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Marine cosmetics and the blue bioeconomy: From sourcing to success stories.

Ana Rotter, Despoina Varamogianni-Mamatsi, Alenka Zvonar Pobirk, Mirjam Gosenca Matjaž, Mercedes Cueto, Ana R Díaz-Marrero, Rósa Jónsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Teresa S Catalá, Giovanna Romano and 14 more

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Review in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Ethanolic Extract ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Microalgae: revolutionizing skin repair and enhancement.Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025
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  9. Advancing marine invertebrate cell line research: four key knowledge gaps.In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal · 2025
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  13. Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Ana RotterMarine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
Despoina Varamogianni-MamatsiInstitute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 71500 Heraklion, Greece.
Alenka Zvonar PobirkUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mirjam Gosenca MatjažUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mercedes CuetoInstituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología (IPNA-CSIC), 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
Ana R Díaz-MarreroInstituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología (IPNA-CSIC), 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
Rósa JónsdóttirMatis ohf., Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D, Vinlandsleid 12, 113 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Kolbrún SveinsdóttirMatis ohf., Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D, Vinlandsleid 12, 113 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Teresa S CataláGlobal Society Institute, Wälderhaus, am Inselpark 19, 21109 Hamburg, Germany.
Giovanna RomanoStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn - Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology Department, via Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy.
Bahar Aslanbay GulerFaculty of Engineering Department of Bioengineering, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey.
Eylem AtakMarine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
Maja Berden ZrimecAlgEn, Brniciceva 29, 1231 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Daniel BoschMarine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
Irem DenizFaculty of Engineering Department of Bioengineering, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa 45119, Turkey.
Susana P GaudêncioUCIBIO-Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, Blue Biotechnology and Biomedicine Lab, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal.
Ernesta Grigalionyte-BembičMarine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
Katja KlunMarine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
Luen ZidarMarine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
Anna Coll RiusDepartment of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 121, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Špela BaeblerDepartment of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 121, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Lada Lukić BilelaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 33-35, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Baruch RinkevichIsrael Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Institute of Oceanography, Tel Shikmona, Haifa 3102201, Israel.
Manolis MandalakisInstitute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 71500 Heraklion, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the global population continues to grow, so does the demand for longer, healthier lives and environmentally responsible choices. Consumers are increasingly drawn to naturally sourced products with proven health and wellbeing benefits. The marine environment presents a promising yet underexplored resource for the cosmetics industry, offering bioactive compounds with the potential for safe and biocompatible ingredients. This manuscript provides a comprehensive overview of the potential of marine organisms for cosmetics production, highlighting marine-derived compounds and their applications in skin/hair/oral-care products, cosmeceuticals and more. It also lays down critical safety considerations and addresses the methodologies for sourcing marine compounds, including harvesting, the biorefinery concept, use of systems biology for enhanced product development, and the relevant regulatory landscape. The review is enriched by three case studies: design of macroalgal skincare products in Iceland, establishment of a microalgal cosmetics spin-off in Italy, and the utilization of marine proteins for cosmeceutical applications.

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Aquatic scienceBiotechnologyEarth sciencesMarine biotechnologyMaterials science

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PMID39650733
PMCPMC11625311

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