A Review of the Application and Pharmacological Properties of α‐Bisabolol and α‐Bisabolol‐Rich Oils

Kamatou, Guy; Viljoen, Alvaro

doi:10.1007/s11746-009-1483-3

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“…Due to its pleasant sweet floral odour, it is used in fragrances and in personal care and cosmetic products. Bisabolol has anti-inflammatory, healing, soothing and antimicrobial properties and it is often a component in moisturizers, sun creams, face creams, cleansers and lipsticks [81].…”

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Essential Oils and Their Single Compounds in Cosmetics—A Critical Review

2018

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Essential oils are widely incorporated in cosmetic products, perfumes and related household products due to the variety of their properties but mainly due to their pleasant odour. The composition of these volatile natural complex mixtures may vary depending on the quality of plant material from which they were obtained and the extraction method by which they were derived. These factors are also important in ensuring the safe use of essential oils in personal care products. As they contain compounds with varied chemical structure and effects, skin sensitivity and irritations as well as other symptoms may arise after their application. Although essential oils are considered as safe and nontoxic when used at low concentrations, available scientific literature indicates that essential oils and their compounds may possess a strong allergy potential. This review focuses on side effects and allergy contact dermatitis caused by selected essential oils and their single compounds in cosmetic products, summarizing data from the most recent scientific literature.

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Essential Oils and Their Single Compounds in Cosmetics—A Critical Review

2018

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“…Thus, Yildirim Aleyrodidae). Likewise, Kamatou and Viljoen (2010) have reviewed several aromatic plants with a high content in this compound including Eremanthus erythropappus, Smyrniopsis aucheri and Salvia runcinata. In addition, a possible larvicidal activity of the essential oil of Plinia cerrocampanensis against the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (Dpitera: Culicidae) has been related to this compound since it is the major component of the oil (Vila et al, 2010).…”

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Antifeedant effects of common terpenes from Mediterranean aromatic plants on Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Elguea‐Culebras

Sánchez‐Vioque²,

Berruga

et al. 2017

J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr.

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Essential oil terpenes are secondary metabolites produced in different biological pathways as pollinator attraction signals, but also as defense mechanisms against insect pests, herbivores, microorganisms, competing plants, etc. In this context, we have evaluated a total of 24 terpenes commonly found in Mediterranean aromatic plants, including 8 monoterpene hydrocarbons, 9 oxygenated monoterpenes, 2 esterified monoterpenes, 3 sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and 2 oxygenated sesquiterpenes in order to determine their antifeedant effects on the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say), a major pest of potato crops. Terpene hydrocarbons showed low antifeedant activity, whereas the oxygenated sesquiterpene (-)-α-bisabolol with an inhibition activity of 96.3% was the most active, followed by carvacrol (90.9%), (+)-Terpinen-4-ol (87.1%) and thymol (81.5%). Other terpenes like (1S)-(-)-verbenone (72.9%), (+/-)-camphor (63.4%) and linalyl acetate (60.7%) showed moderate activity. Subsequently, terpenes showing antifeedant activity against this insect were also tested in allelopathic assays to determine potential damage to the crops. Results showed phytotoxic effects for (1S)-(-)-verbenone on Lactuca sativa germination, and for carvacrol on both the seed germination and the leaf and root growth of Lolium perenne. In conclusion, (-)-α-bisabolol is the best option to develop natural antifeedant formulations against L. decemlineata on the basis of its high antifeedant and low phytotoxic activities.

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“…The anti-oxidant activity of essential oils is another biological property of great interest because they may have various industrial applications (Aruoma, 1998;Kamatou and Viljoen, 2010;Maestri et al, 2006). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are the two major classes of free radicals which oxidize various biomolecules and in turn lead to cellular damages and being responsible for diverse diseases even though they have important role in host defence mechanisms (Miguel, 2010).…”

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Composition, antibacterial and anti-oxidant potentials of the essential oil of Hedychium matthewii

Thomas¹,

Mani

2017

Bangladesh J Pharmacol

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Essential oils are known for their medicinal value since time immemorial and continue to be of vital importance until the present day. The present study describes the composition, antibacterial and anti-oxidant potential of rhizome oil of Hedychium matthewii. Thirty-five constituents of the oil were identified to account for 82.7%, of which 85.7% was monoterpes and the rest were sesquiterpnes. Most of the major constituents were alcohols and linalool was the prominent one (45.7%). The antibacterial assay showed the bactericidal effect of the essential oil and the most susceptible organism was Streptococcus hemolyticus with a zone of inhibition of 33.8 ± 1.7 mm. The reducing power and nitric oxide scavenging activity of the essential oil was far exceeding the reference compound ascorbic acid and it could be the sign of the potential anti-oxidant power of the oil isolated. The present study also revealed the prospective of H. matthewii as a new natural source of linalool, which has medicinal and various industrial applications.

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A Review of the Application and Pharmacological Properties of α‐Bisabolol and α‐Bisabolol‐Rich Oils

Abstract: a-Bisabolol is a naturally occurring sesquiterpene alcohol which was first isolated from Matricaria chamomilla (Asteraceae) in the twentieth century and has since been identified in other aromatic plants such as Eremanthus erythropappus, Smyrniopsis aucheri and Vanillosmopsis species.

Cited by 295 publications

References 49 publications

Essential Oils and Their Single Compounds in Cosmetics—A Critical Review

Essential Oils and Their Single Compounds in Cosmetics—A Critical Review

Antifeedant effects of common terpenes from Mediterranean aromatic plants on Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Composition, antibacterial and anti-oxidant potentials of the essential oil of Hedychium matthewii

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