Table 4.

Bioactive ingredients isolated from marine organisms and their use in cosmetic products

Marine organisms	Compounds extracted	Use in cosmetics	References
Bacteria	Mycosporine-like amino acids, carotenoids, polyphenolics, peptides and proteins, lipids, fatty acids, glycosides, and isoprenoids	Antioxidants, antibacterial, photoprotection, anti-aging, skin hydration and skin moisturizing, anti-melanogenesis	(Poli et al. 2010)
Microalgae	Carotenoids, canthaxantin, astaxanthin, lutein, and phycobiliproteins	Source of pigments and vitamins. Antioxidants, UV protectors, thickening agents, skin sensitizers, moisturizing agents, tanning, etc	(Mourelle et al. 2017)
Macroalgae	Phycocolloids, minerals, polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, and secondary metabolites	Anti-aging, antioxidants, moisturizing and hydrating lotion, collagen-boosting effect, anti-inflammatory, antiviral effect, etc	(Pimentel et al. 2018)
Marine halophytes	Phenolic compounds and tyrosinase inhibitors	Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, skin hyperpigmentation	(Lopes et al. 2016)