Sustainable Sources from Aquatic Organisms for Cosmeceuticals Ingredients

Long life expectancy of populations in the developing world together with some cultural and social issues has driven need to pay special attention health physical appearance. Cosmeceuticals are gaining interest cosmetic industry as their uses fulfills a double purpose: requirements (clean, perfume, protect, change appearance external parts body or keeping them good condition) particular bioactivity function. The cosmetics industry, producing both cosmeceuticals, is currently facing numerous challenges satisfy different attitudes consumers (vegetarianism, veganism, religious concerns, safety reasons, eco-friendly process, etc.). A growing trend market products low environmental impact. Marine origin ingredients increasingly being incorporated into cosmeceutical preparations because they able address several consumer also due wide range bioactivities present (antioxidant, whitening, anti-aging, Many companies claim “Marine” distinctive marketing signal; however, only few indicate whether use sustainable ingredient sources. Sustainable marine might be obtained using wild biomass through extractive fishing activity; by adopting valorization strategies including fish discards by-products; sustainably farming culturing organisms.