“…Moreover, ethyl cinnamate is also often used in cosmetic products such as face creams, hair sprays, shampoos and toilet soaps (Belsito et al, 2007;Bhatia et al, 2007). Traditionally, ethyl cinnamate could be extracted from natural materials or synthesized by chemical methods (Nguyen & Weizman, 2007;Speed, McIntyre, & Thamattoor, 2004). However, these ways have many drawbacks such as low productivity and tedious purification steps (Martins et al, 2011), use of hazardous chemicals (Lv, Pan, & Li, 2007), and costly equipment (Yadav & Devendran, 2012).…”