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Utilization of Consumer Nanoproducts for Cosmetics and Their Impacts

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Nanoproducts have gained the utmost attention all over the world fundamentally due to their high surface to mass ratio, high reactivity, and enriched applications of use. The nanoscale versions of ingredients used by the cosmetic industry for lip, skin, nail, and hair care provide enhanced color and finish quality, better UV protection, site-specific targeting, longer-lasting effects, deeper skin penetration, transparency, solubility, etc., with high benefit to cost ratio. Products like UV filters in sunscreens and moisturizers are expected to have high Sun Protection Factor (SPF) and their quality can be restored with the use of nanoparticles of ZnO, TiO2, etc., which reflect and absorb UV rays. Buckminsterfullerene (C60) has the property to act as a scavenger for free radicals so it is used in facial creams. This chapter mainly focuses on the application, benefits of nanoparticles in the cosmetic industry, and their effect on human health and the environment.

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    Shashi Chawla, Divyanshi Thakkar & Prateek Rai

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Chawla, S., Thakkar, D., Rai, P. (2022). Utilization of Consumer Nanoproducts for Cosmetics and Their Impacts. In: Handbook of Consumer Nanoproducts. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8698-6_101

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