An overview on the anti-acne properties of herbal essential oils

Elsevier

Available online 2 February 2023, 100642

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Acne vulgaris or adolescent acne is one of the prevalent chronic skin inflammation known as acne and usually starts in the teenage years, but it ends at variable ages.

Treatment of acne consists of various topical and systemic medicines such as antibiotics, benzoyl peroxide, antiseborrheic and antiandrogen medications, hormonal therapies, sulfur, salicylic acid, azelaic acid, alpha hydroxy acid, retinoids, nicotinamide, and keratolytic soaps.

An alternative and complementary method to prevent and treat many diseases, herbal therapy appears to be a well-tolerated method and the outcomes of these treatments have been accepted for a very long time.

Various terpenoids and derivatives, fatty acids, sterols, aldehydes and quinones are some effective chemical structures in the treatment of acne vulgaris.

More studies are necessary for establishment if efficacy and also safety of these herbal agents.

ABSTRACTPurpose

As a common chronic skin inflammation, acne vulgaris affects people’s lives in different stages, particularly in the adolescent period, which can disturb individuals’ emotional, physical and social health, since the face skin is one of the most important organs directly influencing self-confidence and consequently human communication. The use of herbal oils and aromatherapy are now offered as one of the alternative and complementary therapies in various diseases all over the world. The purpose of this review is to evaluate useful natural sources in order to prevent and treat acne vulgaris.

Methods

This review presents the application of several herbal oils in the management of acne vulgaris. Four electronic databases, including Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar were searched to identify anti-acne effects of plant oils and their phytochemicals.

Results

About 32 medicinal herbs used in the management of acne vulgaris were selected and the part of the plant used, active phytochemical constituents and their functions were summarized.

Conclusion

The use of plant oils and aromatherapy can be important to investigate identification and purification of active components with excellent performance in anti-acne properties and to identify the mechanism of their actions. In addition, more controlled in vivo studies should be conducted in the future to discover the clinical effects of these oils.

Keywords

Acne vulgaris

Oil

Aromatherapy

Propionibacterium acnes

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