Zooceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from Animals
Many substances derived from animals are used as ingredients in the cosmetic industry and constitute a particular type of product: zooceuticals. The main ingredients used can come from insects, such as snail slime; land animals, such as lanolin; and marine animals, such as marine collagen. Today, th...
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| description | Many substances derived from animals are used as ingredients in the cosmetic industry and constitute a particular type of product: zooceuticals. The main ingredients used can come from insects, such as snail slime; land animals, such as lanolin; and marine animals, such as marine collagen. Today, they are used less than in the past for hygienic–sanitary, ethical, and ecological reasons. Moreover, some can give rise to irritative or allergic dermatitis. However, they still represent a fraction of the common ingredients in certain types of cosmetic products today. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-01ebeec6e217454f88c4f9a44b12be2e2023-11-23T19:23:04ZengMDPI AGCosmetics2079-92842022-01-01911310.3390/cosmetics9010013Zooceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from AnimalsLuigi Cristiano0Manuela Guagni1Research and Development Division, Prestige, 52024 Loro Ciuffenna, ItalyNew Line Academy, 50131 Firenze, ItalyMany substances derived from animals are used as ingredients in the cosmetic industry and constitute a particular type of product: zooceuticals. The main ingredients used can come from insects, such as snail slime; land animals, such as lanolin; and marine animals, such as marine collagen. Today, they are used less than in the past for hygienic–sanitary, ethical, and ecological reasons. Moreover, some can give rise to irritative or allergic dermatitis. However, they still represent a fraction of the common ingredients in certain types of cosmetic products today.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/9/1/13cosmeticscosmeceuticszooceuticalscosmetologycosmetological chemistrycosmetic ingredients |
| spellingShingle | Luigi Cristiano Manuela Guagni Zooceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from Animals Cosmetics cosmetics cosmeceutics zooceuticals cosmetology cosmetological chemistry cosmetic ingredients |
| title | Zooceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from Animals |
| title_full | Zooceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from Animals |
| title_fullStr | Zooceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from Animals |
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| title_short | Zooceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients Derived from Animals |
| title_sort | zooceuticals and cosmetic ingredients derived from animals |
| topic | cosmetics cosmeceutics zooceuticals cosmetology cosmetological chemistry cosmetic ingredients |
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