Wound-Healing Properties
Among the benefits of chlorophyll is its wound-healing properties. In the 1940s and 1950s, scientists investigated how chlorophyll could speed up the healing of wounds. According to this research, chlorophyll may aid in healing surgical wounds and preventing infections.
In more recent years, a 2008 review claimed that the drug chlorophyllin promoted wound healing and decreased odors. These days, some doctors still recommend this drug. Chlorophyllin has potential effects in lowering bacterial growth and inflammation in skin wounds.
A review of the literature on wound treatment in the same year included multiple investigations using papain-urea-chlorophyllin-containing ointments. This ointment was more successful than other therapies in individual studies, but the reviewers point out that bigger, better-controlled research is needed to validate these results.
The outcomes of two pilot studies suggest that chlorophyllin may also help treat other skin problems. Therefore, a small-scale preliminary investigation known as a “pilot study” is carried out before a more extensive study or trial.
In a 2015 pilot trial, the skin of 10 participants with acne and big pores improved after three weeks of topical chlorophyllin gel application. Another 2015 pilot trial with ten participants discovered that applying topical chlorophyllin for eight weeks improved skin that had been sun-damaged.
