Acta Scientific Microbiology (ISSN: 2581-3226)

Review Article Volume 5 Issue 4

Role of Algae in Skin Benefits: An Alternative to Chemical Cosmetics

Akida G Chauhan*, Nayan D Prajapati, Vatsal Joshi and Kalp P Oza

Department of Microbiology, Smt. S. S. Patel Nootan Science and Commerce College, Sankalchand Patel University, Gujarat, India

*Corresponding Author: Akida G Chauhan, Department of Microbiology, Smt. S. S. Patel Nootan Science and Commerce College, Sankalchand Patel University, Gujarat, India.

Received: February 16, 2022; Published: March 14, 2022

Abstract

Nowadays, in order to get fair skin, to get protection from the sun, to moisturize skin, to get glow on the face and prevent the wrinkling and aging cosmetics are used by the people. According to certain research reports, algal products used in cosmeceuticals have been known to be suitable alternatives with constructive effect even after prolonged usage. Many algal species have the anti-wrinkling, anti-aging, photo protection, whitening agents which are widely used in the cosmetics. This review basically focuses on the applications of the algal components extracted from macro marine algal species for its use in the cosmetics.

Keywords:Macro Algae; Cosmetics; Anti-aging; Anti-wrinkling; Skin Whitening; Moisturizing Agent; Antioxidants

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Citation

Citation: Akida G Chauhan., et al. “Characterization of the Microbes Isolated from Salacia reticulata Raw Material and its Extract: A Simple Method to Reduce the Microbial Load in Herbal Products". Acta Scientific Microbiology 5.4 (2022): 26-29.

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Copyright: © 2022 Akida G Chauhan., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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