The Ocean is a continuous body of
saltwater that covers more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Despite the
fact that oceanic habitats exhibit chemical and physical properties that make
certain ocean zones suitable or unsuitable places for different species to
live, the chemical (salinity and
dissolved gases) and physical (temperature, density, buoyancy, waves, tides,
and currents) properties of ocean water are delicately intermingled which
produce one of the most self-sustaining life support systems on earth. This
unique characteristic has made the marine environment an untapped source of bioactive natural
products with unique structural and chemical features. Although many
marine-derived compounds have been explored for their potential in
pharmaceutical industry and some of which are already on the market, these
molecules are still underexplored for natural cosmetics when compared to
plant-derived compounds. However, recently many cosmetic firms have turned
their attention to the sea to obtain several kinds of marine-derived compounds
for cosmetic ingredients such as moisturizer, anti-ageing, photoprotection and
skin whitening agents. With more research on the small molecules, biopolymers
and enzymes from the marine environment, it is expected that the era of “blue
cosmetics” will be dominating this sector very soon.
Marine-derived compounds moisturizer anti-ageing photoprotection whitening agents anti-tyrosinase
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 1 Issue: 2 |
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