Progress of Study on Cistanche Application in Cosmetics

摘要

This paper will review the progress of study on Cistanche application in cosmetics and introduce the main active ingredients of Cistanche briefly,including phenylethanoid glycosides,polysaccharide,etc.And will clarify the difference of the main active ingredients of Cistanche in different conditions through summarizing the main active ingredients of Cistanches of different types,different origins,different harvest periods and different hosts.This paper will mainly review the mechanism of Cistanche in skin beauty and care,as well as the efficacy of Cistanche in cosmetics,including skin whitening,anti-aging,sun-screening,bacteriostasis,moisturizing.Also,will clarify the application status of Cistanche in raw materials of cosmetics and in cosmetics,and analyze the development defect and technical shortcomings of Cistanche in cosmetics as raw materials.Finally,the article will point out the future research direction of Cistanche in the cosmetic field.