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Inside Out: The Nutricosmetics Boom

Top formats include ready-to-drink (RTD) products, such as teas, fruit juices and fortified waters, tablets, capsules, jellies and pills.

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Wellness and Nutricosmetics: Free Ebook

Perfectly timed for the new consumer focus on self care, we present our latest e-book, Wellness and Nutricosmetics, sponsored by Sabinsa. Register now to download the free interactive PDF.

Pomegranate concentrate Pomanox was found in several studies to be a beneficial nutricosmetic.

Euromed S.A. Finds Pomanox Nutricosmetic is Ripe with Skin Benefits

Euromed S.A.’s pomegranate-based nutricosmetic, Pomanox, was found in vitro to exhibit effects that could benefit skin; i.e., reducing hyperpigmentation and oxidative stress, promoting strength and improving dryness.

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Carotenoids as Nutricosmetics to Slow Aging – and Raman Spectroscopy to Validate Wellness Effects

This article describes the skin health benefits of carotenoids and their impact on perceived beauty. Raman spectroscopy also is proposed to non-invasively measure skin carotenoid levels, offering quantifiable metrics to engage wellness consumers.

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Upcycled Melon Holds Functional Food, Cosmetic 'Appeel'

Food waste has made its way into the cosmetic category, and for good reasons—the remnant seeds and peels offer bonus benefits.

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Anti-aging Ingestibles from Green Acre: Tomesoral and BlueGuard-Oral

Green Acre has developed two nutricosmetics to help with anti-aging—the tomato-based Tomesoral ingredient, and a super food blend to prevent blue light damage: BlueGuard-Oral.

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Carotenoids for Dietary Photoprotection

Sun exposure leads to the production of free radicals in skin and to damage to elastin and collagen, resulting in premature aging. Studies of consuming carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables have shown lower incidences of skin pathology. Carotenoids are among the most efficient natural scavengers of free radicals and may be used as oral sun protection, as is discussed here.

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Patent Pick: Plant Extracts Treat the Root Cause of Aging

'Rooted' in a new solution to extend cell longevity and delay aging are plant extracts including black cohosh, Valerian, ginkgo biloba, celery seed, white willow and passion flower, according to these inventors.

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UV Bye from Ceramiracle Protects Skin from Within

UV Bye is Ceramiracle’s latest product for UV protection and prevention. The supplement is formulated with polypodium, grape seed extract and “Red Orange Complex” to keep skin healthy and sun-ready.

Maca root extract contains high levels of flavonolignans and glucosinolates that have reported anti-proliferative activity against several cancers.

Nutraceuticals Benefit Hair Wellness and Growth

A recent review published in Nutrients explored nutraceuticals to benefit hair wellness and growth especially in the context of endocrine therapy-induced hair loss in breast cancer patients.

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Get Fresh with the Eucalyptus Oil Market

Fragrances and cosmetics are feeling funky fresh with the eucalyptus oil market as it is starting to boom all around the world. Eucalyptus oil has a variety of benefits and can be utilized as an ingredient for dietary supplements, capsules and more.

AstaReal presented natural astaxanthin at Vitafoods Europe 2022 for health supplements focused on plant-based and personalized nutrition.

AstaReal Delivers Natural Astaxanthin in Gummy Form

AstaReal presented natural astaxanthin at Vitafoods Europe 2022 for health supplements focused on plant-based and personalized nutrition.

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Topical and Dietary Paths Provide Synergistic Sun Protection

Lycored, a producer of natural carotenoids, released a study showing that dietary carotenoids may create a synergistic effect with sunscreens to better protect skin against UV damage.

Lipowheat, Holimel, Keranat and Dimpless are nutricosmetics that help hair, skin and body care.

Robertet Health & Beauty's 4 Actives Enhance Nutricosmetics

The four nutricosmetic ingredients support hair, skin and body care. They also can be formulated for topical applications.

Nutritional Supplements to Treat Skin and Hair Aging: A Review of Current Information

New research regarding the relationship between diet and skin and hair health has led to nutritional supplements developed for dermocosmetic and/or dermatological applications. However, obvious uncertainties exist in regard to the cosmetic capabilities of such preparations. This review provides an overview of existing data to examine the potential for nutritionals to treat skin and hair aging.

The study showed that 94% of acne patients had systemic omega-3 fatty acids well below (8-11%) the recommended levels.

Could Omega-3 Nutritionals Resolve the Acne Crisis?

Research presented during the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Spring Symposium identified that 100 patients diagnosed with acne had low systemic omega-3 fatty acid levels.

Macroalgae in Nutricosmetics

Ingested macroalgae and its extracts can provide antiaging benefits such as inhibition of matrix enzymes, glycation, inflammatory activity and elastin calcification. Here, the authors investigated macroalgal extracts on insulin levels of test subjects to determine whether they could control glucose levels.

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Carotenoids: In Skin’s Defense

Interest has grown in oxidation processes related to aging, especially since their intensity increases with age. As such, interest in carotenoids, some of the best-known natural antioxidants, has been renewed. This article reviews their benefits.