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Abstract

The interest in seaweeds for cosmetic, cosmeceutics, and nutricosmetics is increasing based on the demand for natural ingredients. Seaweeds offer advantages in relation to their renewable character, wide distribution, and the richness and versatility of their valuable bioactive compounds, which can be used as ingredients, as additives, and as active agents in the formulation of skin care products. Bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, polysaccharides, proteins, peptides, amino acids, lipids, vitamins, and minerals, are responsible for the biological properties associated with seaweeds. Seaweed fractions can also offer technical features, such as thickening, gelling, emulsifying, texturizing, or moistening to develop cohesive matrices. Furthermore, the possibility of valorizing industrial waste streams and algal blooms makes them an attractive, low cost, raw and renewable material. This review presents an updated summary of the activities of different seaweed compounds and fractions based on scientific and patent literature.

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Title
Applying Seaweed Compounds in Cosmetics, Cosmeceuticals and Nutricosmetics
Author
López-Hortas, Lucía 1 ; Flórez-Fernández, Noelia 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Torres, Maria D 1 ; Ferreira-Anta, Tania 1 ; Casas, María P 1 ; Balboa, Elena M 1 ; Falqué, Elena 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Domínguez, Herminia 1 

 Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CINBIO), Departamento de Enxeñería Química, Universidade de Vigo (Campus Ourense), Edificio Politécnico, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, Spain; [email protected] (L.L.-H.); [email protected] (N.F.-F.); [email protected] (M.D.T.); [email protected] (T.F.-A.); [email protected] (M.P.C.); [email protected] (E.M.B.) 
 Departamento de Química Analítica, Universidade de Vigo (Campus Ourense), Edificio Politécnico, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, Spain; [email protected] 
First page
552
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
16603397
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2584427347
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.