Coffee by-products in topical formulations: A review

ÉM dos Santos, LM de Macedo, LL Tundisi… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Coffee is of the most traded commodities in the world and its market has grown
regularly over the last 150 years. During production and processing of coffee beans many by …

Chlorogenic acids and caffeine from coffee by-products: A review on skincare applications

R Rodrigues, MBPP Oliveira, RC Alves - Cosmetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Upcycling is a modern trend in the cosmetic sector, focusing on by-products reuse and
waste reduction. Consumers are more aware of the origin of cosmetic products and their …

Lignin: a nature-inspired sun blocker for broad-spectrum sunscreens

Y Qian, X Qiu, S Zhu - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the evaluation of lignin for the development of high-performance broad-spectrum
sunscreens. Lignin is added into several commercial sunscreen products. Significant …

Nano-structured lignin as green antioxidant and UV shielding ingredient for sunscreen applications

D Piccinino, E Capecchi, E Tomaino, S Gabellone… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Green, biocompatible, and biodegradable antioxidants represent a milestone in cosmetic
and cosmeceutical applications. Lignin is the most abundant polyphenol in nature …

Fabrication of uniform lignin colloidal spheres for developing natural broad-spectrum sunscreens with high sun protection factor

Y Qian, X Zhong, Y Li, X Qiu - Industrial Crops and Products, 2017 - Elsevier
Lignin can protect plants from sunshine radiation, thus making its development as a natural
macromolecular sunscreen for human skin protection against UV radiation attractive. In this …

Feeding the skin: A new trend in food and cosmetics convergence

C Faria-Silva, A Ascenso, AM Costa, J Marto… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The convergence of food and cosmetics in the beauty industry is a major trend
in the recent years, gaining an enormous importance on consumer habits including the diet …

Spent coffee grounds characterization and reuse in composting and soil amendment

ASC Bomfim, DM De Oliveira, E Walling, A Babin… - Waste, 2022 - mdpi.com
As an everyday beverage, coffee is consumed worldwide, generating a high amount of
waste after brewing, which needs attention for its disposal. These residues are referred to as …

Plant‐based active photoprotectants for sunscreens

LC Cefali, JA Ataide, P Moriel… - … journal of cosmetic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Excessive exposure to the sun's radiation is the major exogenous mediator of skin damage,
which accelerates skin ageing and increases the risk of developing skin cancer …

Sunscreen performance of lignin from different technical resources and their general synergistic effect with synthetic sunscreens

Y Qian, X Qiu, S Zhu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2016 - ACS Publications
Five types of industrial lignin are blended with a pure cream and a commercial sunscreen
lotion. Lignin is found to significantly boost their sunscreen performance. Photostability of the …

Sustainability, natural and organic cosmetics: consumer, products, efficacy, toxicological and regulatory considerations

B Fonseca-Santos, MA Corrêa… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
The interest in sustainable products has increased along the years, since the choice of
products, packaging and production processes have a great impact on the environment …