Microalgae Bioactive Compounds to Topical Applications Products—A Review
Manuel Martínez-Ruiz, Carlos Alberto Martínez-González, Dong-Hyun Kim, Berenice Santiesteban-Romero, Humberto Reyes-Pardo, Karen Rocio Villaseñor-Zepeda, Edgar Ricardo Meléndez-Sánchez, Diana Ramírez-Gamboa, Ana Laura Díaz-Zamorano, Juan Eduardo Sosa‐Hernández, Karina G. Coronado-Apodaca, Ana María Gámez-Méndez, Hafiz M.N. Iqbal, Roberto Parra‐Saldívar
Abstract
Microalgae are complex photosynthetic organisms found in marine and freshwater environments that produce valuable metabolites. Microalgae-derived metabolites have gained remarkable attention in different industrial biotechnological processes and pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries due to their multiple properties, including antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-cancer, phycoimmunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities. These properties are recognized as promising components for state-of-the-art cosmetics and cosmeceutical formulations. Efforts are being made to develop natural, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly products that replace synthetic products. This review summarizes some potential cosmeceutical applications of microalgae-derived biomolecules, their mechanisms of action, and extraction methods.