19.6.2 Substances of Plant-Based Cosmetics
and Cosmeceuticals
The most frequently used plants in cosmetic and cosmeceuticals are shown in
Table 19.2. There are some plant leaves especially for facial washes such as A.
indica, A. vera, M. oleifera, C. citrates, and Y. indica. C. citrates and P. amboinicus
leaves are used for facial milks. The leaves and fruit juices of these important plants
such as E. oleracea, C. sativus, M. citrifolia, A. indica, C. nucifera, T. indica, and
H. subdariffa L. are used to synthesis day and night skin lotions. To remove dead
skin cells, stimulate blood circulation and facial scrubs E. oleracea fruit granules
are used mainly and also for deep skin cleaning E. prostate, S. alata, and T. indica
essential components of leaf juices are used. M. pleifera and L. aestuans leaves
extracts contain active ingredients for treating eczema, chapped lips, insect bites,
and acne, also leaves extracts of T. serrulata are used for treating hair growth.
Particularly most of the above-mentioned plant extracts are used for skin care
creams, lotions, and scrubs. Oils extracted from leaves, fruits, and bark from these
plants B. excels (Brazil oil), C. nucifera (coconut oil), C. guianensis (karapa oil), M.
maripa (maripa oil), and C. guyanensis (hoped oil from bark) are used for treating
hair growth and hair care products. A. indica, B. pinnatum, and L. nepetifolia leaves
extracts are used eye masks, ointments, and treating eye bags and acne. Significant
unfinished products such as shea butter, grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, coconut oils are
used for preparing hair care, skin care, soaps, moisturizers and sunscreens, hair
conditioners, anti-wrinkle formulations, hair conditioners, ointments, baby oils,
skin inflammation, and juices extracted from A. indica and P. amboinicus are
commonly used for preparations of facial masks.
Some of the above indicated medicinal plants used for cosmetics and cosmeceuticals and their plants phytochemical composition are widely presented in
Table 19.3. Few of the plants are summarized below, for example,
Aloe vera (L) Burm.f.
This plant is mainly used in traditional medicinal treatment of microbial infections,
skin conditions, constipation, and diabetic mellitus (Manvitha and Bidya 2014;
Mahor and Ali 2016). This indicates that leaves of A. vera extracts contain significant therapeutic agents such as polymannans, lectins, anthraquinones, and
acetylated mannans (Hamman 2008; Moghaddasi and Verma 2011); that’s why the
leaf gels are included in soft drinks and dilatory additives for digestion (Eshun and
He 2004; Qadir 2009). It is moreover used in sunburns, ointments, shampoos,
conditioners, skin lotions, sunscreens, facial tissues, soaps, makeup, moisturizers,
and shaving creams which are used for the main applications for smoothening and
moisturizing effects of A. vera leaf gel (Eshun and He 2004; Hamman 2008;
Manvitha and Bidya 2014; Mahor and Ali 2016; Moghaddasi and Verma 2011;
Periasamy et al. 2014; Qadir 2009).
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and Cosmeceuticals
The most frequently used plants in cosmetic and cosmeceuticals are shown in
Table 19.2. There are some plant leaves especially for facial washes such as A.
indica, A. vera, M. oleifera, C. citrates, and Y. indica. C. citrates and P. amboinicus
leaves are used for facial milks. The leaves and fruit juices of these important plants
such as E. oleracea, C. sativus, M. citrifolia, A. indica, C. nucifera, T. indica, and
H. subdariffa L. are used to synthesis day and night skin lotions. To remove dead
skin cells, stimulate blood circulation and facial scrubs E. oleracea fruit granules
are used mainly and also for deep skin cleaning E. prostate, S. alata, and T. indica
essential components of leaf juices are used. M. pleifera and L. aestuans leaves
extracts contain active ingredients for treating eczema, chapped lips, insect bites,
and acne, also leaves extracts of T. serrulata are used for treating hair growth.
Particularly most of the above-mentioned plant extracts are used for skin care
creams, lotions, and scrubs. Oils extracted from leaves, fruits, and bark from these
plants B. excels (Brazil oil), C. nucifera (coconut oil), C. guianensis (karapa oil), M.
maripa (maripa oil), and C. guyanensis (hoped oil from bark) are used for treating
hair growth and hair care products. A. indica, B. pinnatum, and L. nepetifolia leaves
extracts are used eye masks, ointments, and treating eye bags and acne. Significant
unfinished products such as shea butter, grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, coconut oils are
used for preparing hair care, skin care, soaps, moisturizers and sunscreens, hair
conditioners, anti-wrinkle formulations, hair conditioners, ointments, baby oils,
skin inflammation, and juices extracted from A. indica and P. amboinicus are
commonly used for preparations of facial masks.
Some of the above indicated medicinal plants used for cosmetics and cosmeceuticals and their plants phytochemical composition are widely presented in
Table 19.3. Few of the plants are summarized below, for example,
Aloe vera (L) Burm.f.
This plant is mainly used in traditional medicinal treatment of microbial infections,
skin conditions, constipation, and diabetic mellitus (Manvitha and Bidya 2014;
Mahor and Ali 2016). This indicates that leaves of A. vera extracts contain significant therapeutic agents such as polymannans, lectins, anthraquinones, and
acetylated mannans (Hamman 2008; Moghaddasi and Verma 2011); that’s why the
leaf gels are included in soft drinks and dilatory additives for digestion (Eshun and
He 2004; Qadir 2009). It is moreover used in sunburns, ointments, shampoos,
conditioners, skin lotions, sunscreens, facial tissues, soaps, makeup, moisturizers,
and shaving creams which are used for the main applications for smoothening and
moisturizing effects of A. vera leaf gel (Eshun and He 2004; Hamman 2008;
Manvitha and Bidya 2014; Mahor and Ali 2016; Moghaddasi and Verma 2011;
Periasamy et al. 2014; Qadir 2009).
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