Table 2.
In vitro cosmetic bioassays performed using three commercial vetiver essential oils.
Sample Reference | Anti-Oxidant Activity | Whitening Activity | Anti-Inflammatory Activity | Anti-Elastase Activity | Anti-Collagenase Activity | Anti-Hyaluronidase Activity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L-Tyrosine | L-DOPA | ||||||
Vy1501 | + | + | − | ++ | + | − | − |
Vy1502 | + | + | − | + | + | − | − |
Vy1503 | + | − | − | + | + | − | − |
(−): no activity; (+): 0% < inhibition < 30%; (++): 30% < inhibition < 60%; (+++): 60% < inhibition < 90%; (++++): inhibition > 90%.