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Peptides as Active Ingredients: A Challenge for Cosmeceutical Industry
Author(s) -
Ledwoń Patrycja,
Errante Fosca,
Papini Anna Maria,
Rovero Paolo,
Latajka Rafal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.202000833
Subject(s) - cosmeceutical , cosmeceuticals , cosmetics , active ingredient , biochemical engineering , chemistry , context (archaeology) , nanotechnology , business , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , engineering , medicine , organic chemistry , biology , materials science , paleontology
Cosmeceutical field, which merges cosmetics and pharmaceuticals , is nowadays a highly investigated research area, because a scientific demonstration of the claimed bioactivity of new cosmeceutical ingredients is increasingly requested. In fact, an aspect differentiating traditional cosmetics from cosmeceuticals is the identification and characterization of the active ingredients and demonstrating its efficacy in the claimed activity. An interesting group of bioactive cosmeceutical ingredients are peptides, which due to their particular properties, meets most of the requirements presented by the cosmeceutical industry when composing new formulas. In this context, beside bioactivity, two additional aspects have been recently considered, when dealing with peptides as cosmeceutical ingredients: bioavailability and stability. We describe herein novel methods applied in order to enhance peptides skin‐penetration and stability, reviewing both scientific articles and patents, issued in the cosmeceutical arena.