| •OH | hydroxyl radical |
| 1O2 | singlet oxygen |
| 4-HNE | 4-hydroxynonenal |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxy-20-deoxyguanosine |
| AA | antiradical activity |
| ABTS | 2,2’-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) |
| BHA | butylated hydroxyanisole |
| BHT | butylated hydroxytoluene |
| BPs | bioactive peptides |
| CAA | cellular antioxidant activity |
| CAT | catalase |
| CUPRAC | cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity |
| DCT | dopachrome tautomerase |
| DMBA | 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene |
| DPPH | 2,2’-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EOs | essential oils |
| ERKs | extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| FRAP | ferric antioxidant power reduction |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GST | glutathione transferase |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HAT | hydrogen-atom transfer |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| IP-10 | interferon γ-induced protein 10 |
| I-TAC | interferon-inducible T-cell α chemoattractant |
| JNKs | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| LOO• | lipid peroxyl radicals |
| LPO | lipid peroxidation |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| M-CSF | macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MED | minimal erythema dose |
| MIG | monokine induced by interferon-gamma |
| MITF | microphthalmia transcription factor |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| O2•− | superoxide anion radical |
| ONOO⁻ | peroxynitrite anion |
| OxS | oxidative stress |
| PM | phosphomolybdenum |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| RO• | alkoxyl radicals |
| ROO• | peroxyl radicals |
| ROOH | organic hydroperoxides |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SET | single-electron transfer |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TAS | total antioxidant status |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TIMP-2 | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor α |
| TPA | 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate |
| TPC | total phenolic content |
| TRP1 | tyrosine-related protein 1 |
| TRX | thioredoxin |
| TYR | tyrosinase |
| UVR | ultraviolet radiation |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |