Microbial Biosurfactant as an Alternate to Chemical Surfactants for Application in Cosmetics Industries in Personal and Skin Care Products: A Critical Review.

Autor: Karnwal A; Department of Microbiology, School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India., Shrivastava S; Department of Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India., Al-Tawaha ARMS; Department of Biological sciences Al Hussein Bin Talal University Ma'an, P.O. Box 20, Jordan., Kumar G; Department of Microbiology, School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India., Singh R; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India., Kumar A; Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India., Mohan A; Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India., Yogita; Department of Microbiology, School of Bioengineering & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India., Malik T; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BioMed research international [Biomed Res Int] 2023 Apr 13; Vol. 2023, pp. 2375223. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 13 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1155/2023/2375223
Abstrakt: Cosmetics and personal care items are used worldwide and administered straight to the skin. The hazardous nature of the chemical surfactant utilized in the production of cosmetics has caused alarm on a global scale. Therefore, bacterial biosurfactants (BS) are becoming increasingly popular in industrial product production as a biocompatible, low-toxic alternative surfactant. Chemical surfactants can induce allergic responses and skin irritations; thus, they should be replaced with less harmful substances for skin health. The cosmetic industry seeks novel biological alternatives to replace chemical compounds and improve product qualities. Most of these chemicals have a biological origin and can be obtained from plant, bacterial, fungal, and algal sources. Various biological molecules have intriguing capabilities, such as biosurfactants, vitamins, antioxidants, pigments, enzymes, and peptides. These are safe, biodegradable, and environmentally friendly than chemical options. Plant-based biosurfactants, such as saponins, offer numerous advantages over synthetic surfactants, i.e., biodegradable, nontoxic, and environmentally friendly nature. Saponins are a promising source of natural biosurfactants for various industrial and academic applications. However, microbial glycolipids and lipopeptides have been used in biotechnology and cosmetics due to their multifunctional character, including detergency, emulsifying, foaming, and skin moisturizing capabilities. In addition, some of them have the potential to be used as antibacterial agents. In this review, we like to enlighten the application of microbial biosurfactants for replacing chemical surfactants in existing cosmetic and personal skincare pharmaceutical formulations due to their antibacterial, skin surface moisturizing, and low toxicity characteristics.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2023 Arun Karnwal et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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