Research on how molecular hydrogen therapy may help with skin health & anti-aging. Explore 1 peer-reviewed studies below.
It hasn't been shown in people. Cell and mouse studies suggest molecular hydrogen may reduce UV-related oxidative stress, but human studies are tiny and mostly uncontrolled, and the one randomized trial that measured facial skin (40 adults aged 70 and over, six months of hydrogen water) found no difference.
That's not established. The idea that hydrogen is a selective antioxidant comes mainly from cell and animal research, and later chemistry work questioned it. We found no placebo-controlled trial showing that drinking, bathing in or applying hydrogen reduces wrinkles or improves skin tone in people.
It hasn't been tested in people. Mice exposed to UVA light for six weeks while breathing 1.3% hydrogen gas 16 hours a day showed fewer signs of photoaging, such as skin thickening, extra pigment and collagen breakdown, and hydrogen-rich water protected lab-grown skin cells from UVA damage. We found no human trial of hydrogen against sunburn or sun-related skin aging, so it isn't a substitute for sunscreen, shade or protective clothing.
Only in lab dishes so far. Hydrogen-rich warm water roughly doubled type I collagen production in lab-grown human fibroblasts, the cells that make collagen. We found no human study that measured collagen in the skin after drinking, bathing in or applying hydrogen, and a six-month trial in 40 adults aged 70 and older found no difference in facial skin features with hydrogen water.
Only in early studies. In a Chinese study with a comparison group, 10 of 41 people with psoriasis who took hydrogen-water baths for 8 weeks had their severity score improve by at least 75%, compared with 1 of 34 in the comparison group. A 21-person pilot trial in people awaiting keloid scar surgery reported less pain and itching with hydrogen water. Neither establishes a treatment; if you have a skin condition, see a dermatologist.
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