Editorial : Cosmeceuticals from medicinal plants

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dc.contributor.author Lall, Namrita
dc.contributor.author Mahommodally, Mohamad Fawzi
dc.contributor.author Esposito, Debora
dc.contributor.author Steenkamp, Vanessa
dc.contributor.author Zengin, Gokhan
dc.contributor.author Steyn, Aimee
dc.contributor.author Oosthuizen, Carel Basson
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-07T07:39:38Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-07T07:39:38Z
dc.date.issued 2020-07-29
dc.description.abstract The use of the word cosmetics comes from kosmétikos, an Ancient Greek term. This word can be translated as “skilled in adornment,” with the variant kosmein meaning “arrange” or “adorn” and kosmos meaning “order”: Further interpretations include “to make for beauty,” especially of the complexion, or beautifying and “done or made for the sake of appearance,” or “correcting defects especially of the face,” primarily it is “decorative” or “ornamental” (Oumeish, 2001). The concept of beauty is one of the aspects of the Greek word komes, which means harmony, and was used to attain perfection. Gradually its meaning has changed until it became connected with the idea that was more closely related to the masking, concealing and camouflaging, as true beauty originates from the inner being and could not be created externally. Since primeval time, numerous civilisations have been subjected to the use of herbs as cosmetic applications. Even today, the demand and the utilization of phytocosmetics have increased in the personal care system (Mahomoodally and Ramjuttun, 2016). Research into the value and use of plant and mineral resources in cosmetics continued over the centuries evolving into what we consider to be cosmeceuticals. Interestingly, there is a great tendency of consumers to return to the use of herbs/herbal products for various applications to implement a more natural mode of life (Mahomoodally and Ramjuttun, 2016). en_ZA
dc.description.department Pharmacology en_ZA
dc.description.department Plant Production and Soil Science en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2020 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.frontiersin.org/Pharmacology en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Lall N, Mahomoodally MF, Esposito D, Steenkamp V, Zengin G, Steyn A and Oosthuizen CB (2020) Editorial: Cosmeceuticals From Medicinal Plants. Frontiers in Pharmacology 11:1149. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01149. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1663-9812 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.3389/fphar.2020.01149
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76375
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Frontiers Media en_ZA
dc.rights © 2020 Lall, Mahomoodally, Esposito, Steenkamp, Zengin, Steyn and Oosthuizen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). en_ZA
dc.subject Cosmetics en_ZA
dc.subject Kosmeetikos en_ZA
dc.subject Complexion en_ZA
dc.subject Face en_ZA
dc.title Editorial : Cosmeceuticals from medicinal plants en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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