Functionality analysis of special active ingredients from skincare products: Seaweed extract, Yeast ferment filtrates and Probiotics

Abstract

This paper is a comparative study for three of the most popular ingredients used within different skincare products for particular conditioning purposes. Those of which include seaweed and kelp extracts (phlorotannins) and yeast ferment filtrates. A special case for a newly discovered treatment--topical probiotic use--will also be discussed. The origin and use, as well as the experimental effectiveness of these ingredients will be examined and introduced in the paper. Main skin conditions each one of them targets will be briefly discussed in small sections. The paper will also examine the benefits of each ingredient as well as their advantage over other products. Concerns around the topics of new and developing skincare formulas, as well as their ingredient’s extraction, will be discussed. Such concerns include, but are not limited to, environmental damage, ethical conflicts, social controversy.