Biotechnology Impacting Cosmetic Science Your skin is your largest organ and also the thinnest.

Worse yet, your skin is highly permeable. Just about anything you put on your skin will end up in your blood stream. Which is why Im so fond of saying dont put anything on your body that you wouldnt eat if you had to?? Did you know? 99% of our cosmetic products contain one or more ingredients that have never been evaluated for safety. Respected Judges, teachers and my dear friends. In the next 3 minutes it shall be our endeavor to present before you the impact of biotechnology on Cosmetic science.

Biotechnology is bringing unprecedented advances to most application sectors in the industries. It encompasses diverse processes such as genetic and enzymic transformations, genomics, proteomics, bioprocess integration, combinatorial chemistry, and chiral technology, which facilitate the production of various compounds.
Various biotechnology companiessuch as those that are investigating methods to boost DNA repairhave licensed some of their molecules to the cosmetic industry, or have even entered the market with a proprietary line of beauty products themselves .

We are fortunate today for having our ARTIFICIAL COSMETIC WORLD enhanced with - naturally derived ingredients, genetic profiling for individual skin-care , stemcell-based products and therapies to regenerate ageing tissues. Today there is an evident shift in the use of ingredients towards more biologically derived products such as extracts from fish, seaweeds, fruit acids or derivatives from the noix de Grenoble walnut tree , derivative products from beer yeast or the Halomonas elongata bacteria from the salt lakes of Egypt.

As a consequence of this increasing application of science to beauty; the laboratories of major cosmetic companies perform cutting-edge research in areas such as matrix biology, antioxidants and ageing processes..

Use of biotechnology is also being applied in the cosmetics industry

Snail cream (sounds EEKY!but) Works wonder on the smallest and largest of skin blemishes. The serum secreted by snail seeps into the skin rejuvenates damaged cells and reawakens damaged areas. Researchers have discovered how coral produces natural sunscreen compounds to protect itself from damaging UV rays, leading scientists to believe these compounds could form the basis of a new type of sunscreen for humans. In the field of dentistry too, biotechnology plays a significant role. TheDNA technology has been used successfully to genetically modify Streptococcus mutans to

produce a bacterial strain which can prevent tooth decay mainly caused by acid production by these bacteria Friends - as we know every rose has its thorns. Biotechnology too has its flaws. Until now, the cosmetic product Botoxhad been considered safe, in large part because it was assumed that the toxin remained confined to the injection site. However research has revealed the ability of the toxin to travel along nerve cells while remaining active and cause cancer. In the end we conclude by saying : Bio products represent a guarantee of respecting a person and his environment .

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