Could a Plant Metabolite Act as a Natural Sunscreen to Help Prevent Skin Cancer?

This Brazilian Rainforest Plant Might Be the Future of Sunscreen. Here's How It Works.

One day in the future, you might rub a plant-based substance on your skin that both protects you from UV light and acts as a strong antioxidant. According to a new study published in Photochemistry and Photobiology and reported by StudyFinds, scientists have extracted a compound named brachycerine from the leaves of a million rainforest […]

Could a plant metabolite act as a natural sunscreen to help prevent skin cancer?

Research in Photochemistry and Photobiology indicates that a plant metabolite that can block the effects of ultraviolet (UV) light has promising potential as a natural sunscreen when applied to human skin.

Rainforest Tree Quietly Making Its Own Sunscreen, and It Worked on Human Skin

A rainforest tree compound blocked UV damage to skin nerves and DNA in lab tests, pointing to a new kind of natural sun protection.

A leaf compound could help future sunscreens protect skin from UV

A compound that helps a plant cope with sunlight also protected pieces of human skin from ultraviolet damage in a lab study. Researchers in Brazil are investigating whether it could become an ingredient in future sunscreens. The compound is called brachycerine and comes from the leaves of a plant named Psychotria brachyceras. It absorbs some […]