Marine cosmetics and the blue bioeconomy: From sourcing to success stories.

ABSTRACT: As the global population continues to grow, so does the demand for longer, healthier lives and environmentally responsible choices. Consumers are increasingly drawn to naturally sourced products with proven health and wellbeing benefits. The marine environment presents a promising yet underexplored resource for the cosmetics industry, offering bioactive compounds with the potential for safe and biocompatible ingredients. This manuscript provides a comprehensive overview of the potential of marine organisms for cosmetics production, highlighting marine-derived compounds and their applications in skin/hair/oral-care products, cosmeceuticals and more. It also lays down critical safety considerations and addresses the methodologies for sourcing marine compounds, including harvesting, the biore

SUBMITTER: Rotter A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11625311 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature