Lauric acid, found in breast milk, may be used in clinical trials as acne treatment
Lauric acid, found in breast milk, may be used in clinical trials as acne treatment
Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 12:37 PM
Facing down acne might get a little easier if a new treatment that contains an ingredient found in breast milk hits the market.
The cream, made with lauric acid, a component of mother’s milk, could soon be in clinical trials, according to the Daily Telegraph.
It has no side effects since it’s made from natural products, and could potentially help millions of pimple-obsessed teens and young adults.
A bioengineering postgraduate student from the University of California, Dissaya Pornpattananangkul, discovered the benefits of lauric acid and also developed a “smart delivery system” for it to be effective.
“It’s a good feeling to know that I have a chance to develop a drug that could help people with acne,” she told the Daily Telegraph.
The new cream employs small gold particles to transfer the lauric acid into a person’s pores. Once on the skin, the cream could fight bacteria.
More than 85% of teens are afflicted with acne, Pornpattananangkul says, and current treatments can cause redness and burning.
“Lauric-acid-based treatments could avoid these side effects,” she told the Daily Telegraph.
 So far, researchers have avoided some of the tighter restrictions to get approval for testing since the new acne cream would contain natural or already approved ingredients.
Fortunately, mother’s milk isn’t the only source for lauric acid. It’s also found in coconut oil.
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