Before starting, it should be noted that the name 'baby butter' that researchers have given him is not the luckiest. Logically it is not made from babies. It is not a "baby" butter, but inspired by babies.
It's about a Ointment created by two Dutch scientists based on artificially made vernix caseosa. Vernix caseosa is the greyish-white, oily substance of butter-like consistency that covers newborn babies.
Vernix caseosa begins to occur in the uterus in the 20th week of gestation and contributes to the formation of the baby's skin by keeping it isolated from the moisture of the amniotic fluid.
Its properties seem indisputable since it is involved in the formation of a baby's skin, so this pair of scientists has decided to recreate a substance that serves to nourish and protect the skin as the vernix does with the baby's skin.
The natural body with which babies are born is formed by a mixture of sebaceous secretions, lanugo and peeling skin cells of the baby. They have not used that to create it. They have tried to mimic the substance by mixing different fatty elements such as lanolin, fatty acids, ceramides and cholesterol with particles of a hydrogel that stores water.
The first tests have been performed on mice by rubbing the artificial ointment in parts where they had lost skin and were able to verify that it healed three times faster than when they were not treated.
It is possible that, if research is successful, the ointment that imitates the oily layer that protects the skin of the newborn begins to be manufactured. According to experts, it would be able to cure all types of dermatological conditions, including eczema, in turn so frequent in babies.
At least I hope they change their name, that of 'baby butter' is not the most appropriate.
