Anti-Photoaging and Potential Skin Health Benefits of Seaweeds

• Published in: Marine drugs Vol. 19; no. 3; p. 172
• Main Authors: Pangestuti, Ratih, Shin, Kyung-Hoon, Kim, Se-Kwon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 22.03.2021; MDPI AG
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - isolation & purification; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology; Antioxidants - isolation & purification; Antioxidants - pharmacology; bioactive; Cosmeceuticals - isolation & purification; Cosmeceuticals - pharmacology; health; Humans; Inflammation Mediators - metabolism; Oxidative Stress - drug effects; Oxidative Stress - radiation effects; photoaging; Review; Seaweed - metabolism; seaweeds; skin; Skin - drug effects; Skin - metabolism; Skin - pathology; Skin - radiation effects; Skin Aging - drug effects; Skin Care; Sunscreening Agents - isolation & purification; Sunscreening Agents - pharmacology; skin; health; seaweeds; bioactive; photoaging
• ISSN: 1660-3397; 1660-3397
• DOI: 10.3390/md19030172

The skin health benefits of seaweeds have been known since time immemorial. They are known as potential renewable sources of bioactive metabolites that have unique structural and functional features compared to their terrestrial counterparts. In addition, to the consciousness of green, eco-friendly, and natural skincare and cosmetics products, their extracts and bioactive compounds such as fucoidan, laminarin, carrageenan, fucoxanthin, and mycosporine like amino acids (MAAs) have proven useful in the skincare and cosmetic industries. These bioactive compounds have shown potential anti-photoaging properties. Furthermore, some of these bioactive compounds have been clinically tested and currently available in the market. In this contribution, the recent studies on anti-photoaging properties of extracts and bioactive compounds derived from seaweeds were described and discussed.