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Review
. 2020 Aug 21;23(8):101358.
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101358. Epub 2020 Jul 10.

Plant Complexity and Cosmetic Innovation

Greta Faccio  1
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Review

Plant Complexity and Cosmetic Innovation

Greta Faccio. iScience. .

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.

Keywords: Biological Sciences; Plant Biotechnology; Plants.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest The author declare no conflict of interest.

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Schematic View of the Types of Phytomolecules that Plants Provide and the Activity They Can Deliver to Cosmetic Products For a Figure360 author presentation of Figure 1, see https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101358.
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