Fungal-Based Cosmetics: Formulation and Usage, Gebunden

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This book promotes green fungus-based cosmetics that are beneficial for human health and disease and offer a real alternative to chemical cosmetics.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of various fungi that can be used to produce cosmetic products. The main topics covered are fungal / mushroom production, extraction of their medicinal products, formulation of cosmetics, and their usage. It highlights the beneficial functions of these cosmetics such as anti-ageing, antioxidant, anti-wrinkle effect, skin whitening, moisturising effect and anti-acne / dandruff effect. In addition to the various methods covered in each chapter, the book also contains an extensive bibliography listing the current literature in the field.

Therefore, it is a valuable resource for researchers and entrepreneurs in the cosmetics industry and postgraduate students in cosmetic science. The book also provides amateurs in the personal care industry with limited experience in the field with knowledge of various methods to produce safe and healthy cosmetics.