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Excessive exposure to the sun's radiation is the major exogenous mediator of skin damage, which accelerates skin ageing and increases the risk of developing skin cancer. Compounds with photoprotectant activity are extremely useful for decreasing the effect of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on the skin; however, numerous sun filters, especially organic sunscreens, are allergenic. Therefore, the development of formulations containing plant extracts, which may be potentially safer, is extensively being explored. Plant-based cosmetics are commonly used to avoid skin ageing because they contain antioxidant agents that minimize free radical activity, and numerous studies have investigated the skin-protectant effects of related plant species. In addition to their antioxidant properties, plant-based cosmetics protect the skin against solar radiation because they contain polyphenols such as flavonoids and carotenoids. Therefore, this study aims to present a review of plant species commonly used in sunscreens to protect the skin against damage due to sunlight exposure.R esum e L'exposition excessive au rayonnement du soleil est le principal m ediateur exog ene de dommages a la peau, ce qui acc el ere le vieillissement de la peau et augmente le risque de d evelopper un cancer de la peau. Les compos es ayant une activit e photo-protectrice sont extrêmement utiles pour r eduire l'effet du rayonnement ultraviolet (UV) sur la peau; Toutefois, de nombreux filtres solaires, en particulier les filtres solaires organiques, sont allergisantes. Par cons equent, le d eveloppement de formulations contenant des extraits de plantes, qui peuventêtre potentiellement plus sûres, est largement explor ee. Des cosm etiques a base de plantes sont couramment utilis es pour eviter le vieillissement de la peau, car ils contiennent des agents antioxydants qui r eduisent l'activit e des radicaux libres, et de nombreuses etudes ont etudi e les effets protecteurs des esp eces de plantes apparent ees. En plus de leurs propri et es antioxydantes, les cosm etiques a base de plantes prot egent la peau contre le rayonnement solaire, car ils contiennent des polyph enols tels que les flavono€ ıdes et les carot eno€ ıdes. Par cons equent, cette etude vise a pr esenter un examen des esp eces v eg etales couramment utilis ees dans les ecrans solaires pour prot eger la peau contre les dommages dus a l'exposition au soleil.

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The increase in the resistance to antimicrobial drugs in use has attracted the attention of the scientific community, and medicinal plants have been extensively studied as alternative agents for the prevention of infections. The Candida genus yeast can become an opportunistic pathogen causing disease in immunosuppressive hosts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate dichloromethane and methanol extracts from Mentha piperita, Rosmarinus officinalis, Arrabidaea chica, Tabebuia avellanedae, Punica granatum and Syzygium cumini against Candida species through the analysis of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC). Results presented activity of these extracts against Candida species, especially the methanol extract.