Cosmetics and Foods

There is one report on the use of micro reactors for cosmetics [323] and none for foods. Of aU the topics mentioned, these have the smallest number of reports. 

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Docusate sodium is both a surface-active agent for use as a fecal softener, and a wetting agent in industrial, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food apphcations. 

Function Cosmetics and Food and food Lacquers and Metal Paints Paper Pharmaceuticals Plastics... 

Brummer, R. Rheology Essentials of Cosmetics and Food Emulsions ISBN 3-540-25553-2... 

Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C H A) has been widely used in pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic and food industry because of its bioactive and antioxidant properties [1]. Cu (II) ion is important nutrients found in many food and pharmaceutical products. Traces of transition metal ions like as Cu(II) ion also acts as catalyst in the oxidation... 

Curcumin (16) is a polyphenolic compound derived naturally from the plant Curcuma longa also known as turmeric (Haldi). It is the primary source of the distinctive bright yellow color of the spice commonly used in the preparation of curries. Originating in India, turmeric was probably cultivated initially as a dye, and later used in cosmetics and foods. It has... 

Sorbitol is a hexahydric alcohol that is isomeric with mannitol, and which has been described as a humectant, plasticizer, sweetening agent, and tablet and capsule diluent. It is used extensively in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and food industries, since it has a sweet taste and approximately 50-60% the sweetness of sucrose. 

Flavonoid glycosides and their esters are an important group of natural compounds isolated from plants. They are widely used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food preparations, and it is therefore not surprising that the search for new derivatives with improved antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, or-more sim-ply-with more suitable physico-chemical properties for specific applications (i.e., increased stability and/or solubility), has identified enzyme-catalyzed regioselective esterification as a particularly promising approach to the target molecules [21a],... 

Bixin is an oil soluble, highly stable coloring ingredient. The saponification of the methyl ester group to form the dicarboxylic acid yields the water-soluble form of bixin, sometimes called norbixin. Annatto colorants date back into antiquity. The colorant has been used for centuries in connection with various textiles, medicinals, cosmetics, and foods. Annatto colors have also been used to color cheese, butter, and other dairy products for over a century. See also Carotenoids. 

The so-called storage stability test is a standard test that is used across many different fields—e.g., the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries. The test is popular because it yields precise information about the long-term shelf life of emulsions. In this test, emulsions are stored under conditions that are applicable to those encountered in the actual production/consumption situation. It should be noted that the presented test protocol is time consuming and requires sampling over an extended period of time. In the... 

JM Irache, I Ezpeleta, FA Vega. HPLC determination of antioxidant synergists and ascorbic acid in some fatty pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food. Chromatographia 35 232-236,1993. 

Hinokitiol is a tropolone type natural compound isolated from the wood of Chymacyparis taiwanesis. The compound has been utilized as a natural antimicrobial agent in hair tonics, toothpastes, cosmetics and food supplements. Hinokitiol was evaluated on five different arachidonic acid metabolic pathways for the mechanism of action of anti-inflammatory effects. It has been found to be a potent inhibitor with IC50 values of 0.1 pM against platelet-type 12-LOX and 50 pM against leukocyte-type 12-LOX. It also inhibited soybean 5-LOX enzyme (IC50 = 17 pM). However, hinokitiol had almost no effects on COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes. Similar inhibition profiles were also observed on synthetic tropolone derivatives [168]. 

Liposomes have aroused interest in a great variety of areas from biochemistry and molecular biology to cosmetics and food technology. One of the most salient applications of liposomes has been promoted by their high similarity to natural cell membranes, for which they are extensively used as substitutes in medical and pharmaceutical research. Since their inception, liposomes have often been used as models for studying the nature of cell membranes, the structure and functions of which they can mimic quite closely. One example is the determination of membrane distribution coefficients of drugs with a view to estimate their ability to penetrate cells. Interactions between analytes and phospholipid membranes depend on the characteristics of both the analytes and the membrane. 

Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is an annual herbaceous plant from the mint family, Labiatae, and it is native to southern Mexico, northern Guatemala, and can be grown in South America and the Southwestern United States (52). This plant was used by the Aztec and other tribes of Central America as an important crop not only for food, but also for medicine and paint. Chia oil is a century-old ingredient that has been rediscovered today as a potential ingredient for cosmetic and food industries (52). Although chia has been cultivated for several centuries, presently it is cultivated only in some states in Mexico. The total area cultivated is less than 450 hectares per year. Trials to adopt this cultivar to other regions of America have been done with positive results (52). Chia seeds and oil are available on the American continent in health food stores. 

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