Marine cosmetics and the blue bioeconomy: From sourcing to success stories

Ana Rotter; Despoina Varamogianni-Mamatsi; Alenka Zvonar Pobirk; Mirjam Gosenca Matjaž; Mercedes Cueto; Ana R. Díaz-Marrero; Rósa Jónsdóttir; Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir; Teresa S. Catalá; Giovanna Romano; Bahar Aslanbay Guler; Eylem Atak; Maja Berden Zrimec; Daniel Bosch; Irem Deniz; Susana P. Gaudêncio; Ernesta Grigalionyte-Bembič; Katja Klun; Luen Zidar; Anna Coll Rius; Špela Baebler; Lada Lukić Bilela; Baruch Rinkevich; Manolis Mandalakis

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.111339

Marine cosmetics and the blue bioeconomy: From sourcing to success stories

Ana Rotter, Despoina Varamogianni-Mamatsi, Alenka Zvonar Pobirk, Mirjam Gosenca Matjaž, Mercedes Cueto, Ana R. Díaz-Marrero, Rósa Jónsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Teresa S. Catalá, Giovanna Romano, Bahar Aslanbay Guler, Eylem Atak, Maja Berden Zrimec, Daniel Bosch, Irem Deniz, Susana P. Gaudêncio, Ernesta Grigalionyte-Bembič, Katja Klun, Luen Zidar, Anna Coll RiusŠpela Baebler, Lada Lukić Bilela, Baruch Rinkevich, Manolis Mandalakis

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Abstract

As the global population continues to grow, so does the demand for longer, healthier lives and environmentally responsible choices. Consumers are increasingly drawn to naturally sourced products with proven health and wellbeing benefits. The marine environment presents a promising yet underexplored resource for the cosmetics industry, offering bioactive compounds with the potential for safe and biocompatible ingredients. This manuscript provides a comprehensive overview of the potential of marine organisms for cosmetics production, highlighting marine-derived compounds and their applications in skin/hair/oral-care products, cosmeceuticals and more. It also lays down critical safety considerations and addresses the methodologies for sourcing marine compounds, including harvesting, the biorefinery concept, use of systems biology for enhanced product development, and the relevant regulatory landscape. The review is enriched by three case studies: design of macroalgal skincare products in Iceland, establishment of a microalgal cosmetics spin-off in Italy, and the utilization of marine proteins for cosmeceutical applications.

Original language	English
Article number	111339
Journal	iScience
Volume	27
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.111339
State	Published - 20 Dec 2024
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Aquatic science
Biotechnology
Earth sciences
Marine biotechnology
Materials science

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Rotter, A., Varamogianni-Mamatsi, D., Zvonar Pobirk, A., Gosenca Matjaž, M., Cueto, M., Díaz-Marrero, A. R., Jónsdóttir, R., Sveinsdóttir, K., Catalá, T. S., Romano, G., Aslanbay Guler, B., Atak, E., Berden Zrimec, M., Bosch, D., Deniz, I., Gaudêncio, S. P., Grigalionyte-Bembič, E., Klun, K., Zidar, L., ... Mandalakis, M. (2024). Marine cosmetics and the blue bioeconomy: From sourcing to success stories. iScience, 27(12), Article 111339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.111339

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Marine cosmetics and the blue bioeconomy: From sourcing to success stories

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