Nowadays ethical, responsible, and sustainable ingredient sourcing takes many forms: biotechnology, green chemistry, upcycling, local sourcing, efficient production, clean fractionation tech, and more. Topical formulations used in cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry already contain components of natural origin such as plant-based oils, extracts from fruits, vegetables, and herbs, natural preservatives such as plant extracts, biodegradable exfoliants, and fermented ingredients. However, in recent years, there has been a new trend to obtain active components from food industry wastes due to the recommendation of the circular economy implementation, an approach to economic growth that is in line with sustainable environmental and economic development. A large number of food industry wastes are being recovered as added-value products by more sustainable and innovative extraction processes to be incorporated into cosmetic and pharmaceutical products amongst others.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions that improve our understanding using raw materials of natural origin, including those obtained from food industry waste, to obtain various topical formulations, such as: hydrogels, polymeric composites, bigels, oleogels, emulsions (nano-, micro-, macro-) intended for skin regeneration.

Potential areas of interest may include, but are not limited to:
● Upcycling
● Bio-materials
● Hydrogels
● Polymeric composites
● Bigels
● Oleogels
● Emulsions (nano-, micro- and macro-)
● Sustainable ingredient sourcing
● Food industry wastes as a source of active ingredients
● Circular economy
● Skin regeneration

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Keywords: bio-components, food industry wastes, formulations, in vitro tests, biocompatibility