Antioxidation Assay

In cosmetic business, compounds with potential to reduce free-radical damage and environmental stress on the skin have become very popular. Skin is affected by ultraviolet radiation, environmental or aging factors, making necessary to find tools to defense it against them. To find antioxidant compounds with high efficacy is a major goal for cosmetic Industry and have attracted a great deal of attention.

In the last few years Danio rerio has appeared as an effective model to evaluate antioxidant capabilities. Zebrafish larvae allows to study the protective properties of cosmetic active ingredients against external factors.