Moles may denote anti-ageing benefits

Beauty spots have long been desired as a feature of fashion but did you know that moles could also mean naturally younger-looking skin?

Researchers from Kings College London have been studying the characteristics of people with many moles and have found a number of interesting links, including youthful looks.

Those with a lot of moles appear to have skin that rejects the signs of ageing, such as wrinkles, blemishes and fine lines, for longer.

This is down to tiny strands of DNA in the body's cells which have an ending on known as telomeres - similar to the aglet on the end of a shoelace. Every time the cell divides, the telomere gets shorter until it breaks down to such an extent that the cell is destroyed. This is the normal process of ageing.

In people with plentiful moles, the telomeres tend to be longer, which means the cells themselves last longer. Their skin therefore maintains a youthful look beyond that of others who have naturally shorter telomeres.

Look after your telomeres!

Green People uses an ingredient known as Baicalin which has been shown to reduce the damage that telomeres suffer each time the cell divides.

This is a natural ingredient, derived from the Skullcap herb, and we use it to give anti-ageing benefits in the Organic Homme range.

Baicalin can be found in the No. 4 organic SPF moisturiser and No. 7 organic facial serum.