Abstract
“The Impact of Environmental Factors on Skin Aging and the Development of Protective Cosmetics”
By
Dr.Ananda Jayaruwan Bandara
Doctor of Philosophy in Cosmetology
Universidad Azteca, Inter-University Programs, Mexico City,
2024
Professor Friedrich Luhan, Chair
Skin Aging/ Environmental Factors/ Preventive Cosmetics
Introduction
The increasing life expectancy of populations causes an increasing corresponding number of aging people due to chronological, biological, and psychological age where humans gradually face changes in the organs/ system of the body. Skin shows signs of aging more than the other factors due to genetics, sun exposure, occupational activities, behavior, and time as significant contributory factors to skin aging.
Environmental factors are the distinctive factors affecting to skin due to sun exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths that will directly affect the epidermis layer, reducing the stem cells’ ability to produce new skin cells (keratinocytes) and maintain the thickness of the epidermis. The increasing impacts of skin aging sought protective measures to either prevent aging or protect against further destruction.
Analysis
The scientific and technological innovations were able to produce significant treatment methodologies and medicinal products to overcome the direct effects of the significant environmental factors that influence skin aging and carcinogenesis. However, the available agents intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance as oral care, skin care, soap/, baby care, color cosmetics. However, the market is full of different agents some of which are high content of bleaching, and whitening creams with mercury.
The future is getting more and more promising in the field of senescence and skin rejuvenation. An accurate understanding of the aging process up to genomic levels has made it possible to identify novel targets for better prevention, maintenance, and reduction of chronological aging and photoaging.
The results indicated that natural protective mechanisms reduce the amount of “realized” solar radiation dose and UV-induced injuries to human skin and small, drug-like natural bioactive compounds, especially polyphenolic antioxidants, as exploratory challenging antiaging agents due to their ability to prevent or delay many aging-related pathogeneses through modulation of signalling pathways, reducing inflammatory responses, enhancing proteostasis, or mitochondrial biogenesis.
Conclusion
The research concluded with the recommendation of using pharmacological products using identified native herbals to reduce the harmful effects of imperial-quality cosmetics.