Potential Cosmetic Active Ingredients Derived from Marine By-Products

Abstract

The market demand for marine-based cosmetics has shown a tremendous growth rate in the last decade. Marine resources represent a promising source of novel bioactive compounds for new cosmetic ingredient development. However, concern about sustainability also becomes an issue that should be considered in developing cosmetic ingredients. The fisheries industry (e.g., fishing, farming, and processing) generates large amounts of leftovers containing valuable substances, which are potent sources of cosmeceutical ingredients. Several bioactive substances could be extracted from the marine by-product that can be utilized as a potent ingredient to develop cosmetics products. Those bioactive substances (e.g., collagen from fish waste and chitin from crustacean waste) could be utilized as anti-photoaging, anti-wrinkle, skin barrier, and hair care products. From this perspective, this review aims to approach the potential active ingredients derived from marine by-products for cosmetics and discuss the possible activity of those active ingredients in promoting human beauty. In addition, this review also covers the prospect and challenge of using marine by-products toward the emerging concept of sustainable blue cosmetics.

Bioactive Peptides from Skipjack Tuna Cardiac Arterial Bulbs (II): Protective Function on UVB-Irradiated HaCaT Cells through Antioxidant and Anti-Apoptotic Mechanisms

“…Recently, bioactive peptides were found in a variety of marine organisms, and many of them have exhibited great potential for adjuvant treatment and prevention of skin photoaging due to their outstanding antioxidant function and anti-apoptosis [ 10 , 15 , 16 ]. For example, gelatin hydrolysate (AMW 873 Da) from salmon skins could ameliorate UV-induced pathologic alteration of the surface structure and morphology of the skin through inhibiting the depletion of hydroxyproline, decreasing malonaldehyde (MDA) content, improving the levels of antioxidant enzymes and glutathione (GSH), and enhancing the immune regulatory system in photoaging skins [ 17 ].…”

The Influence of Gamma Radiation on Different Gelatin Nanofibers and Gelatins

“…The influence of gamma irradiation doses (10,20, and 25 kGy) on gelatin nanofibers fabricated from different-origin gelatins was evaluated compared to gelatins through microbial load measurements and spectral (EPR, ATR-FTIR) and light emission methods (chemiluminescence).…”

“…The development of new wound care biomaterials is relevant for the high incidence of skin injuries and hard-to-heal wounds with morbidity and mortality risks [1]. The polyamphiphilic properties of gelatin enable its structuring in versatile materials with advanced functionalities for food [2][3][4][5], cosmetic [6][7][8][9][10], pharmacy [11][12][13], and medical applications [14][15][16][17].…”

Marine Animal Co-Products—How Improving Their Use as Rich Sources of Health-Promoting Lipids Can Foster Sustainability

“…There are several compounds that are extracted from marine animal co-products with established demand for high-end uses in the pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industries. Collagen, gelatin and collagen derivatives [269,270], protein hydrolysates [269], chitin and chitosan [269][270][271][272][273][274], glycosaminoglycans [250,275], and hydroxyapatite [276,277], in particular, have a well-established importance in the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, and biomedicine industries (in addition to the aforementioned astaxanthin). The prospection of bioactive lipids and the investigation of the biological activities of lipid extracts from marine animal co-products have the potential to add to this list and to increase the value of these resources, expanding their applications for higher-end purposes.…”