Skin protection from solar ultraviolet radiation using natural compounds: a review

Skin exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and pollutants causes several skin disorders, calling for protection methods such as sunscreen application. However, common sunscreen contains chemicals that have displayed toxicity when exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Therefore, alternatives approaches...

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Published in:Environmental chemistry letters 2024-02, Vol.22 (1), p.273-295
Main Authors: Verma, Ankit, Zanoletti, Alessandra, Kareem, Kola Yusuff, Adelodun, Bashir, Kumar, Pankaj, Ajibade, Fidelis Odedishemi, Silva, Luis F. O., Phillips, Ankur J, Kartheeswaran, Thangathurai, Bontempi, Elza, Dwivedi, Ashish
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical Chemistry
Biological activity
Chemicals
Chemistry
Civil engineering
Climate change
Consumer products
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental engineering
Environmental impact
Geochemistry
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Immune system
Ingredients
Microbiota
Ozone
Personal grooming
Photodermatitis
Phototoxicity
Physics
Phytochemicals
Pollutants
Pollution
Preservatives
Radiation measurement
Review Article
Skin cancer
Skin diseases
Solar radiation
Sun
Sun screens
Sunburn & sun tanning
Sunscreen
Toxicity
Toxicology
Ultraviolet filters
Ultraviolet radiation
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Summary:Skin exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and pollutants causes several skin disorders, calling for protection methods such as sunscreen application. However, common sunscreen contains chemicals that have displayed toxicity when exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Therefore, alternatives approaches have been recently developed, such as the use of natural phytochemicals as active ingredients in photoprotection preparations. Here, we review skin protection with focus on the physics of ultraviolet radiation and photoprotection by ultraviolet filters. We present sensors for measuring ultraviolet radiation and ultraviolet radiation in ecosystems. We discuss the phototoxicity of drugs, preservatives, personal care products, and pollutants. Photocarcinogenesis, photoallergy, photostability, and toxicity of sunscreen ingredients and their impacts on human health and skin, are also reviewed. We observed that phytochemicals are promising for photoprotection due to their ability to absorb photon energy, and thus act as antioxidants.
ISSN:1610-3653
1610-3661
DOI:10.1007/s10311-023-01649-4