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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2021, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (1): 10-16.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2021.01.002

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Botanical cosmetic ingredients (I) Research and development in sunscreen cosmetics

REN Qian-qian(),SUN Xu,LI Nan,WU Hua,JIN Jian-ming()   

  1. Department of Cosmetics, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering of Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
  • Received:2020-10-09 Online:2021-01-22 Published:2021-01-20
  • Contact: Jian-ming JIN E-mail:1945470490@qq.com;jinjianming@btbu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Excessive exposure to the ultraviolet radiation can cause dark skin color, sunburn and light aging, and can increase the risk of skin cancer. The use of sunscreen cosmetics can be very useful in reducing such injury. However, organic sunscreen agents tend to be allergenic, while inorganic sunscreen agents make people feel bad and have inhalation hazard. Therefore, plant extracts with sunscreening effect are being widely explored. The main mechanism of UV damage to the skin are sunburn and photoaging. The plant extracts that can be used in sunscreen cosmetics have been introduced. The effective components in plant extracts include flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, polyphenols and carotenoids which contain the benzene ring or conjugated structure. The article elaborates on them in detail, hoping to contribute to the development of natural sunscreen cosmetics.

Key words: plant extract, sunscreen cosmetics, ultraviolet radiation, light protection, antioxidant

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658