Plant Complexity and Cosmetic Innovation

Overview

Journal iScience

Publisher Cell Press

Date 2020 Aug 2

PMID 32738608

Citations 21

Authors

Greta Faccio

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Abstract

Plants have been used in cosmetic products since ancient times and are the subject of scientific investigation even nowadays. During the years, a deeper understanding of both the behavior of skin and of plants have become available drawing increasingly complex pictures. Plants are complex organisms that produce different metabolites responding to the environment they live in. Applied to the skin, phytomolecules interact with skin cells and affect the skin well-being and appearance. Ethnobotanical studies on the one hand and physico-chemical analyses on the other have pictured a rich inventory of plants with potential to enrich modern cosmetic products.

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