WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A FACE CREAM
Considering a face care product containing the turmeric compound curcumin? Experts suggest looking for those that deliver the curcuminoids in solid lipid nanoparticles. (xi.35)
Why? The nanoparticles enhance turmeric's anti-aging effects because they: (xi.35)
- Keep curcumin stable and fresh.
- Extend how it long lasts on the skin.
- Improve penetration into the skin.
- Help keep the skin hydrated by forming a film when it dries.
Detoxify and Protect Your Skin with Turmeric
Turmeric's skin benefits aren't just skin deep. Its activities can also help keep skin healthy, protect it from skin cancer, and prevent the look of aging too: (xi.5, 24, 33-34)
Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits: Did you know inflammation and free radicals can contribute to aging skin? Studies show turmeric's compounds have powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and other biological effects in the skin. Turmeric activates enzymes that detoxify and protect skin (and other organs) from disease-causing toxins that create harmful free radicals. (xi.5, 24, 33-34)
UV Protection: Turmeric's antioxidant properties also protect skin cells from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. While our skin uses UV radiation from the sun to make vitamin D, too much of it can damage DNA. Excess UV radiation — especially UVA type — generates free radicals that can cause both visible and invisible damage, including skin cancer, discoloration, and wrinkles. (xi.5, 36)
Boost Body's Own Defense Mechanisms: Turmeric compounds promote heat shock proteins, natural antioxidant proteins (such as HO-1) that help respond to damage from toxins and UV radiation. In addition, curcumin stimulates production of proteasome, an enzyme that helps break down and get rid of wrinkle-forming damaged proteins. (xi.28, 37)
De-Stress Your Skin: Turmeric helps maintain the body's ability to get rid of elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Too much cortisol can causes damage to multiple organs — including the skin. (xi.5)
Moisturizing and Anti-Wrinkle Effects: Skin looks and feels healthy if properly hydrated. The outermost segment of living skin cells is the epidermis. This is topped by the stratum corneum, a protective buffer that is made of about 20 layers of skin cells that shed off daily and are replaced by healthy cells. To maintain this barrier, about 30% water content is necessary, and skin can become dry, rough, and scaly if hydration falls below 10%. Turmeric's curcumin compounds also block the formation of AGEs, sugar-protein molecules that contribute to skin aging. (xi.30-31, 38)
A number of studies suggest that antioxidant plant compounds, vitamins, and minerals found in turmeric help protect the skin against photodamage (such as wrinkling and rough skin). Some can also help counteract some of the effects of simple aging on skin (such as dry skin). (xi.39)
These nutrients include the following:
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
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| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY |
Dietary ALA can help reduce inflammatory protein production and cell damage caused by UV radiation from the sun. (xi.40) |
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
CURCUMIN (xi.12) |
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| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY |
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ANTIOXIDANT |
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IMMUNE BOOSTING |
Immune-boosting activity promotes production of heat shock proteins, which does the following: (xi.37)
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PROTECTS CELL DNA & STRUCTURE |
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| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
ANTIOXIDANT |
Applied topically antioxidant, ferulic acid may help repair free radical damage to skin. (xi.42) |
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
PROTECTS CELL STRUCTURE |
High amounts of linoleic acid can help reduce the risk of dry or sunken skin associated with aging. (xi.39) |
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
ANTIOXIDANT |
Protects against photodamage to the skin. (xi.39) |
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
PROTECTS CELL DNA & STRUCTURE |
Dietary niacin helps prevent chronic UVB damage to skin cells, including breaks in DNA strands that can lead to skin cancer. (xi.48) |
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
ANTIOXIDANT |
Protects against photodamage to the skin. (xi.39) |
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
ANTIOXIDANT |
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PROTECTS CELL DNA & STRUCTURE |
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| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY |
Blocks inflammation and swelling caused by UVB radiation. (xi.53) |
PROTECTS CELL DNA & STRUCTURE |
Protects against changes in epidermal and dermal cells caused by UVB radiation that can lead to skin aging and cancer. (xi.53) |
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
ANTIOXIDANT |
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PROTECTS CELL DNA & STRUCTURE |
Prevents damage to cellular membranes and aging of skin cells produced by UV radiation. (xi.43, 45) |
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
ANTIOXIDANT |
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PROTECTS CELL STRUCTURE |
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| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
PROTECTS CELL |
Combined with vitamin C, long-term dietary vitamin E reduces risk of getting sunburnt. (xi.39) |
| TURMERIC COMPOUND | |
| SKIN PROTECTIVE & ANTI-AGING ACTIVITY | |
PROTECTS CELL STRUCTURE |
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Evidence of Benefit
| TURMERIC FORM | CLINICAL BENEFIT |
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CURCUMIN TOPICAL GEL Clinical Cases |
10 months of twice daily application substantially reduced these signs of sun-damaged facial skin: (xi.24)
15 months of twice daily application lightened sun spots and resolved areas of actinic keratosis on hands. (xi.24, 46) |
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VICCO® TURMERIC CREAM AND ENCAPSULATED CURCUMIN CREAM Animal Studies |
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CURCUMINOIDS ENCAPSULATED IN NANOPARTICLES Clinical Study |
In a study involving 33 participants, a topical formula containing curcumin nanoparticles improved the appearance of aging skin. Specific results included: (xi.56)
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DIETARY CURCUMIN Animal Study |
300 or 1000 mg of curcumin per kilogram of body weight twice daily prevented the following signs of photodamage from chronic low doses of UVB radiation: (xi.57)
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TURMERIC AND OTHER BOTANICALS 3 Week Clinical Study |
6 different skin care formulations were tested for their moisturizing effects. All the creams contained a combination of all or some of the following: (xi.31)
The one formula that contained turmeric performed the best in the 24 adult male and female study participants. The study's authors suggested that this was probably attributable to the synergistic benefits of turmeric and aloe. (xi.31) |
TURMERIC EXTRACT WITH NIACINAMIDE CREAM 8 Week Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial |
In a clinical trial conducted by the Procter & Gamble company, Caucasian women were randomly assigned to use a cream containing either niacinamide or one containing turmeric and niacinamide. After only a month, there was already a noticeable improvement in three areas of aging skin: (xi.58)
At the end of the 8 week study, the turmeric extract and niacinamide moisturizing cream substantially improved all three signs of aging. Results were significantly better than the niacinamide-only cream. (xi.58) |
TURMERIC OIL (from rhizome; mainly turmerones) (xi.43) Animal and Clinical Studies |
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