Scutellaria baicalensis (Scutellaria baicalensis) is a perennial herb of the genus Scutellaria in the Lamiaceae family. The Chinese have used the dried roots of this medicinal plant as a traditional medicine for more than 2,000 years and have now been officially listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The main active ingredients in Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi are flavonoids, among which baicalin and baicalein have the highest content, and the main part is the dried roots of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi.

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skullcap extract benefits has many benefits. It is mainly used in anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory cosmetics. It can also be used as an additive for whitening, anti-selenium, and anti-aging cosmetics. Experimental research conducted by the Pharmacology Department of Tianjin Institute of Drug Control has shown that the extract of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has significant anti-inflammatory activity, can inhibit the ear swelling reaction of mice caused by xylene, and it can respond to mouse pruritus caused by low molecular dextran and guinea pigs caused by histamine Foot itching reaction also has a significant inhibitory effect. Experiments have also proved that Scutellaria baicalensis can inhibit the contraction of the isolated ileum of guinea pigs caused by histamine, indicating that Scutellaria baicalensis extract has the effect of antagonizing histamine and has obvious anti-allergic effects. In addition, the extract of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has an inhibitory effect on hyaluronidase (hyaluronidase is a mucopolysaccharide lyase, and its strong inhibitor has anti-allergic effect), which also shows that the extract of Scutellaria baicalensis has anti-allergic effect. Therefore, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi extract can be used in cosmetics to relieve itching and skin allergies.

A research report from Kyungpook National University School of Medicine pointed out that Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi extract contains flavonoids, which has strong UV absorption capacity and can reduce UV-induced HaCaT cell death. The study also showed that a sunscreen containing 24% zinc oxide (a light stabilizer) had a sun protection factor of 17.8. When 5% of Scutellaria baicalensis extract was added, the sunscreen factor was as high as 22.7. This shows that Scutellaria baicalensis extract can be used as a safe and effective cosmetic sunscreen. It has a strong ability to absorb ultraviolet rays in the range of 320nm-400nm (UV-A), which can provide protection for the skin and prevent skin sunburn.

Scutellaria baicalensis extract can eliminate free radicals, significantly inhibit the formation of lipid peroxides, and enhance the skin's antioxidant capacity. With age and ultraviolet radiation, human telomeres (the ends of DNA) will naturally shorten, which will cause the body to age and affect fibroblasts, and these cells provide collagen for the skin. In a study published by the World Health Organization, researchers irradiated skin cells with ultraviolet light. In skin cells that did not contain Scutellaria baicalensis extract, the telomere length was shortened by nearly 70%; however, the skin cells containing Scutellaria baicalensis extract were smeared on the skin. After applying skin care products, the telomeres of the skin cells in this area returned to 64% of their original length. This shows that Scutellaria baicalensis extract can increase skin metabolism, increase skin elasticity and anti-wrinkle properties, and achieve anti-aging effects.

The extract of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has a strong tyrosinase inhibitory activity, can reduce the formation of melanin in the skin, and has a certain effect of whitening and removing spots. A study conducted by Guangdong Light Industry Vocational and Technical College conducted an experimental test on the whitening effect of Scutellaria baicalensis extract on 15 students (13 of them had chloasma or freckles, and 2 had no obvious spots but darker skin, all were women). The results of the experiment found that 8 out of 13 patients with stained spots were markedly effective (skin lesion regression rate was above 60%), and the effective rate was 61.5%; 3 cases were effective (skin lesion reduction was 20%-60%), and the effective rate was 23.1%; 2 cases were invalid (less than 20% reduction in skin lesions), and the invalid rate was 15.4%. The melanin of the two cases with darker skin was significantly reduced after using the products made in the experiment, and the skin became white and red. The total effective rate was 84.6%.

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