Cosmetic Functional Ingredients from Botanical Sources for Anti-Pollution Skincare Products
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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Cosmetics 2018, 5(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics5010019
Received: 30 December 2017 / Revised: 19 January 2018 / Accepted: 23 January 2018 / Published: 6 February 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plants Used in Cosmetics)
Air pollution is a rising problem in many metropolitan areas around the world. Airborne contaminants are predominantly derived from anthropogenic activities, and include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, ozone and particulate matter (PM; a mixture of solid and liquid particles of variable size and composition, able to absorb and delivery a large number of pollutants). The exposure to these air pollutants is associated to detrimental effects on human skin, such as premature aging, pigment spot formation, skin rashes and eczema, and can worsen some skin conditions, such as atopic dermatitis. A cosmetic approach to this problem involves the topical application of skincare products containing functional ingredients able to counteract pollution-induced skin damage. Considering that the demand for natural actives is growing in all segments of global cosmetic market, the aim of this review is to describe some commercial cosmetic ingredients obtained from botanical sources able to reduce the impact of air pollutants on human skin with different mechanisms, providing a scientific rationale for their use.
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Keywords:
plants; plant extracts; anti-pollution ingredients; antioxidant
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Juliano, C.; Magrini, G.A. Cosmetic Functional Ingredients from Botanical Sources for Anti-Pollution Skincare Products. Cosmetics 2018, 5, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics5010019
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Juliano C, Magrini GA. Cosmetic Functional Ingredients from Botanical Sources for Anti-Pollution Skincare Products. Cosmetics. 2018; 5(1):19. https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics5010019
Chicago/Turabian StyleJuliano, Claudia; Magrini, Giovanni A. 2018. "Cosmetic Functional Ingredients from Botanical Sources for Anti-Pollution Skincare Products" Cosmetics 5, no. 1: 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics5010019
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