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Cosmetics, Volume 10, Issue 1

February 2023 - 37 articles

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Cover Story: Helichrysum italicum essential oil (H. italicum EO) is recognized for its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and wound-healing properties. A thermal-water-based gel formulation comprising H. italicum EO loaded in chitosan nanoparticles (NPs) was developed for dermatological applications. The gel demonstrates favorable organoleptic and physicochemical properties and remained stable under accelerated test conditions. Our study also shows that the properties of the developed thermal-water-based gel formulation with H. italicum EO-loaded chitosan NPs can improve skin hydration and maintain healthy skin conditions, demonstrating its putative role for distinct dermatological applications. View this paper

Articles (37)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,264 Views
10 Pages

Post-Instrumentation Dentinal Microcracks Induced by Two NiTi Rotary Systems with Increased Super Elasticity and Shape Memory: A MicroCT Comparative and Methodological Ex Vivo Study

  • Firas Elmsmari,
  • João Nuno Prina,
  • Maria de las Nieves Perez Morales,
  • Juan Gonzalo Olivieri,
  • Fernando Durán-Sindreu,
  • José Antonio González Sánchez and
  • Kelvin I. Afrashtehfar

20 February 2023

This study aimed to determine the incidence of dentinal microcracks after instrumenting the root canals of maxillary premolars using two novel rotary instrumentation systems. Micro-computed tomography (microCT) scans and images generated by sectionin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,082 Views
18 Pages

16 February 2023

The aim of this study was to develop a topically applied formulation with the potential to alleviate arthritis ailments. A combination of two active ingredients, icariin from Epimedium L. (Species: Epimedium Koreanum) extract as a potential prom...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,737 Views
17 Pages

Exploring Olive Pomace for Skincare Applications: A Review

  • Raquel Rodrigues,
  • Rita C. Alves and
  • Maria Beatriz P. P. Oliveira

16 February 2023

The cosmetic industry is continuously searching for new active ingredients in an effort to attend to consumer demands which, in recent years, are focused on more natural and environmentally friendly products, obtained from sustainable resources. Neve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,997 Views
11 Pages

16 February 2023

One of the most important characteristics of aging skin is dehydration, which is why the use of moisturizing products is very important, especially with increasing age. Thus, the user’s experience when using a product is interesting for the com...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
8,701 Views
13 Pages

The Pandemic and Your Skin—Direct and Indirect Impact of COVID-19

  • Mohammad Imran,
  • Xuping Jin,
  • Masood Ali,
  • Pronalis Tapfumaneyi,
  • Pauline Lelasseur,
  • Laure Carlo,
  • Axelle Jude,
  • Alice Le Bourg,
  • Bhavesh Panchal and
  • Arianna Dick
  • + 3 authors

15 February 2023

Apart from well-known respiratory symptoms, less frequent symptoms also appear as a direct result of COVID-19 infection, or as indirect effects of the recommended quarantine and related lifestyle changes. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on human...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,134 Views
11 Pages

Skin Capacitive Image Stitching and Occlusion Measurements

  • Lorelai I. Ciortea,
  • Daqing Chen and
  • Perry Xiao

15 February 2023

The aim of this study is to develop new analysis techniques for skin capacitive image stitching and occlusion measurements. Through image stitching, small skin capacitive images can be stitched into large skin capacitive images and, therefore, provid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,454 Views
14 Pages

14 February 2023

Skin rejuvenation procedures such as microneedling and laser resurfacing have gained global popularity in medical cosmetology, leading to acute skin wounds with persistent pain, erythema, and edema. A variety of dressings have been explored to repair...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,105 Views
11 Pages

Anti-Melanogenic and Anti-Oxidative Effects of Nostoc verrucosum (ashitsuki) Extracts

  • Kazuomi Sato,
  • Yosuke Hiraga,
  • Yuji Yamaguchi,
  • Setsuko Sakaki and
  • Hiroyuki Takenaka

9 February 2023

Nostoc verrucosum, an edible microalgal species, forms colonies in streams. Here, we investigated the antimelanogenic and anti-oxidative effects of N. verrucosum extracts. We collected N. verrucosum from Toyama Prefecture, Japan, and successfully cul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,148 Views
9 Pages

Revealing the Protective Effect of Topically Applied Cymbopogon citratus Essential Oil in Human Skin through A Contact Model

  • Sérgio Faloni de Andrade,
  • Clemente Rocha,
  • Eucinário José Pinheiro,
  • Catarina Pereira-Leite,
  • Maria do Céu Costa and
  • Luis Monteiro Rodrigues

8 February 2023

Preparations of the Cymbopogon citratus leaves are used in folk medicine for the treatment of inflammatory processes. The present study investigated the proposed anti-inflammatory properties of C. citratus essential oil (EOCC) in human skin in vivo u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,153 Views
22 Pages

Plants of Commercial Importance in Lesotho: Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Insights

  • Lerato Esther Seleteng-Kose,
  • Puseletso Likoetla and
  • Lisebo Motjotji

2 February 2023

Several plants have been processed in Lesotho to manufacture various commercial prodcts, ranging from cosmetics and beverages (juice, tea) to traditional herbal mixtures and crafts. Even though plants of commercial importance have been documented in...

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