Ação do licopeno no envelhecimento cutâneo e orientação farmacêutica em nutricosméticos: uma revisão.

Abstract

The process of skin aging is natural of every organism and is identified by the functional alteration of the organ. In recent years, the number of researches has increased, with the interest of reversing the causes of aging, providing greater physical and mental well-being. Lycopene is a carotenoid that has antioxidant action, found in greater quantity in tomato and that can be used in the fight against the signs of aging, being considered of high therapeutic value. Several companies are making use of lycopene in their formulations. With the increase in demand for this type of product, it is up to the pharmacist to inform patients about the rational use of such a compound, as well as to guide the difference between nutricosmetics, nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals since they are terms that can be confused. The present work presented as man focus, to review in a broad way the use of lycopene as nutricosmetic in cutaneos aging and the performance of the pharmacist in health and aesthetics before the guidelines that should be provided to the users of this type of food supplement. It is a systematic bibliographical research, where a bibliographic survey of previously published works on the studied subject was carried out through a literature review in the period between 2011 to 2018. The databases Medline, Pubmed, Lilacs, Scielo, Google Academic and the national and international health committees were used. The following search terms were used in various combinations: 1) Pharmaceutical Dispensing; 2) Tomato; 3) Aging; 4) Aesthetic health. Through the present review it was possible to verify that the use of nutricosmetics containing lycopene can collaborate in the improvement of the quality of life, since they offer several health benefits. However, it is important to consider that the sale of this product in an indiscriminate manner can lead to various health risks, since it does not require a prescription. This fact underscores the importance of the qualified pharmaceutical professional, to provide guidance and clarification to the population about the rational and adequate use of these products, and to emphasize to users that they should be used as adjuncts in the treatment of aging, requiring the use of others means of protection and skin care.