New Study Suggests Cannabis Sativa Extracts Could Help Prevent Or Reverse Sun Damage
Funded by Thailand’s Ministry of Industry and Thai-China Flavours and Fragrances Industry Co Ltd. (TCFF), the new study suggests that Cannabis sativa extracts might help prevent or treat photoaging, also known as sun damage.
Photoaging occurs with prolonged overexposure to the sun, which can cause the skin to age prematurely and, in some cases, lead lead to skin cancer. According to the World Health Organization, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the world and in the U.S. Some 90% of non-melanoma skin cancers are linked to exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Can cannabis help? A new study published in a special issue of Current and Future Trends in Cosmetics Research: The 10th Anniversary of Cosmetics suggests it might. Scientists looked …