A pillow to wipe out wrinkles

Forget anti-wrinkle creams, botox, microdermabrasion, cosmetic surgery, facelifts or even laser resurfacing for that matter. Why? Simply because researchers have developed a copper oxide pillow case, designed to iron out wrinkles and crow's feet. This pillow comes with gloves and a mask as well.

The details: Clinical trials, supervised by a dermatologist, were carried out on 57 volunteers for four weeks. While some volunteers were given anti-wrinkle pillows that felt no different from any normal fabric pillow, others were given the usual conventional pillows to sleep. By the end of the trial, it was seen that those sleeping on copper pillows were statistically more likely to have experienced a reduction in the appearance of wrinkles. In fact, it was found that though the exceptional fabric had an impact on all facial lines it was best at ironing out the finer lines.

How does this fabric work on wrinkles and fine lines? Researchers believe that moisture from the skin releases copper ions - charged atoms - from the pillow cases which stimulate the production of collagen below the surface of the skin. Dr David Fenton, a London based dermatologist; however opines that even though this study is a breakthrough, more independent research into the effects of this pillow case on skin needs to be carried out before people rush to buy one.