Among marine organisms, marine algae are rich sources of diversified bioactive constituents with various potential biological activities. It contains many natural phycocompounds such as polysaccharides, fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, phenolic compounds, etc. that are utilized for various industrial applications. Nowadays, seaweed received great attention in cosmeceutical applications for skin health benefits. It exhibits a wide range of biological activities in cosmetics such as skin whitening, moisturizer, photoprotection, antiwrinkle, antiaging, antimicrobial activities, etc. The present review study aims to check the applicability of marine macroalgae in moisturizing the skin and protection of the skin against UV damaging effects. This overview further helpful in the evaluation and development of marine algae in cosmeceuticals applications.
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Kalasariya et al. (2020) studied this question.