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Review
. 2019 Aug;9(4):267-278.
doi: 10.1007/s13659-019-0215-0. Epub 2019 Jun 18.

Eminence of Microbial Products in Cosmetic Industry

Prabhuddha L Gupta  1 , Mahendrapalsingh Rajput  1 , Tejas Oza  1 , Ujwalkumar Trivedi  1 , Gaurav Sanghvi  2
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Review

Eminence of Microbial Products in Cosmetic Industry

Prabhuddha L Gupta et al. Nat Prod Bioprospect. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Cosmetology is the developing branch of science, having direct impact on the society. The cosmetic sector is interested in finding novel biological alternatives which can enhance the product attributes as well as it can substitute chemical compounds. Many of the compounds are having biological origin and are acquire from bacteria, fungi, and algae. A range of biological compounds, like bio-surfactant, vitamins, antioxidants, pigments, enzymes, peptides have promising features and beneficial properties. Moreover, these products can be produced commercially with ease. The review will encompass the importance and use of microbial compounds for new cosmetic formulations as well as products associated with it.

Keywords: Biosurfactants; Cosmetics; Cyclodextrin; Emulsions; Formulations; Microbiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Main categories of cosmetics
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Key structures of various compounds derived from microbial, fungal and algal sources used in cosmetics industry
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