a fortune. boo for only it being a proper person who csn administer it to you.
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Very interesting. To be honest, if the treatment has to be delivered in a clinic, you may as well get the injections, which would be more effective with less toxin.
Also, the thoughts of applying the toxin above the skin concerns me. What’s to say that it won’t transfer to other parts of the face, or be ingested. I’d rather not contract botulism thanks very much.
I’m thinking a combined wrinkle remover and diet aid. Apply and then lick your fingers.