Editorial : Cosmeceuticals from medicinal plants

dc.contributor.authorLall, Namrita
dc.contributor.authorMahommodally, Mohamad Fawzi
dc.contributor.authorEsposito, Debora
dc.contributor.authorSteenkamp, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorZengin, Gokhan
dc.contributor.authorSteyn, Aimee
dc.contributor.authorOosthuizen, Carel Basson
dc.contributor.emailnamrita.lall@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-07T07:39:38Z
dc.date.available2020-10-07T07:39:38Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-29
dc.description.abstractThe 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.departmentPharmacologyen_ZA
dc.description.departmentPlant Production and Soil Scienceen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.frontiersin.org/Pharmacologyen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLall 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.issn1663-9812 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3389/fphar.2020.01149
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/76375
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_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.subjectCosmeticsen_ZA
dc.subjectKosmeetikosen_ZA
dc.subjectComplexionen_ZA
dc.subjectFaceen_ZA
dc.titleEditorial : Cosmeceuticals from medicinal plantsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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