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Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) disrupt mitochondrial integrity, impair redox homeostasis, suppress microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF)-dependent melanogenesis, and induce melanocyte apoptosis. Concomitant dysfunction of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2)\/antioxidant response element (ARE) axis further exacerbates oxidative injury by limiting endogenous antioxidant capacity. Current therapeutic approaches, including corticosteroids, phototherapy, and targeted immunomodulators, achieve partial repigmentation but do not adequately resolve melanocyte-intrinsic redox imbalance. This structured narrative review comprehensively integrates mechanistic and translational evidence to define phytocompounds as redox-active, multi-target modulators in vitiligo. Plant-derived polyphenols, flavonoids, terpenoids, and related metabolites are shown to attenuate ROS accumulation, preserve mitochondrial function, activate NRF2-dependent antioxidant signaling, and restore MITF-mediated expression of tyrosinase and associated melanogenic enzymes. Furthermore, coordinated modulation of MAPK, PI3K\/Akt, and JAK\/STAT pathways highlights their capacity to regulate immune\u2013oxidative crosstalk and promote melanocyte survival. Despite promising preclinical and emerging clinical evidence of repigmentation efficacy, translational progress remains limited by poor phytochemical standardization, insufficient transcriptional and proteomic validation, suboptimal stability and dermal bioavailability, and a lack of rigorously designed clinical trials. 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