Plant Tissue Cultures as Sources of Ingredients for Skin Care Applications

Abstract

In order to support their sessile lifestyle, plants evolved sophisticated defence mechanisms that result in the synthesis of a vast spectrum of chemical compounds. Plants have been the main source of natural ingredients for human use since ancient times and nowadays, with the development of plant tissue culture techniques, remarkable progresses towards the production of bioactive compounds on an industrial scale have been achieved, as plant tissue cultures represent standardized, contaminant‐free, and bio‐sustainable systems. In cosmetics, particularly as skin care applications, plant tissue cultures represent a valuable and promising source of active ingredients with a wide range of biological activities. While plant cells, grown as undifferentiated suspension cultures, could be a valuable source of active molecules which are normally synthesized in low amounts in differentiated tissues, hairy roots or somatic embryo cultures, due to their more specialized nature, synthetize compounds that can address more specific functions in skin care; although widespread in the pharmaceutical industry, plant tissue culture technology is not yet very common in the cosmetic field. The aim of the present article is to focus on the successful research accomplishments in the development of plant tissue cultures‐derived active ingredients for cosmetic applications.

Plants in vitro propagation with its applications in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic industries; current scenario and future approaches

“…Plant tissue cultures are a perfect source of safe and pure components for cosmetic goods since they can be cultivated under controlled conditions with minimum possibility of pathogen or environmental contamination. Utilizing various extraction techniques and solvents while taking advantage of the chemical makeup of plant cell components, plant tissue culture technology allows the isolation of many active ingredients from a single culture ( Apone et al., 2018 ). Discussed below are in vitro propagated plant species specifically known for producing valuable pyhtocompounds with potential uses in cosmetics: ( Table 3 ).…”

Effect of Apple (Malus domestica) Stem Cells on UVB-Induced Damage Skin with Anti-Inflammatory Properties: An In Vivo Study

“…Also, the wild population of these effective plants is limited. e low levels of target molecules and plant sluggish growth decline production potentiality [9].…”

“…e obtained active ingredients from apple (Malus domesticus) cells suspension cultures were included in the anti-aging ingredients. ese plant stem cells regenerate the skin, are resistant to aging, and affect the viability and apoptosis of human stem cells, but the mechanism is unknown [9,14]. In this study, the promising therapeutic effects of topical application of Malus domesticus were investigated on biophysical and biometrics skin analyses and histopathological studies in the dorsal skin of animal models exposed to acute UVB irradiation, which has been explored for the first time to evaluate the effect of apple stem cells extract on UVBinduced injury.…”

An Extract from Ficus carica Cell Cultures Works as an Anti-Stress Ingredient for the Skin

“…In this study, we evaluated the activity of an extract from Ficus carica cell suspension cultures to alleviate skin damage caused by psychological stress using in vitro and in vivo analyses. Plant cell cultures are becoming a popular source of cosmetic ingredients with proven efficacy [ 15 ], where their characteristics of safety and sustainability have been very much requested by the skincare market [ 16 ].…”