Anti-Aging, Anti-Inflammatory, and Cytoprotective Properties of Lactobacillus- and Kombucha-Fermented C. pepo L. Peel and Pulp Extracts with Prototype Skin Toner Development.
- 2025-10-14
- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 30(20)
- Aleksandra Ziemlewska
- Zofia Nizioł-Łukaszewska
- Martyna Zagórska-Dziok
- Agnieszka Mokrzyńska
- Witold Krupski
- Magdalena Wójciak
- Ireneusz Sowa
- PubMed: 41157100
- DOI: 10.3390/molecules30204082
- Low evidence
Both kombucha ferments and certain strains of Lactobacillus ferments demonstrated anti-aging effects (by inhibiting collagenase, elastase, and hyaluronidase).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate