Plant stem cells in cosmetics: current trends and future directions

Future Sci OA. 2017 Jul 12;3(4):FSO226. doi: 10.4155/fsoa-2017-0026. eCollection 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Plant regeneration at the cellular and tissue level is a unique process. Similar to animals, the stem cells in plants have properties that help stimulate and regenerate plants after injury. The unique properties of plant stem cells have been a recent area of interest and focus both in developing new cosmetics and studying how these extracts/phytohormones will influence animal skin. This special report focuses on the current evidence-based trends in plant stem cell-based cosmetics and sheds light on the challenges that we need to overcome in order to see meaningful changes in human skin using topical cosmetics derived from plant stem cells.

Keywords: Ayurveda; aging skin; antiaging; cosmetics; epidermal stem cells; herbs; plant stem cells; regeneration.

Publication types

  • Review