I found an interesting article on CosmeticsDesign.com that talks about the future of edible cosmetics. Apparently, there’s a new ingestible ingredient called SkinGestPSOR that helps control psoriasis by supporting immune functions.

SkinGestPSOR, a tasty psoriasis treatment

The ingredient is a protein isolated from sweet whey and is marketed as an an oral treatment mild-to-moderate skin irritations. Is it a drug? Not yet! According to the article, the company has conducted clinical studies that demonstrate the effect of this supplement on psoriasis but they’re not planning on seeking new drug status. That stats look impressive, though - a 25 percent improvement in the Psoriasis Area Severity Score in 38 percent of patients.

They’re looking for a company to partner with to market a line edible beauty products. The founder’s motto is: “cosmetics so natural you can eat them.” Hmmm, this is an interesting notion but, as CosmeticsDesign points out, the trend of beauty supplements suffered a set back earlier in 2009 when Danone’s beauty yoghurt “Essensis” was removed from store shelves in France. So this is far from a done deal.

The Beauty Brains bottom line

We’re always skeptical about nutritonal supplements that make beauty claims like Imedeen or even the ever popular fish oil. But if SkinGestPSOR is backed by data it just might be the real thing, at least for treating psoriasis. If you see any other edible beauty products, leave us a comments below and we’ll blog about them.