The state of the art in anti-aging: plant-based phytochemicals for skin care
Abstract Phytochemicals help mitigate skin aging by scavenging free radicals, modulating key enzymatic pathways, and promoting the skin’s structural integrity. Carotenoids, vitamins, essential fatty acids, and phenolic compounds work by acting as antioxidants, inhibiting enzymes like hyaluronidase,...
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| author | Merve Tomas Deniz Günal-Köroğlu Senem Kamiloglu Tugba Ozdal Esra Capanoglu |
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| description | Abstract Phytochemicals help mitigate skin aging by scavenging free radicals, modulating key enzymatic pathways, and promoting the skin’s structural integrity. Carotenoids, vitamins, essential fatty acids, and phenolic compounds work by acting as antioxidants, inhibiting enzymes like hyaluronidase, collagenase, and elastase, which degrade skin structure, and reducing levels of inflammatory markers (IL-6, IL-8, etc.) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1, MMP-2) linked to aging. Recent research highlights that plant-based phytochemicals can improve skin elasticity, reduce hyperpigmentation, prevent the breakdown of important skin proteins, and support wound healing, making them valuable components for skin care and treatments. This review explores the multifaceted roles of phytochemicals in maintaining and improving skin health, highlighting their mechanisms of action and potential in skin anti-aging innovations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4c6ad77a19bd449db5fbf844f4efee8c2025-02-02T12:42:36ZengBMCImmunity & Ageing1742-49332025-01-0122112310.1186/s12979-025-00498-9The state of the art in anti-aging: plant-based phytochemicals for skin careMerve Tomas0Deniz Günal-Köroğlu1Senem Kamiloglu2Tugba Ozdal3Esra Capanoglu4Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical UniversityDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical UniversityDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Bursa Uludag UniversityDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Okan UniversityDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical UniversityAbstract Phytochemicals help mitigate skin aging by scavenging free radicals, modulating key enzymatic pathways, and promoting the skin’s structural integrity. Carotenoids, vitamins, essential fatty acids, and phenolic compounds work by acting as antioxidants, inhibiting enzymes like hyaluronidase, collagenase, and elastase, which degrade skin structure, and reducing levels of inflammatory markers (IL-6, IL-8, etc.) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1, MMP-2) linked to aging. Recent research highlights that plant-based phytochemicals can improve skin elasticity, reduce hyperpigmentation, prevent the breakdown of important skin proteins, and support wound healing, making them valuable components for skin care and treatments. This review explores the multifaceted roles of phytochemicals in maintaining and improving skin health, highlighting their mechanisms of action and potential in skin anti-aging innovations.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-025-00498-9Skin careAnti-agingPhytochemicalsPolyphenolsCarotenoidsFatty acids |
| spellingShingle | Merve Tomas Deniz Günal-Köroğlu Senem Kamiloglu Tugba Ozdal Esra Capanoglu The state of the art in anti-aging: plant-based phytochemicals for skin care Immunity & Ageing Skin care Anti-aging Phytochemicals Polyphenols Carotenoids Fatty acids |
| title | The state of the art in anti-aging: plant-based phytochemicals for skin care |
| title_full | The state of the art in anti-aging: plant-based phytochemicals for skin care |
| title_fullStr | The state of the art in anti-aging: plant-based phytochemicals for skin care |
| title_full_unstemmed | The state of the art in anti-aging: plant-based phytochemicals for skin care |
| title_short | The state of the art in anti-aging: plant-based phytochemicals for skin care |
| title_sort | state of the art in anti aging plant based phytochemicals for skin care |
| topic | Skin care Anti-aging Phytochemicals Polyphenols Carotenoids Fatty acids |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-025-00498-9 |
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