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Milk Whey Composition To Reduce TEWL and Improve Skin Barrier Function

Nestle's hydrolysate could be used to treat skin disorders or in a cosmetic application for improving skin appearance.

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US Patent No. 12,064,506 B2 (Carine Blanchard, Sebastien Holvoet);  Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, has patented a method for treating transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and enhancing skin barrier function or skin hydration with a milk whey partial protein hydrolysate.

The hydrolysate may be used in the prevention or treatment of TEWL-associated disorders, such as atopic dermatitis, dry or reactive skin or skin dehydration in adults, children, toddlers and infants.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the milk whey partial protein hydrolysate may be used in the prevention or treatment of ichthyosis vulgaris, diaper rash, dry or scaly skin, seborrheic dermatitis, and/or reactive skin (like winter rashes), psoriasis and rosacea in young or adult mammals.

The composition has a non-protein nitrogen (NPN)/total nitrogen (TN) percent of 75-85%.

The patent literature states it may also be used in the cosmetic use of improving skin appearance.

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