Dear Colleagues,

The cosmetic industry is one of the biggest industries in the world. Its steady growth is made possible by constant adaptation to consumers’ needs, as well as new market trends. Over the few last decades, consumers have become more aware of the importance of organic products developed under a sustainable economic model and reducing the use of synthetic ingredients. This requirement led to the industry-wide use of aromatic and medicinal plants as source of cosmetic ingredients.

Aromatic and medicinal plants (MAP) are considered an inexhaustible source of natural bioactive substances. These substances have different chemical structures and many biological properties, making them a highly popular resource within the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. The diversity of natural substances is the result of structural differences accumulated during the process of adapting/evolving to specific biological targets. Today, it is estimated that active substances of plant origin represent 25% of drugs on the market, with a total of 150 natural compounds from more than 90 species of plants.

Many phytochemical and pharmacological investigations proved that natural products have very good cosmetic properties and low mammalian toxicity. Moreover, the use of those natural compounds presents many benefits such as a pleasant aroma in perfumery, shine or conditioning effects in hair care products, and improving the elasticity of the skin.

This Special Issue calls for manuscripts related to cosmetic applications of natural products, which provide visibility to scientific investigations into the potential use of natural compounds as a main or secondary ingredient for cosmetic products. Those studies include, among others, pharmacological investigations, toxicological studies, phytochemical investigations with cosmetic application.

Dr. Noureddine El Aouad
Dr. Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida
Dr. João Miguel F. Rocha
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Cosmetics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• cosmetic industry
• plant-based bioactive compound
• aromatic plants
• cosmetic plants
• medicinal plants