番茄红素在化妆品中的应用展望

番茄红素作为一种天然类胡萝卜素,其猝灭单线态氧和清除自由基能力是最强的,在医药、食品、和化妆品中起着重要作用。文章就番茄红素的抗氧化性及其在对皮肤的紫外光保护、面部防衰老、化妆品的着色、增加化妆品中的某些特殊功能用途进行了概括论述,针对番茄红素应用于化妆品中遇到的困难提出了可能解决的方法,最后对番茄红素在防晒用品、护肤品等化妆品行业中的应用进行展望。

Potential Applications of Lycopene on Cosmetics

Lycopene, a kind of natural carotenoids, which has the strongest ability of quenching singlet oxygen and scavenging free radical .It plays an important role in the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics .In this paper, the functions of Lycopene as an antioxidant in cosmetics ,covering UV-light protection, help facial antioxidant and anti-aging, cosmetic coloring, enhancing the function of ecological health on cosmetics were reviewed in detail. Then, some possible solutions have been proposed for lycopene has difficulties in cosmetic application. The prospect of natural lycopene in cosmetic was also discussed at final.