TITLE:
Selected Medicinal Herbs and Functional Peptides for Protection against Photoaging of the Skin
AUTHORS:
Yanshan Liang, Meiyin Wu, Yafei Chen
KEYWORDS:
Photoaging, Herbal Extract, Bioactive Peptides, Skincare
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications,
Vol.9 No.1,
January
15,
2019
ABSTRACT: Photoaging is an accelerating aging process of the skin due to prolonged exposure to UV from the Sun or other sources. Herbal extracts, natural compounds, and bioactive polypeptides have widely used in
cosmetic agents for protection of the skin against photoaging. This mini review briefly summarizes topical use of selected most common medicinal herbs, naturopathic chemicals, and bioactive peptides examined for skin protection.