LYCD is the acronym for Live Yeast
Cell Derivative. The material is also known as Skin Respiratory Factor (SRF),
Tissue Respiratory Factor (TRF) , and Procytoxoid (PCO) . The product, LYCD, is
an alcoholic extract of viable Saccharomvces cerevisiae. The material is
produced and marketed by MDH Laboratories, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio 45210 as a
standard article of commerce. Another producer of LYCD is Universal Foods
Corporation, Fermentation Division, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. LYCD is also available as LYCODERM^ ointment
containing 2,000 units Skin Respiratory Factor (SRF) per ounce, from Arel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. The well known hemorrhoidal ointment,
PREPARATION H, contains 2000 units of SRF (ca 1%) per
ounce of ointment.
connie@cherruby.com
J. Z Kaplan (Arch. Surge. 119(9) p. 1005-8 (1984) has reported that, in a
double blind human skin graft study donor sites treated with LYCD ointment,
statistically significant earlier angiogeneεis and epitheliazation occurred as
compared with donor sites in the same patients treated with ointment bases
(without LYCD). This study confirmed earlier laboratory reports such as that of
Wm. Goodson et. al. Journal of Surgical Research 21: 125-129 (1976) showing
that LYCD is capable of stimulating wound oxygen consumption, epitheliazation,
and collagen synthesis (Ok, these are mouthful--in layman terms, anti-wrinkle!).
Here is an
example of making LYCD ointment for skincare use. Heat the beeswax, petrolatum (you can
replace this with shea butter), vitamin E oil together to a temperature of 140
deg. F. in a steam-jacketed kettle. The materials are mixed until the mixture
is uniform. Then the steam is turned off and cooling water is introduced while
mixing is continued. When the mixture has reached a temperature of 110 deg. F.,
add the LYCD and thyme oil. Keep mixing
the composition until the composition becomes uniform.
You can also
make your own LYCD products using baker’s yeast that you can buy from your
local grocery store. For example, to
make a facial mask, you can use crushed baker’s year powder mixed up with other
herb powders and fillers. I tend to use
oat flour as the filler. You can pretty
much use any grain flour for the purpose.
However, I did notice that I tend to be allergic to the yeast powder
based mask. So, please do check before
you use on your face.
Thanks for
reading.
Connieconnie@cherruby.com
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