When pomegranate extract was packaged into tiny nanoparticles and applied to skin as a gel, it showed significant anticancer effects against a specific type of tumor in mice. The nanoparticle delivery method helped the pomegranate penetrate skin more effectively than pomegranate extract alone. This is early-stage lab research—it hasn't been tested on humans yet.

Researchers created a gel formula containing pomegranate extract in nanoparticle form and tested it on mice with skin tumors, comparing results to untreated mice and other control groups. They also studied how well the formula could penetrate mouse skin in lab conditions.

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