A functional consumable composition for promoting skin health may
comprise, for each 100% by dry weight, no more than about 0.2% by dry
weight catechin and no more than about 2% by dry weight amino acid. The
amino acid may comprise at least one of 1-proline and 1-arginine, and the
weight % 1-proline to weight % 1-arginine may be greater than about 2.
Another functional consumable composition may comprise no more than about
0.2% by dry weight catechin and at least one of lipoic acid, selenium,
vitamin E, vitamin B, and vitamin C. A source of the catechin may
comprise at least one of white tea solids and epigallocatechin gallate
extract. Methods for using such functional consumable compositions are
also described.