Extracts of plant and animal drugs in cosmetics products on the Croatian market.

master's thesis

• Title: Ekstrakti biljnih i životinjskih droga u kozmetičkim proizvodima na hrvatskom tržištu
• Author: Ljiljana Vučilovski
• Mentor: Marijana Zovko Končić (mentor)
• Committee member: Marijana Zovko Končić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dubravka Vitali Čepo (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasna Jablan (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; (Department of pharmacognosy); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016-07-06, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Pharmacy; Pharmacy

Abstract

Proizvodi koji se deklariraju kao „prirodna kozmetika“ sadrže veliki broj tvari prirodnog podrijetla zbog kompleksnosti namjene i oblikovanja istih. U radu je napravljen pregled biljnih sastojaka, životinjskih produkata i izoliranih prirodnih produkata u 27 kozmetičkih proizvoda s hrvatskog tržišta. Najzastupljeniji sastojci bili su oni dobiveni iz biljnih vrsta Olea europaea, Simmondsia chinennsis i Vitellaria paradoxa. Pregledom literature utvrđeno je da bi navedeni biljni sastojci mogli imati hidratizirajući i protuuplani učinak na kožu te bi mogli pridonijeli odražavanju kože u dobrome stanju što je jedna od glavnih namjena kozmetičkih proizvoda. Od sastojaka životinjskog porijekla najzastupljeniji je bio emulgator lanolin, te pčelinji proizvodi. Čisti prirodni produkti korišteni u ispitivanim proizvodima najčešće su se koristili za parfumiranje proizvoda. Među sastojcima koji bi mogli imati biološko djelovanje ističu se ekstrakti zelenog čaja (anti-age proizvodi) zbog svog djelovanja na smanjivanje bora. Rezultati ovog rada upućuju na to da sastojci prirodnog porijekla mogu imati važnu ulogu u učinkovitosti ispitivanih kozmetičkih proizvoda.

Abstract (english)

Products that are declared as "natural cosmetics" contain a large number of substances of natural origin. The paper presents an overview of herbal ingredients, animal products and isolated natural products in 27 cosmetic products sampled from the Croatian market. The most common ingredients were those derived from species Olea europaea, Simmondsia chinennsis and Vitellaria paradoxa. A review of the literature has shown that those herbal ingredients could have hydrating and anti-inflammatory effect on the skin and might thus contribute to maintaining the skin in good condition, which is one of the main purposes of cosmetic products. among the ingredients of animal origin most represented was emulsifier lanolin and beeswax products. Pure ingredients of natural origin used in the tested products are mostly used for perfuming purposes. Among the ingredients that could demonstrate biological activity the most notable example is green tea extract in anti-aging products, due to its anti-wrinkle effect. Results of this study suggest that the ingredients of natural origin can have an important role in the effectiveness of the examined cosmetic products.

• Keywords: kozmetički proizvodi; biljni sastojci; životinjski produkti; izolirani prirodni produkti
• Keywords (english): cosmetics products; herbal indiredients; animal products; islolated natural products
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:163:497966
• Study programme: Title: Farmacija; Study programme type: sveučilišni; Study level: integrirani preddiplomski i diplomski; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra farmacije (magistar/magistra farmacije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Restricted access
• Created on: 2016-12-06 14:23:08