Research progress of Chinese herbal medicine raw materials in cosmetics.
- Author:
Yan-jun XIE
;
Wei-jun KONG
;
Mei-hua YANG
;
Shi-hai YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Biomedical Research;
trends;
Consumer Product Safety;
Cosmetics;
analysis;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
analysis;
Humans
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2015;40(20):3925-3931
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Advocating green, nature, environmental protection, safety and the pursuit of efficacy are the trends of cosmetics in the world. In recent years, more and more Chinese herbal extracts with mild, high safety and small irritation are applied to cosmetics as the natural additives. This has become a new hot spot. The recent application advances of Chinese medicine raw materials in cosmetics are overviewed according to their main functions. This review will provide useful references for the future development and application of Chinese medicinal herbs cosmetics.