Cosmetics/cosmeceuticals sector
The cosmeceuticals industry seeks ingredients with antioxidant, skin-lightening, anti-ageing, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities using, for example, bioactive peptides or collagen. A considerable amount of research has already been carried out pertaining to marine living organisms as a new source of natural bioactive ingredients, such as PUFAs, vitamins, peptides, marine collagen, sterols, oligosaccharides / polysaccharides and pigments. A great deal of work is still needed in order to bring this research to near market whilst highlighting the sustainable nature of the resources at the same time.
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