Exploring the Evolution and Popularity of Herbal Cosmeceuticals

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The term Cosmeceuticals was first used by Raymond Reed founding member of U.S Society of Cosmetics Chemist in 1961. He actually used the word to brief the active and science based cosmetics. The above term was further used by Dr Albert Kligman in the year 1984 to refer the substances that have both cosmetic and therapeutic benefits [1]. In the last few decades, there has been an exponential growth in the field of herbal cosmeceuticals which are gaining popularity in world market because of their skin friendliness, purity and less side effects. In India, cosmetic industry has a plethora of natural cosmetic brands as Himalaya, Biotique, Patanjali, Dabur, VLCC, Lotus etc. Herbal cream formulation is very popular and is said to have various beneficial …show more content…

Like cosmetics, these are subjected for their safety according to their existing rules of the different countries. Generally it is not mandatory for a manufacturer to claim that how bioactive ingredients penetrate the skin or that these ingredients cause drug-like or therapeutic effect [2]. There are a rising number of consumers concerned about ingredients such as synthetic chemicals, mineral oils who demand more natural products with traceable and more natural ingredients, free from harmful chemicals and with an emphasis on the properties of botanicals [3]. Research shows that the use of phyto stem cells technology can slow skin aging by defending against extrinsic stress, keeping skin looking youthful, longer.Phyto-Stem cells based cosmetics are particularly preferred since they are eco friendly and would not provide any side effects to the skin and the body. Plants extracts are used for new cosmetic products development. Phytostem cells products are the preparations, which represent cosmetic associated with active phytoconstituents thus help to reduce damage, irritation and ageing of the skin. 2. PLANT CELL CULTURE …show more content…

GENETIC OF HEALTHY SKIN Skin aging depends on various factors such as diet, lifestyle, heredity and personal habbit. It is a complex process involving all layers of the epidermis and dermis, comprising denaturing proteins and reduced functioning of regenerative stem cells. Stem cell location in the epidermis is divided into basal layer stem cells and interfollicular stem cells [6]. A decline in the function of epidermal stem cells has been observed in association with shortened telomeres, which reduced proliferative potential in response to UV exposure leading to premature skin aging and senescence [7]. A rejuvenating enzyme telomerase build telomere DNA and telomere DNA protect chromosome. Without telomerase present, the chromosome is shortened each time cell divides. Finally telomerase maintain telomere at the end of DNA thread. Telomerase is an enzyme consists of proteins and RNA sequence as a template for synthesizing telomere DNA. Telomeres shorten with each cell division and progressive telomere shortening ultimately results in cellular

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