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Lycopene
In cosmetic formulas, Lycopene slows oxidation that can degrade a formula.
What does Lycopene do in a formula?
Lycopene slows oxidation that can degrade a formula.
The listed functions explain its role in a formula. They do not establish whether a finished product will suit your skin.
No reviewed benefit claim is available here yet. Compare the complete formula, its directions, and your own skin preferences.
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Beauty reading & sources
Beauty articles & blogs (2)
Further reading from beauty writers and cosmetic formulators.
- Instagram Live Q&A session: 30 July 2018 | Lab Muffin Beauty Science
Lab Muffin Beauty Science
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- Vitamin C serum review: Paula’s Choice, Ultraceuticals, Ausceuticals | Lab Muffin Beauty Science
Lab Muffin Beauty Science
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Research papers (26)
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.
- The effect of tomato and lycopene on clinical characteristics and molecular markers of UV-induced skin deterioration: A systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention trials.
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2024
- Effectiveness of dietary supplements for skin photoaging in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Frontiers in medicine · 2025
Oral or dietary context; not evidence for topical use.
- A new product of multi-plant extracts improved skin photoaging: An oral intake in vivo study.
Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2022
Oral or dietary context; not evidence for topical use.
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- The effectiveness of tomato extract on superoxide dismutase (SOD) and severity degree of patients with melasma.
Italian journal of dermatology and venereology · 2022
- A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of skin-lightening cream containing lycopene and wheat bran extract on melasma.
Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2021
- Systemic and skin-targeting beneficial effects of lycopene-enriched ice cream: A pilot study.
Journal of dairy science · 2019
- Molecular evidence that oral supplementation with lycopene or lutein protects human skin against ultraviolet radiation: results from a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover study.
The British journal of dermatology · 2017
Oral or dietary context; not evidence for topical use.
- Lycopene not in pill, nor in natura has photoprotective systemic effect.
Archives of dermatological research · 2015
- Wrinkle reduction in post-menopausal women consuming a novel oral supplement: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized study.
International journal of cosmetic science · 2014
Oral or dietary context; not evidence for topical use.
- Photoprotection of UV-irradiated human skin: an antioxidative combination of vitamins E and C, carotenoids, selenium and proanthocyanidins.
Skin pharmacology and applied skin physiology · 2002
- Carotenoids in Skin Photoaging: Unveiling Protective Effects, Molecular Insights, and Safety and Bioavailability Frontiers.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Role of Antioxidants in Melasma: A Systematic Review.
Indian journal of dermatology · 2025
- Do We Utilize Our Knowledge of the Skin Protective Effects of Carotenoids Enough?
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019
- Carotenoids and flavonoids contribute to nutritional protection against skin damage from sunlight.
Molecular biotechnology · 2007
- Lycopene-rich products and dietary photoprotection.
Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2006
Oral or dietary context; not evidence for topical use.
- Shaping Lycopene Nanoparticles Performance: How Surfactants Influence Stability, Antioxidant Activity, and Uptake in Human Skin Spheroids.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
- Elucidating causal relationships of diet-derived circulating antioxidants and the risk of non-scarring alopecia: A Mendelian randomization study.
Medicine · 2024
- Topical lycopene emulgel significantly improves biophysical parameters of human skin.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V · 2022
- Lycopene and Melatonin: Antioxidant Compounds in Cosmetic Formulations.
Skin pharmacology and physiology · 2020
- Prospective Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Food Supplement in Increasing Photoprotection and Improving Selective Markers Related to Skin Photo-Ageing.
Dermatology and therapy · 2020
- The antioxidant effect of Beackea frutescence microemulsions dietary supplements on skin absorption studies.
Acta biomaterialia odontologica Scandinavica · 2016
Oral or dietary context; not evidence for topical use.
- Clinical, biometric and ultrasound assessment of the effects of daily use of a nutraceutical composed of lycopene, acerola extract, grape seed extract and Biomarine Complex in photoaged human skin.
Anais brasileiros de dermatologia · 2012
- Cutaneous concentration of lycopene correlates significantly with the roughness of the skin.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V · 2008
- Serum nutrient markers and skin prick testing using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2004
- Biosynthesis of the food and cosmetic plant pigment bixin (annatto).
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2003
- Photoprotective potential of lycopene, beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C and carnosic acid in UVA-irradiated human skin fibroblasts.
Free radical biology & medicine · 2002
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Cosmetic ingredient references
- Lycopene in COSMILE Europe
Industry ingredient directory · matched to the publisher’s ingredient index.
- European Commission CosIng database
Catalog reference 57466. Database inclusion is not approval or proof of safety or effectiveness.
Where it fits in real formulas
Related ingredients, common formula neighbors, naming, and catalog context. This stays separate from evidence and personal-fit guidance.
Similar ingredients
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Vitamin CProvides antioxidant activity in a stable topical formulaSodium Ascorbyl PhosphateIs generally more stable in water-based formulas than unmodified Ascorbic AcidAscorbyl GlucosideMore stable than pure vitamin C and formulated at a skin-friendlier pH, which cosmetic-safety review has found non-irritating in the concentrations usedBakuchiolA 12-week head-to-head study found similar improvement in measured wrinkles with bakuchiol and retinolAlpha-ArbutinMay help improve the appearance of uneven pigmentation in a well-formulated productArbutinMay help improve the appearance of uneven pigmentation
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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 57466) · 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.