EU RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY COSMETICS CHEMICALS IN PLANTS
February 1st, 2013
A EUROPEAN Union (EU)-funded research project called Agrocos has successfully isolated new chemicals from plants that can be used in the cosmetics sector, the European Commission has said. Noting “Agrocos looks set to make available commercially viable products for the agricultural and cosmetics industries”, the Commission said 11 compounds and 270 extracts have been recorded in databases. It explained: “In the cosmetics world, the substances will help protect against ultraviolet (UV) rays, delay ageing and prevent hyper-pigmentation, commonly known as age ...
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