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What does Anthocyanins do in a formula?
Anthocyanins adds or adjusts colour.
The listed functions explain its role in a formula. They do not establish whether a finished product will suit your skin.
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Research papers (50)
Related papers naming this ingredient in their title or in a beauty-relevant abstract passage. Laboratory, clinical and exposure studies have different scopes; these links are not reviewed benefit claims.
- Combination glutathione and anthocyanins as an alternative for skin care during external-beam radiation.
American journal of surgery · 2005
- Safety Assessment of Radish Root - Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
International journal of toxicology · 2026
- Harnessing the Power of Alchemilla: A Natural Solution for Skin Health and Dermatological Disorders.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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- Photoprotective Effects of Phytochemicals on Blue Light-Induced Retinal Damage: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives.
Nutrients · 2025
- What we know about açaí by-products and topical formulations: A review.
International journal of pharmaceutics · 2025
- Exploring the Potential of Anthocyanins for Repairing Photoaged Skin: A Comprehensive Review.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- Behind the Scenes of Anthocyanins-From the Health Benefits to Potential Applications in Food, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Fields.
Nutrients · 2022
- Plant-Derived Colorants for Food, Cosmetic and Textile Industries: A Review.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
- Anthocyanins, Vibrant Color Pigments, and Their Role in Skin Cancer Prevention.
Biomedicines · 2020
- Exploring the Applications of the Photoprotective Properties of Anthocyanins in Biological Systems.
International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
- [Photoprotective mechanisms of leaf anthocyanins: research progress].
Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology · 2012
- Anthocyanins in vegetative tissues: a proposed unified function in photoprotection.
The New phytologist · 2002
- A cranberry extract stimulates procollagen I release and expression after UV radiation in a 3D skin model.
International journal of cosmetic science · 2026
- Comparing Four Red/Green-Leafed Vegetables Reveals the Complementary Photoprotective Roles of Anthocyanin Accumulation and Chlorophyllase.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Integrated Multiomics Analysis Sheds Light on the Mechanisms of Color and Fragrance Biosynthesis in Wintersweet Flowers.
International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
- Assessment of Enzymatically Derived Blackcurrant Extract as Cosmetic Ingredient-Antioxidant Properties Determination and In Vitro Diffusion Study.
Pharmaceutics · 2024
- Do red and yellow autumn leaves make use of different photoprotective strategies during autumn senescence?
Physiologia plantarum · 2024
- Hormonal response to recurrent seasonal stress in coastal and mountain scabiouses growing in their natural habitat: linking ABA and jasmonates with photoprotection.
Physiologia plantarum · 2024
- Dynamic changes of the contents of photoprotective substances and photosynthetic maturation during leaf development of evergreen tree species in subtropical forests.
Tree physiology · 2023
- A test of the photoprotection hypothesis for the evolution of autumn colours: Chlorophyll resorption, not anthocyanin production, is correlated with nitrogen translocation.
Journal of evolutionary biology · 2021
- Anthocyanins in photoprotection: knowing the actors in play to solve this complex ecophysiological issue.
The New phytologist · 2021
- Assessment of cytotoxicity and antioxidant properties of berry leaves as by-products with potential application in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.
Scientific reports · 2021
- The major photoprotective role of anthocyanins in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana under long-term high light treatment: antioxidant or light attenuator?
Photosynthesis research · 2021
- The relationship between anthocyanin accumulation and photoprotection in young leaves of two dominant tree species in subtropical forests in different seasons.
Photosynthesis research · 2021
- A comparative analysis of the photoprotection hypothesis for the evolution of autumn colours.
Journal of evolutionary biology · 2020
- An Anthocyanin-Enriched Extract from Vaccinium uliginosum Improves Signs of Skin Aging in UVB-Induced Photodamage.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
- Girled-induced anthocyanin accumulation in red-leafed Prunus cerasifera: Effect on photosynthesis, photoprotection and sugar metabolism.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology · 2020
- Red Carrot Cells Cultured in vitro Are Effective, Stable, and Safe Ingredients for Skin Care, Nutraceutical, and Food Applications.
Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2020
- Genetic analysis of a white-to-red berry skin color reversion and its transcriptomic and metabolic consequences in grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv. 'Moscatel Galego').
BMC genomics · 2019
- Application of Anthocyanins from Blackcurrant ( Ribes nigrum L.) Fruit Waste as Renewable Hair Dyes.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2018
- Eucalyptus ash alters secondary protein conformation of human grey hair and facilitates anthocyanin dyeing.
PloS one · 2018
- Selective enzymatic lipophilization of anthocyanin glucosides from blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) skin extract and characterization of esterified anthocyanins.
Food chemistry · 2018
- Pigment patterns and photoprotection of anthocyanins in the young leaves of four dominant subtropical forest tree species in two successional stages under contrasting light conditions.
Tree physiology · 2016
- A Pilot Study of the Photoprotective Effects of Strawberry-Based Cosmetic Formulations on Human Dermal Fibroblasts.
International journal of molecular sciences · 2015
- Characterisation of Mediterranean grape pomace seed and skin extracts: polyphenolic content and antioxidant activity.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015
- Climatic origins predict variation in photoprotective leaf pigments in response to drought and low temperatures in live oaks (Quercus series Virentes).
Tree physiology · 2015
- Examining the photoprotection hypothesis for adaxial foliar anthocyanin accumulation by revisiting comparisons of green- and red-leafed varieties of coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides).
Photosynthesis research · 2015
- Photoprotection by foliar anthocyanins mitigates effects of boron toxicity in sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum).
Planta · 2014
- The functional significance of black-pigmented leaves: photosynthesis, photoprotection and productivity in Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'.
PloS one · 2013
- Photoprotection and the photophysics of acylated anthocyanins.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2012
- Photoprotective Potential of Anthocyanins Isolated from Acanthopanax divaricatus Var. albeofructus Fruits against UV Irradiation in Human Dermal Fibroblast Cells.
Biomolecules & therapeutics · 2012
- Influence of purple sweet potato extracts on the UV absorption properties of a cosmetic cream.
Journal of cosmetic science · 2010
- Anthocyanin influence on light absorption within juvenile and senescing sugar maple leaves - do anthocyanins function as photoprotective visible light screens?
Functional plant biology : FPB · 2009
- Evidence for a photoprotective function of low-temperature-induced anthocyanin accumulation in apple and pear peel.
Physiologia plantarum · 2009
- Effect of anthocyanins, carotenoids, and flavonols on chlorophyll fluorescence excitation spectra in apple fruit: signature analysis, assessment, modelling, and relevance to photoprotection.
Journal of experimental botany · 2008
- Intra-species variation in transient accumulation of leaf anthocyanins in Cistus creticus during winter: evidence that anthocyanins may compensate for an inherent photosynthetic and photoprotective inferiority of the red-leaf phenotype.
Journal of plant physiology · 2008
- Red 'Anjou' pear has a higher photoprotective capacity than green 'Anjou'.
Physiologia plantarum · 2008
- The photoprotective role of epidermal anthocyanins and surface pubescence in young leaves of grapevine (Vitis vinifera).
Annals of botany · 2006
- Optical properties of rhodoxanthin accumulated in Aloe arborescens Mill. leaves under high-light stress with special reference to its photoprotective function.
Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2005
- In vitro antioxidant activity and in vivo photoprotective effect of a red orange extract.
International journal of cosmetic science · 1998
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Cosmetic ingredient references
- Anthocyanins in COSMILE Europe
Industry ingredient directory · matched to the publisher’s ingredient index.
- Anthocyanins in INKEEDecoder
Commercial ingredient explainer directory, formerly INCIDecoder · matched to its publisher index; claims not independently reviewed.
- European Commission CosIng database
Catalog reference 31949. Database inclusion is not approval or proof of safety or effectiveness.
Which papers mention Anthocyanins?
The research feed contains 1 linked papers (2025).
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What kinds of products contain Anthocyanins?
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4 of 7,133 decoded products list this ingredient. Count calculated on (UTC). Counts describe our recorded labels, which may differ from current packaging; the public product list can be smaller than the decoded catalog.
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About the sources
Ingredient lists show presence and order, not concentration, pH, ingredient grade, delivery system, or finished-formula performance.
Sources & methodologyCompiled from the EU CosIng database (ref 31949) · snapshot 16 June 2026. CosIng is an informational, non-legally-binding reference. Inclusion does not mean an ingredient is approved, safe, authorized for cosmetic use, or clinically effective. An INCI list does not reveal concentration, pH, ingredient grade, delivery system, or finished-formula performance.