The alleged new elixir of youth? They
come from the sea and are used for the production of cosmetic products
"natural" only in name, but in reality very little to the environment. The
beauty secrets of the moment would result from the use of shells, fish
and fish eggs, shells, plants coast, sea mud, algae and minerals, which
are used for the construction of the formulations of creams
"miraculous."
Attention, therefore, the power of marketing related to beauty products. Compounds
in cosmetics with ingredients of marine origin may not be present
really effective ingredients, such as shark cartilage, which, in
addition to cosmetic properties, were attributed anti-cancer properties,
not related to a real beneficial effect, but to a ride billionaire businessman.
The
massive use of ingredients in cosmetics from the coasts and waters of
seas and oceans unfortunately risks jeopardizing their delicate
ecosystem. The
cosmetics industry, having identified this new direction for the
manufacture of its products, however, would not give it up, which is why
some of them have decided to turn to methods suitable for marine
ingredients they need.
According
to the study by Organic Monitor report, the cosmetics industry is more
careful they would be already turning to alternative producers of marine
ingredients, derived from farming systems and aquaculture. However,
it remains to understand if what has been obtained by such systems is
to be considered truly effective and does not give rise to cosmetic
products actually very little performance, but simply unable to attract
the public and easy to sell.
Due
to the growing demand from the cosmetics ingredients of marine origin, a
new focus on the supply of these resources has been raised worldwide,
so much so that on 21 November in Paris will be discussed at the Forum
for Sustainability
in Cosmetics, which will focus on the environmental implications of the
use of ingredients of marine origin and best practices implemented by
companies more careful.
Some
of them, for example, can make use of algae created in the laboratory,
as already occurred in the United States, a practice which allows to
avoid the removal of the same from the seabed, obtaining algae rich in
vitamins and minerals, suitable to be used by the cosmetics industry, which is hoped to embark on a path that is truly sustainable and environmentally friendly.