New Insights on Unique Features and Role of Nanostructured Materials in Cosmetics

Abstract

The cosmetics industry has boomed in recent years as one of the markets that holds enormous growth potential. Among several industrial sectors, the cosmetics industry has considered nanotechnology-based principles and implemented in product management practices. Out of 1000 registered products available on the global market, up to 13% were referred to as products for cosmetic use. A large number of nanoscale materials with unique physicochemical properties are currently being used in the cosmetics formulations or recommended for future use as nano-systems or novel nanocarriers to encapsulate active ingredients for their efficient delivery through the skin barriers. These nano-systems have demonstrated potential in targeted-oriented drug delivery and offered remarkable features such as better stability, site-specificity, excellent encapsulation efficiency, prolonged action, enhanced skin penetration, and high drug-loading capability. Nevertheless, nanotoxicology research has raised concerns over the excessive use of nanomaterials/nanoparticles in cosmetics, as nanoparticles might enter the skin resulting in health problems. This review provides insights on the characteristic physicochemical features and the potential use of various nanostructured materials, including liposomes, noisome, nanoemulsions, nanoparticles, carbon nanomaterials (graphene, fullerenes), carbon nanotubes, dendrimers, and nanospheres in cosmeceuticals. Moreover, the regulatory aspects of nanomaterials in cosmetics, along with concluding remarks and outlook in this field, were also vetted.

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“…On the one hand, consumers are seeking personalized products respecting nature and obtained through smart technologies [2]. On the other hand, they are also reallocating their interests to high-performance products that could better fulfill their needs and priorities [3]. In this contest, beauty masks represent for the consumer the possibility to access a treatment with the same skin benefits obtainable from beauty center treatments.…”

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Nanosystems in Cosmetic Products: A Brief Overview of Functional, Market, Regulatory and Safety Concerns

“…Of the leading industrial sectors, the cosmetic sector was among the first to consider nanotechnology-based products, and it is currently a global leader in the incorporation of nanotechnologies in the development of new products [ 2 ]. In fact, a large number of nanosystems are commonly used in cosmetic formulations to encapsulate active ingredients [ 3 ]. The nanosystems employed in cosmetic products are made up of a variety of chemical compounds and compositions that are formulated in the nanometric range, and, owing to different supramolecular structures, include vesicular nanostructures (liposomes, niosomes), liquid nanoemulsions and nanoparticles [ 4 , 5 ].…”

Sponges and Their Symbionts as a Source of Valuable Compounds in Cosmeceutical Field

“…The success of cosmeceutical productions primarily depends on safety; low costs; and the ability to maintain the active ingredient, deliver it in a biologically active form, and exert a biological effect through known mechanisms [ 19 ]. To overcome these latter issues, particularly related to unsuitable chemical properties, some encapsulation and nano-formulation methods were developed to greatly improve drug delivery and effectiveness [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ].…”