Advances in Chemistry of Cosmetics
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 2017
Special Issue Editor
Interests: natural product chemistry; melanogenesis; skin inflammation; anti-aging; hair growth
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Dear Colleagues,
The modern cosmetics industry is increasingly innovative and scientific, employing a variety of methodologies and technologies. With these scientific advancements, scientifically validated and eco-friendly cosmetic ingredients have become integral to maintaining healthy skin, scalp, hair, and nails. For this reason, natural products and their derivatives are an interesting and largely unexplored source of new functional ingredients. The global market demand for natural ingredients, such as plant extracts with skincare applications and other human health uses, is also increasing. In fact, many companies around the world are striving to develop inhibitors or activators associated with oxidation, melanogenesis, inflammation, hair growth, and obesity. Additionally, more mindful consumers who use such health products tend to carefully review the mechanisms of action of these inhibitors or activators.
This Special Issue on "Advances in the Chemistry of Cosmetics" serves as a platform not only for presenting novel data on natural products and compounds with human health benefits (acting either at the enzymatic or cellular level) through original papers and short communications but also for providing an overview of the current knowledge in this field through reviews.
Prof. Dr. Chang-Gu Hyun
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- melanocytes (melanogenesis)
- fibroblasts (anti-wrinkles)
- papilla (hair growth)
- keratinocytes (skin health)
- macrophages (inflammation)
- adipocytes (obesity)
- natural products
- organic synthesis
- enzyme inhibitors
- molecular docking
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