Nadeeshani Dilhara Gamage Dehel Gamage, Dharmadasa Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage, Chandana Abeysinghe Don, Saman Wijesekara Rathnayaka Gamlathge, Prathapasinghe Gamika A, Someya Takao
Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Makandura, Gonawila 60170, Sri Lanka.
Industrial Technology Institute, 363 Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Mar 4;2022:9940548. doi: 10.1155/2022/9940548. eCollection 2022.
The global consumption of plant-based cosmetics has shown spectacular growth in recent years because of rising consumer awareness regarding the long-term health benefits of natural ingredients. As the global demand for herbal cosmetics increases, there are ample opportunities for Sri Lanka as a tropical Asian country to expand its productions and global exports along with its unique biodiversity and inherited traditional knowledge. Therefore, the present review attempts to give an overview of the widely used medicinal plants in the global herbal cosmetic industry and strengths, challenges, and possible solutions for the development of the herbal cosmetic industry of Sri Lanka. Information was collected using electronic search (using Pub Med, Science Direct, Web of Science, Google Scholar, TEEAL, and Scopus) for articles published in peer-reviewed journals, industrial reports, market surveys, and library search for local books on ethnobotany. Important plant-derived ingredients used in the global herbal cosmetic industry are essential oils, colorants, oils, fats, and waxes. The traditional usage of 108 medicinal plant species (belonging to 58 families) in cosmetic treatments was identified from the local books of Sri Lanka. Of these, 49 plant species were reported as new ingredients for the herbal cosmetic industry. However, the lack of ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological surveys to identify the cosmetic potential plants, insufficient or absence of continuous supply of raw materials for production in line with the existing demand, the lack of quality control of raw materials and finished cosmetic products, improper systematic cultivation systems for medicinal plants, poor postharvest practices, and the lack of innovations are major challenges encountered in Sri Lanka for the development of the herbal cosmetic industry. In conclusion, addressing these vital knowledge gaps is a timely requirement of the country for the sustainable development of the herbal cosmetic industry in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, assembling of the multidisciplinary cooperation of botanists, chemists, toxicologists, researchers, and biologists is crucial to analyze the interesting functional properties, efficacy, and effectiveness of documented medicinal plants with cosmetic potential.
近年来，由于消费者对天然成分长期健康益处的认识不断提高，全球植物基化妆品的消费量呈现出惊人的增长。随着全球对草本化妆品需求的增加，作为一个热带亚洲国家，斯里兰卡凭借其独特的生物多样性和传承的传统知识，有充足的机会扩大其生产和全球出口。因此，本综述试图概述全球草本化妆品行业中广泛使用的药用植物，以及斯里兰卡草本化妆品行业发展的优势、挑战和可能的解决方案。通过电子搜索（使用PubMed、Science Direct、Web of Science、Google Scholar、TEEAL和Scopus）收集发表在同行评审期刊上的文章、行业报告、市场调查，并通过图书馆搜索当地关于民族植物学的书籍来获取信息。全球草本化妆品行业中使用的重要植物衍生成分包括精油、色素、油脂和蜡。从斯里兰卡的当地书籍中确定了108种药用植物物种（属于58个科）在化妆品治疗中的传统用途。其中，49种植物物种被报告为草本化妆品行业的新成分。然而，缺乏民族植物学和民族药理学调查来确定具有化妆品潜力的植物，原材料的持续供应不足以满足现有需求或根本没有供应，原材料和成品化妆品缺乏质量控制，药用植物的系统种植体系不当，收获后处理不佳以及缺乏创新，这些都是斯里兰卡草本化妆品行业发展面临的主要挑战。总之，填补这些重要的知识空白是该国实现斯里兰卡草本化妆品行业可持续发展的及时需求。此外，植物学家、化学家、毒理学家、研究人员和生物学家的多学科合作对于分析具有化妆品潜力的已记录药用植物的有趣功能特性、功效和有效性至关重要。
