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Nanotechnology in Cosmeceuticals

Advances, Challenges and Future Perspectives

  • 1st Edition - October 30, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Chin Wei Lai, Paul Thomas
  • Language: English

Nanotechnology in Cosmeceuticals: Advances, Challenges and Future Perspectives explores the fundamental principles of nanotechnology in cosmetics required to understand chemis… Read more

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Nanotechnology in Cosmeceuticals: Advances, Challenges and Future Perspectives explores the fundamental principles of nanotechnology in cosmetics required to understand chemistry related formulation and the dermatological effects of these products. This book by provides an in-depth analysis of nanotechnology in cosmeceuticals, covering pharmaceutical, chemical, and toxicological aspects. The contents of this book are divided in seven parts. The first lays the foundations of cosmetics, and nanotechnology applications. The second part focuses no nano-metaloxides, including titanium, zinc, gold, silver and others. The third part covers carbon-based products in cosmeceuticals with chapters on graphene, nano-hydroxyapatite, and general carbon-based products. The next part focuses on nano-organics, nanocellulose and biodegradable materials. Part five is dedicated to formulations of liposomes, lipids in drug delivery. Part six covers recent trends, advances, applications and progress of nanotechnology and nano products in cosmeceuticals. The final part focuses on safety and toxicity aspects of nano-cosmeceuticals. Nanotechnology in Cosmeceuticals: Advances, Challenges and Future Perspectives is an ideal reference for pharmacologists, cosmetic scientists, and chemists in academic research and corporate settings looking into leveraging nanoscience to improve the performance of cosmetics. Dermatologists and food scientists may also benefit from the foundational content present in the first part of the book.

Key features

  • Covers the nanoscience, nanotechnology, and chemistry approaches in preparation, function, and interaction of cosmetic products with the skin
  • Includes examples of how nanostructures increase the efficacy of cosmetics products
  • Systematically describes the production procedures of oral care cosmetics and body cosmetics
  • Addresses issues of cosmetics' safety and environmental impact

Readership

Pharmacologists, and cosmetic scientists in academic research and corporate settings

Table of contents

Section 1: Introduction, Fundamentals and Overview of Cosmetics

1. Introduction and Outline of Cosmetics (Industry and Market)

2. Role of Nanotechnology in Cosmetics

3. Overview of Inorganic and Organic Nanoparticles in Cosmetic Applications

4. Antiaging Cosmeceutical Preparations

5. Use of Herbals in Cosmeceutical Preparations

Section 2: Significance and Role of Nano-metaloxides for the Cosmetics Applications

6. Prospective of Titanium Dioxide in Skin Care Creams and Lotions

7. Prospective of Zinc Oxide in Skincare Protection

8. Significance of Various Nanometal Oxides in Cosmetics Applications

9. Advances Of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles for Various Skincare/Cosmetics

Section 3: Influence Of Carbon-Based Products in Cosmeceuticals Applications

10. Graphene And Its Derivatives in Cosmetic Applications

11. Carbon Based Products in Cosmeceuticals Applications

12. Advances And Prospective of Nano-Hydroxyapatite in Oral Cosmetics

Sections 4: Overview Of Nano-Organics, Nanocellulose and Biodegradable Materials in Cosmeceuticals Products

13. Overview Of Nano-Organic in Cosmetics

14. Role And Prospective of Biodegradable Nanocomponents in Cosmeceuticals

15. Potential applications and prospects of nanocellulose in cosmetics

16. Microemulsions and Nano-emulsions for Cosmetic Applications

Section 5: Formulations of liposomes, lipids in drug delivery, capsules in cosmeceuticals and health care products

17. Overview of nano-formulations used in Cosmetics

18. Nanodrug delivery systems and applications in cosmetics

19. Nanoliposomes in skincare products

20. Nanostructures lipids in cosmetics and drug delivery

21. Prospectus and applications of nano-capsules in cosmeceuticals

22. Nanoparticles and technology in hair care products

23. Nanoparticles and technology in oral care products

24. Green nanotechnology in cosmeceuticals

Section 6: Recent trends, advances, application and progress of Nanotechnology and nano products in cosmeceuticals

25. Prospectus and applications of nanoemulsions in cosmeceuticals

26. Recent advances and progress of nanomaterials in cosmeceuticals

27. Application of micro and nano needles in cosmeceuticals

28. Prospects of nanotechnology in cosmeceuticals

29. Characterization/technological advances/scale-up infrastructure in nano-based cosmeceuticals

Section 7: Safety and Toxicity Concerns of Nano-cosmeceuticals

30. Health and Toxicity Associated with Nano-cosmeceuticals

31. Regulations in Cosmetics

32. Quality Control of Nano Cosmeceutical Products

33. How Safe is Cosmetics Ingredients?

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 4, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Chin Wei Lai

Chin Wei Lai is currently an Associate Professor in Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya, Malaysia. Lai’s main research interests are in the areas of chemically modified metal oxide photocatalysts, functionalized nanomaterials/ nanocomposite and carbon graphene materials, especially apply in environmental pollution management and solar energy technology. As a scholar and an indication of the global impact of research work, Lai’s works have been published in more than 230 refereed international top-tier journals with a Scopus h-index of 36, 75 book chapters. Lai served as section editor for a book entitled “Encyclopaedia of Energy Storage: Capacitors/ Supercapacitors 2022” (Elsevier ISBN: 978-0-12-819730-1). Through his work in the nanomaterials and catalysis field, Lai was awarded as IMechE Best Young Member Award 2022, JCI TOYM - Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians 2021 (Academic Leadership and Accomplishment), National Young Scientist Award 2019 by The Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC), MASS Young Researcher Award 2018 by Malaysian Solid State Science & Technology Society (MASS), a finalist of National Young Scientist Award 2018 by Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia (MOSTI) and University of Malaya Excellence Awards 2015 in the category of outstanding researcher - UM Young Researcher (Sciences Discipline). Lai’s scholastic achievement and thought leadership are recognized locally and internationally.

Affiliations and expertise
University of Malaya, Malaysia

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Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas is currently postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bergen in the department of Physics and Technology and NORCE Center, in Norway. HIs research interests include energy and environment, nanocoating, biofouling, energy storage applications, water treatment, dye sensitized solar cell, photocatalysts and sonocatalyst for water treatment, in- situ characterization for catalysis, nano-scale fabrication technology, biomaterials, waste to energy recovery, anticorrosion, and sensors, among others. He has published numerous articles and book chapters in prestigious journals and gained wide research attention from scientific communities.

Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Technology and NORCE Center, University of Bergen,, Norway

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