4. Conclusion

Air pollution is a major problem of our time. Its direct negative influence on health has been widely documented. The skin is no exception to this scourge: exposure to pollution causes the skin to lose its radiance and suppleness as a result of dehydration and sensitization.

Awareness of the deleterious effects of pollution on the skin has led to the emergence and consequent deployment of a segment of the cosmetics market dedicated to anti-pollution protection.

Environmental pollution takes many forms: identifying the different types of atmospheric pollutants and understanding precisely how they affect the integrity of proteins, lipids and nucleic acids is crucial to establishing effective strategies for combating oxidative stress and skin ageing induced by cutaneous exposure to pollution.

The development of ever...