Benefits
Skin sun protection
Red orange anthocyanins and vitamin C are traditionally positioned for oral photoprotection, but the only human trial cited for this extract evaluated weight management, not skin; direct human skin-outcome evidence for this branded extract is not cited here. It does not replace sunscreen.
Antioxidant skin support
Its anthocyanins and vitamin C are antioxidants; a skin antioxidant-defense benefit is proposed on a mechanistic basis and is not established by a cited human skin trial for this extract.
Skin health from within
Its antioxidants may help offset UV-induced oxidative stress; broader skin-condition benefits are proposed on a mechanistic basis and are not established by a cited human skin trial for this extract.
Mechanism of action
Anthocyanin antioxidants
The red orange anthocyanins and vitamin C neutralize UV-generated reactive oxygen species, limiting oxidative damage to skin cells.
Anti-inflammatory action
By calming UV-induced inflammation, the extract helps protect skin structure.
Clinical trials
Clinical evaluation of Moro (Citrus sinensis) orange juice supplementation for weight management — a body-weight/BMI study, not a skin outcome. (Cardile et al. 2015, Natural Product Research)
Adults.
This trial measured body weight, BMI, and waist/hip circumference (a weight-management outcome), not skin. It does not provide human evidence for the skin/photoprotection claims on this page.