There are concerns about potentially harmful chemicals in cosmetics. EU-funded researchers are developing innovative cosmeceutical products using European natural resources and environmentally friendly technologies.
Under the aegis of the four-year NATPROTEC (Integrated technologies for the discovery and development of cosmeceutical agents from plant biodiversity) project, scientists are investigating the potential of natural products originating from Alpine and Mediterranean biodiversity to be used in novel cosmeuceutical products. The global cosmeceutical market is estimated to worth several billions of euros and is expected to rapidly grow due to increasing global longevity.
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Development of cosmeceutical products based on natural products