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Chapter 13 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in cosmetics

  • Emina Boškailo , Alema Dedić , Hurija Džudžević Čančar , Amra Alispahić and Kasapović Dejana
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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
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Abstract

In order to promote sustainability and environmentally friendly practices, the chapter delves into medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) extracts, their phytochemical, and their integration with novel technology aimed to promote applicability in cosmetic formulations. Huge progress is being made in replacing harnessing solvent with green substitutions, and increasing extraction process efficiency by manipulating parameters. Consequently, MAP extracts have complexed chemical profile and significant biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, etc. MAPs are accelerating the revolution as environmentally benign materials with prominent usage in cosmetic industry. This chapter also emphasizes the significance of MAP extracts collaboration with nanoparticles (1–100 nm) as creative solutions being developed to leverage delivery of active ingredients, causing site-specificity, enhancing biocompatibility, or the drug-loading capacity. Therefore, the combination of MAP-derived nanoliposomes, nanocarriers such as ultradeformable vesicles have significant impact in upgrading the skin penetration of drugs and efficacy of anti-ageing performances of some metabolites. Tocoferol in transfersome (<100 nm), has great properties with entrapment potentiality of up to 90%. Such potential gives formulations another dimension, representing them as an eco-friendly source of materials for cosmetics.

Abstract

In order to promote sustainability and environmentally friendly practices, the chapter delves into medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) extracts, their phytochemical, and their integration with novel technology aimed to promote applicability in cosmetic formulations. Huge progress is being made in replacing harnessing solvent with green substitutions, and increasing extraction process efficiency by manipulating parameters. Consequently, MAP extracts have complexed chemical profile and significant biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, etc. MAPs are accelerating the revolution as environmentally benign materials with prominent usage in cosmetic industry. This chapter also emphasizes the significance of MAP extracts collaboration with nanoparticles (1–100 nm) as creative solutions being developed to leverage delivery of active ingredients, causing site-specificity, enhancing biocompatibility, or the drug-loading capacity. Therefore, the combination of MAP-derived nanoliposomes, nanocarriers such as ultradeformable vesicles have significant impact in upgrading the skin penetration of drugs and efficacy of anti-ageing performances of some metabolites. Tocoferol in transfersome (<100 nm), has great properties with entrapment potentiality of up to 90%. Such potential gives formulations another dimension, representing them as an eco-friendly source of materials for cosmetics.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Part I: Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 The importance of medicinal and aromatic plants for living things 1
  5. Chapter 2 Methods of obtaining drugs from medicinal and aromatic plants 41
  6. Chapter 3 Challenges encountered in growing medicinal and aromatic plants 119
  7. Chapter 4 Medicinal and aromatic plants that are toxic 155
  8. Part II: Effect of stress factors on medicinal and aromatic plants
  9. Chapter 5 Impact of drought stress on the medicinal and aromatic plants’ biochemistry 197
  10. Chapter 6 Impact of salinity stress on medicinal and aromatic plant biotechnology 229
  11. Chapter 7 Impact of heavy metal on the medicinal and aromatic plants’ biochemistry 265
  12. Chapter 8 Metabolic and hormonal responses of medicinal and aromatic plants to abiotic stress 299
  13. Part III: Pharmaceutical use of medicinal plants
  14. Chapter 9 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in burn treatment 327
  15. Chapter 10 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in respiratory diseases 363
  16. Chapter 11 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antioxidant properties 385
  17. Chapter 12 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antibacterial properties 417
  18. Part IV: Uses of medicinal and aromatic plants in other areas
  19. Chapter 13 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in cosmetics 457
  20. Chapter 14 Edible medicinal and aromatic plants 491
  21. Chapter 15 The mysteries of Moroccan nature: aromatic plants and their therapeutic medicinal properties 513
  22. Chapter 16 The use of medicinal and aromatic plants in aromatherapy 547
  23. Chapter 17 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antioxidant properties 581
  24. Chapter 18 Medicinal and aromatic plants with anti-parasitic properties 611
  25. Chapter 19 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in personal care products 651
  26. Chapter 20 Genotoxic effects of medicinal and aromatic plants 681
  27. Chapter 21 Applicability of start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism markers in determining genetic diversity in medicinal and aromatic plants 707
  28. Index 743
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111469713-013

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Part I: Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 The importance of medicinal and aromatic plants for living things 1
  5. Chapter 2 Methods of obtaining drugs from medicinal and aromatic plants 41
  6. Chapter 3 Challenges encountered in growing medicinal and aromatic plants 119
  7. Chapter 4 Medicinal and aromatic plants that are toxic 155
  8. Part II: Effect of stress factors on medicinal and aromatic plants
  9. Chapter 5 Impact of drought stress on the medicinal and aromatic plants’ biochemistry 197
  10. Chapter 6 Impact of salinity stress on medicinal and aromatic plant biotechnology 229
  11. Chapter 7 Impact of heavy metal on the medicinal and aromatic plants’ biochemistry 265
  12. Chapter 8 Metabolic and hormonal responses of medicinal and aromatic plants to abiotic stress 299
  13. Part III: Pharmaceutical use of medicinal plants
  14. Chapter 9 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in burn treatment 327
  15. Chapter 10 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in respiratory diseases 363
  16. Chapter 11 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antioxidant properties 385
  17. Chapter 12 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antibacterial properties 417
  18. Part IV: Uses of medicinal and aromatic plants in other areas
  19. Chapter 13 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in cosmetics 457
  20. Chapter 14 Edible medicinal and aromatic plants 491
  21. Chapter 15 The mysteries of Moroccan nature: aromatic plants and their therapeutic medicinal properties 513
  22. Chapter 16 The use of medicinal and aromatic plants in aromatherapy 547
  23. Chapter 17 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antioxidant properties 581
  24. Chapter 18 Medicinal and aromatic plants with anti-parasitic properties 611
  25. Chapter 19 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in personal care products 651
  26. Chapter 20 Genotoxic effects of medicinal and aromatic plants 681
  27. Chapter 21 Applicability of start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism markers in determining genetic diversity in medicinal and aromatic plants 707
  28. Index 743
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