WU Ruiqi, DOU Bo, MA Xiaolai, DUAN Xiaoqun
Bulletin of Fermentation Science and Technology.
2025, 54(3):
142-146.
In recent years, consumers have shown increasing attention to health, hygiene, and environmental protection, along with a growing focus on skin care. Plant extracts, containing extremely diverse active substances, demonstrate broad application prospects in the cosmetics industry. Additionally, fermentation technology based on microbial metabolism enables the conversion of plant raw materials into high-value-added functional components, opening up a new pathway for exploring novel raw materials in cosmetics. This paper summarizes the current application status of biological fermentation technology in cosmetics, introduces the basic principles, methods, and commonly used strains of plant fermentation technology, and highlights its main efficacies in the cosmetics field, including antioxidant, whitening, anti-inflammatory effects, and skin barrier repair. Furthermore, it analyzes the research limitations of applying fermentation technology to plant raw materials and prospects the future development trends of plant-fermented cosmetics. In conclusion, plant extracts have paved a brand-new development path for the cosmetics industry through biological fermentation technology, showing broad prospects and significant significance in practical applications. It is proposed that future research should focus more on the conversion mechanisms during fermentation, as well as the types and structural characteristics of active components in the products, to develop safer, more efficient, and environmentally friendly raw materials for the cosmetics industry.