Bio-functional Cosmetics for Health

Dr Alexandros Tsoupras studied Chemistry-Biochemistry (BSc, MSc and PhD; Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece), with scholarships, where he also worked as a Postgraduate-Postdoctoral Research-Teaching Associate, and then at the "Albany Medical College" (NY, USA). Alexandros was also a Lecturer in Greek Colleges, a Public Servant-Scientist, and then a Post-Doctoral Research-Teaching Associate at the University of Limerick (Department of Biological Sciences), Ireland, where he was promoted as an Assistant Professor, while since 2023 he is an Assistant Professor at the Democritus University of Thrace (Department of Chemistry, Kavala, Greece). He studies the implications of thrombo-inflammation and oxidative stress in chronic diseases, as well as the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of several natural bioactives and/or synthetic compounds, as ingredients for functional foods, cosmetics and/or drugs with health promoting effects, with participations in more than 80 scientific publications (2500 references, h-index=24, Scopus), in Scientific Conferences and patents-inventionsDr. George Z. Kyzas is a Full Professor at the Department of Chemistry at the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh). He was born in Drama (Greece) and studied Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). He obtained his BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees from the same Department expertised in Chemical Technology. He is now working at the Department of Chemistry (DUTh, Kavala, Greece), being the Head of the Department (since 2019). He is also Director/Chair of the MSc in Cosmetic Chemistry (since 2021). His research interests include the synthesis and characterization of various (majorly adsorbent) materials (inorganic, aluminates, polymers, graphene, activated carbons, agro-food residues, nanomaterials, CNTs, etc.) for environmental applications (wastewater treatment). His scientific work has been published in more than 280 Papers in international journals with high impact factor (IF,ave 6.5), while he published 8 Books, 39 Chapters in scientific Books and holds 3 Patents. His name is included in the list of World Top 2% Scientists for consecutive years 2019-2022, which is compiled by the Stanford University (USA) based on standardized citation indicators.

• SECTION I: Exploring Bio-Functional Cosmetics and Health Properties 1. Defining and Classifying - From Bioactive Ingredients to Health Promoting Attributes 2. Current Rules and Regulations 3. Exploring Marketability 4. Exploring Safety Issues SECTION II: Health Benefits of Bioactive Ingredients from Sustainable Plant-Based Sources and Their By-Products 5. Medicinal Plants 6. Aromatic Plants and Herbs 7. Herbal Tea, Cacao and Coffee and Bio-Waste Usage 8. Spices 9. Marine and Freshwater Plants 10. Vegetables and Vegetable Bio-Waste 11. Fruits and Fruit By-Products 12. Plant Derived Fermented Beverages (Wine, Beer, Cider) and Their By-Products 13. Nuts 14. Plant Oil and Plant Oil Bio-Waste 15. Cereals SECTION III: Sustainable Bioactive Ingredients from Microorganisms 16. Healthy Benefits of Bacteria 17. Fungi 18. Protozoans 19. Marine Microorganisms SECTION IV: Health Benefits of Bioactive Ingredients from Sustainable Animal-Based Sources 20. Mollusks 21. Crustaceans and Shellfish 22. Fish and Fish Bio-Wastes 23. Insects 24. Dairy and Dairy By-Products SECTION V: Sustainable Inorganic Bioactive Ingredients from Natural Resources 25. Natural Minerals and Metal-Ions 26. Exploring Natural Carbon in Bio-Functional Cosmetics SECTION VI: Natural Bioactives for Environmental-Friendly Cosmetic and Nutricosmetic Packaging 27. Utilization of Biodegradable and Environmental Friendly Natural Bioactives for Cosmetic and Nutricosmetic Packaging SECTION VII: Epilogue 28. Growth, Evolution, R&D Trends and Future Perspectives 29. Summary SECTION VIII: Index