Cosmetic applications of selected traditional Chinese herbal medicines

Tyrosinase activity of Greyia flanaganii (Bolus) constituents

“…Overproduction of melanin can be prevented by avoiding excessive UV light exposure and can be treated with skin-lightening agents such as bleaching hydroquinone, kojic acid and retinoids (Halder et al 2004). Some commercially available chemical and fungal derived skin-lightening agents have been proven to have chronic, cytotoxic and mutagenic effects on humans (Nerya et al 2003;Wang et al 2006;Wu et al 2003). Therefore, there is a need for alternative herbal derived and pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of hyper-pigmentation of the human skin.…”

Anti-Aging Cosmetics Approaches and Components in Products

“…Yapılan bir çalışmada, yeşil çay polifenollerinin eritemi azalttığı, Langerans hücrelerini sayısını düşürdüğü ve DNA hasarını azalttığı görülmüştür 58 . Sarkık sofora (Sophora japonica) ve beyaz dut (Morus alba) ağaçlarının çeşitli kısım ekstrelerinin anti-tironinaz aktiviteleri nedeniyle cilt lekelerine yönelik kozmetik olarak kullanımı belirtilmektedir 44,64 . Hidrolize keçuva dili (Caesalinia spinosa) zamkı (Hydromanil TM ) kozmetik bileşeni olarak absorban, emoliyan, saç ve cilt düzenleyici olarak belirtilmektedir 44 .Nemlendirme etkisi çabuk başlayan ve uzun süren olmak üzere iki şekildedir.…”

Purification of Agro Waste Saffron Using Membrane Technology-Ultrafiltration-Application to Sunscreen Cosmetic Emulsions

“…Because of the constantly growing use of chemicals and their harmful consequences in peoples' health, scien-tists started to look for alternative findings to surpass these problems. Thus herbals have gain attention in the cosmetology [1] [2]. Eco-friendly cosmetics appeared in the early 1900s.…”