Scoping Review on Plant-Based Sunscreen Efficacy Against Skin Aging

Thiago de Oliveira Soares authored a scoping review evaluating the efficacy of plant-based sunscreens in preventing skin aging, following the PRISMA-SCR protocol. The review analyzed 33 studies sourced from PubMed, EMBASE, and LILACs, focusing on in vitro, in vivo, and review articles reporting SPF values. It was last updated on June 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify promising plant species for sunscreen development based on the review's analysis of 33 studies.
• Compare SPF values and formulation strategies for plant-based photoprotection mentioned in the review.
• Assess the methodological landscape (in vitro, animal models, clinical trials) for research on natural sunscreens.
• Explore the secondary metabolite profiles (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory) of plants with photoprotective potential.

Strengths

• Follows a structured review methodology (PRISMA-SCR protocol) with defined inclusion/exclusion criteria.
• Analyzes a defined corpus of 33 studies, revealing diversity in plant species, parts used, and countries of origin.
• Explicitly discusses methodological limitations, such as the prevalence of in vitro and animal model studies.

Limitations

• The dataset is a review document (JPG, DOCX); the underlying primary data from the 33 studies is not included.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Thiago de Oliveira Soares via figshare.

Collection Method

Scoping review following PRISMA-SCR protocol, sourcing from PubMed, EMBASE, and LILACs databases.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:50:13; freshness should be verified.