Skin Elasticity and Sea Polyphenols

Abstract

Skin elasticity is a hallmark of young and healthy skin. However, it declines over time and allows wrinkle formation and slackness of the skin. Topical applications of sea polyphenols extracted from Ecklonia cava have long been claimed to remarkably improve skin elasticity in numerous anecdotal trials. This review attempts to understand the scientific mechanisms underlying such effect by analyzing the reported study results on sea polyphenols pertaining to the factors that affect skin elasticity.