--- title: Second Skin Developed to Get Rid of Wrinkles: Researchers description: Researchers have developed an invisible and elastic film that they say makes wrinkles and under-eye bags disappear. canonical: https://time.com/4323287/second-skin-wrinkles-research/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-09T19:21:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:35:55.814Z article:section: Health og:title: Researchers Develop ‘Second Skin’ That Gets Rid of Wrinkles og:description: It can also treat skin conditions og:url: https://time.com/4323287/second-skin-wrinkles-research/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Researchers Develop ‘Second Skin’ That Gets Rid of Wrinkles twitter:description: It can also treat skin conditions twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Researchers Develop ‘Second Skin’ That Gets Rid of Wrinkles  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan May 9, 2016 7:21 PM UTC  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan May 9, 2016 7:21 PM UTC Researchers have developed an [invisible polymer film that they say can reduce wrinkles and under-eye bags](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/health/second-skin-aging-wrinkles.html). A team of scientists from Harvard and [M.I.T](http://news.mit.edu/2016/polymer-temporarily-tightens-skin-drug-delivery-0509)., all of whom are investors in the company that paid for the research, say they’ve found a “second skin” that can help reduce the appearance of unwanted lines, as well as treat skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, according to the New York _Times_. The new material, made of safe and commonly used chemicals, temporarily protects and tightens skin, researchers say. There have been no reported irritations or allergic reactions among the 170 subjects tested in small studies, according to the study. The findings were published Monday in the journal [_Nature Materials_](http://www.nature.com/articles/nmat4635.epdf?referrer%5Faccess%5Ftoken=qhUjT2a6NXxMLmltkNABMNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PhTBZWjZicSCyhHlNKIH5Zwmo7MwhY7LNg5waQd3nHgIp60QmKEepqM412VC2Edd04erqJjwCjZ%5FgWUSB8rJYmefEQylGQ75MfY3VIddLWUbCufVIyvY%5FIKl7rN7Dh2FJbnBAlyLjpRMrFU9FCkkQF-08j1xo6ApmzPRlBIk7T8g%3D%3D&tracking%5Freferrer=www.nytimes.com). The scientists have an equity interest in Living Proof, which is the company that funded the research, according to the _Times_. The product is being developed by another company, Olivo Laboratories, which owns the patents. \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/health/second-skin-aging-wrinkles.html)\] Second Skin Developed to Get Rid of Wrinkles: Researchers ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4323287/second-skin-wrinkles-research/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4323287/second-skin-wrinkles-research/"},"headline":"Researchers Develop ‘Second Skin’ That Gets Rid of Wrinkles","datePublished":"2016-05-09T19:21:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:35:55.814Z","description":"It can also treat skin conditions","url":"https://time.com/4323287/second-skin-wrinkles-research/","keywords":["Research"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/research/","name":"Research"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4323287/second-skin-wrinkles-research/","name":"Researchers Develop ‘Second Skin’ That Gets Rid of Wrinkles"}}]}] ```