Description
Specialized Plant Metabolites as Cosmeceuticals presents a comprehensive guide to traditional medicinal plants that are used in the field of cosmetics. Chapters cover geographical distribution, extraction of key components from each plant, traditional uses, pharmacognostic characteristics, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and future prospects. This book will be a valuable asset for researchers and graduate students of chemistry, botany, biotechnology, microbiology, cosmetology and the pharmaceutical sciences. As medicinal plants are a rich source of a variety of bioactive secondary metabolites, their wide range of pharmacological applications as antibiotics, antifungals, anticancer agents, and antimicrobial and antiviral applications provide new and exciting avenues.In addition, they have great implications for the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and personal care product industries. Secondary metabolites also ecofriendly, cost effective, biocompatible and cause less side effects as compare to synthetic compounds.- Highlights comprehensive information on major classes of plant secondary metabolites with potent cosmeceutical applications- Provides details on the encapsulation of secondary metabolites for the betterment of cosmeceutical products- Covers toxicity of secondary metabolite based cosmeceuticals
Table of Contents
1. Specialized Plant Metabolites in Cosmeceuticals2. Cosmeceutical Applications of Terpenes and Terpenoids3. Flavonoids: A key Component of Cosmeceuticals4. Cosmeceutical Applications of Alkaloids5. Hydroxybenzoic Acids in Cosmeceuticals6. Hydroxycinnamic Acids in Cosmeceuticals7. Use of Stillbenes in Cosmeceuticals8. Lignins in Cosmetic Industry9. Saponins: A Natural Raw Material for Cosmeceuticals10. Essential Oils: An Essential Component of Cosmetic Industry11. Application of Natural Oil and Fat in Cosmetic Industry12. Resin and Oleoresins in Cosmeceuticals13. Allergic Reactions from Essential Oils and other Specialized Plant Metabolites14. Encapsulation of Specialized Plant Metabolites for the Consistent and Persistent Cosmeceuticals Christie
