Composition for topical application comprising glycerol and tannins
A preparation for topical application comprising glycerol and plant tannins, wherein the plant tannins have the capacity to bind to glycerol so that the glycerol has filmogen quality.
1. A method of improving the mechanical resistance and enhancing the retention time of a filmogen glycerol film over live cells which keeps the film intact over the live cells comprising mixing glycerol with a plant tannin which has the capacity to bind to glycerol molecules to form a solution and applying the solution to the live cells, wherein the plant is selected from the group consisting of Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vitis vinifera, European elder, Camellia sinensis, Glycine max, Acacia catechu, Fraxinus chinensis, Gingko biloba, Ribes nigrum, Tenacetum parthenium, Salix alba, Salvia officinalis, Rosmarinus officinalis , an Opuntia sp., Moms alba , a Rubus sp, a Quercus sp., a Pinus sp., and Rheum emodi.