This paper examines some of the existing methods for colouring the hair and skin using natural material (such as henna) and proposes a parallel technology that exists in the dyeing of wool and fabrics to extend the colour range. Many of the listed plants and their derivatives are not found in Annex IV of the Cosmetic Directive and may not be used as colours, however, they do have other properti...

The cochineal, Dactylopius opuntiae, has recently become the main pest that damages prickly cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica, plants in Morocco. control methods which pesticides are used and applied weekly, have generated phytotoxicity, poisoning high residuality fresh nopal, also prevents its commercialization international markets constant risk to human animal health. Therefore, use of less aggre...

Antioxidant potential of the fungal dye, produced by a strain selected from the collection of Epicoccum nigrum bioresearch platform (acronym MIUG) was partially characterized in previous studies. However, the fungal dye antioxidant capacity compared with other potential colorant inhibitors of lipid peroxidation (e.g. cochineal dye) has not been fully elucidated, especially regarding its behavio...

Metabolomics, together with analytical methods and chemometric tools, point to new paths for selecting species that are resistant pests diseases. In this work, the forage palm species’ metabolomic profile was investigated, relation between chemical composition resistance Dactylopius opuntiae (carmine cochineal). The study performed in cladodes of different non-susceptible cultivars (Nopalea coc...