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With the improvement of living standard, consumers have higher requirements on functions of cosmetics. Nanocarrier systems can offer remarkable features and have potential in targeted-oriented active molecule delivery. In order to improve the functions of cosmetics, nanocarrier system has been widely used in cosmetics. Nanoemulsions, liposomes and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) have attracted considerable attention as three main nanocarrier systems for cosmetics and personal care products. They have a lot of advantages such as improving stability, improving tissue macrophages distribution, increasing solubility, bioavailability, protection of actives from toxicity, enhancing pharmacological activity and intracellular uptake, targeted delivery and sustained delivery. In this paper, the definition, classification and micro-structure of these three carriers were reviewed. The applications of nanoemulsions, liposomes and NLCs in cosmetics were discussed. The beneficial aspects of nanoemulsions, liposomes and NLCs in cosmetics are very broad. They have very promising future for the delivery of cosmetic active components/ingredients and for the production of high-quality cosmetics.

Over the past couple of decades, the microbial cells-produced cellulose, termed as bacterial cellulose (BC) or bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), has received immense consideration for its applications in different fields. The unique morphological features, surface chemistry, mechanical strength, and inertness make BC an ideal biomaterial. BC, both alone and in the form of composites with other materials ranging from natural and synthetic polymers, nanomaterials, and clay materials, have found applications in different fields. This chapter provides an overview of applications of BC in the biomedical field, including as wound dressings, antimicrobials, drug delivery system, blood vessels, optics, and bone and cartilage implants. It further discusses its applications in food industry as packaging material as well as a dietary food, food additive, and stabilizer. The non-toxic, hydrophilic, high liquid absorbing capacity, and biocompatible nature enable BC to find applications in cosmetics industry.

This chapter will briefly introduce the molecular design, synthesis, structure and properties, characterisation method and applications of adaptive polymers. There are many smart and functional materials, and adaptive polymers are one such example. This book mainly focuses on adaptive polymers and textiles. First, some concepts will be suggested and definitions of adaptive polymers and textiles are reviewed. Following that, the characteristics, structures and potential applications of adaptive polymers will be summarised. Developing novel smart adaptive polymers and textiles are challenging, and some future trends are suggested at the end.

This chapter provides a comprehensive review on adaptive polymeric particles and their applications. The definition, classification, structure, theory and processing of fabrication, properties and applications are discussed in sequence. Adaptive polymeric particles exhibit a number of unique properties due to their special forms and large surface area. Adaptive polymeric particles are a type of particle which can express a sharp change within a narrow range of external stimuli, such as light, heat or temperature, pH or ion, electric field, chemicals and so on. Researchers have developed two types of fabrication methods: chemical and physical. The synthesis theories have been suggested as well. Stimuli-responsive polymer particles are very promising in the field of academic studies and applied research. Adaptive particles have a wide range of applications in various fields, such as drug delivery, chemical separation, use in biomaterials, textile finishing, self cleaning and so on.

Cosmetic and personal care products (anti-acne, anti-dandruff, anti-odorant, prickly heat talc, etc) use synthetic antimicrobials like Triclosan, Farnesol, Zinc Pyrithione etc or herbal extracts for the anti-microbial 'functional' benefit. The use of single anti-microbial agent would pave way for emergence of resistance in the cosmetically significant skin micro-organisms. To combat the development of resistance and deliver the anti-microbial benefit, a combination of synergistic antimicrobials can be used. The paper reports on the use of synergistic combination of selective synthetic and natural compounds to deliver the desired anti-microbial benefit in these products.