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Margit Lw Juhász1,2, Melissa K Levin3,4, Ellen S Marmur2,4
1Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Background:
The cosmeceutical industry is an ever-growing and in demand market, especially in Asia. Korea has been on the forefront of creating the newest generation and most innovative cosmeceuticals products including ingredients such as snail secretions, starfish powder, botanical extracts, green tea, and red ginseng. Given their increasing prevalence in the cosmeceutical industry, scientists have been conducting investigations into these extracts and their properties.
Objective:
To summarize the current literature surrounding multiple natural ingredients found in Korean cosmeceutical products.
Methods:
A review of the literature surrounding natural ingredients found in Korean cosmeceuticals was conducted using PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
Results:
Multiple natural extracts have been found to have antiaging, antitumor, and antimelanogenic effects making them useful additives in current cosmeceutical products.
Conclusion:
With the public's increasing awareness of cosmeceutical products, it is important for physicians to understand the properties of these extracts in order to inform patients correctly and ensure patient safety.
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