Cosmetic Applications of Bee Venom

Bee venom (BV) is a typical toxin secreted by stingers of honeybee workers. BV and BV therapy have long been attractive to different cultures, with extensive studies during recent decades. Nowadays, BV is applied to combat several skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, acne vulgaris, alopecia, vi...

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Published inToxins Vol. 13; no. 11; p. 810
Main Authors El-Wahed, Aida A Abd, Khalifa, Shaden A M, Elashal, Mohamed H, Musharraf, Syed G, Saeed, Aamer, Khatib, Alfi, Tahir, Haroon Elrasheid, Zou, Xiaobo, Naggar, Yahya Al, Mehmood, Arshad, Wang, Kai, El-Seedi, Hesham R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 18.11.2021
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Subjects
Acne
Administration, Cutaneous
Alopecia
Anaphylaxis
Animals
Antibiotics
Atopic dermatitis
Baldness
bee venom
Bee Venoms - administration & dosage
Bee Venoms - adverse effects
Bees
Chemokines
Cosmetics
Cosmetics - administration & dosage
Cosmetics - adverse effects
cosmetics applications
Cytokines
Dermatitis
Erythema
Fibroblasts
Growth factors
Hair
Humans
Immune system
Immunology
Inflammation
Kinases
Psoriasis
Review
Skin
Skin diseases
Skin Diseases - drug therapy
Skin Diseases - pathology
Toxins
Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
Venom
Vitiligo
Womens health
Workers (insect caste)
Wound healing
Wound Healing - drug effects
skin diseases
cosmetics applications
bee venom
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Summary:Bee venom (BV) is a typical toxin secreted by stingers of honeybee workers. BV and BV therapy have long been attractive to different cultures, with extensive studies during recent decades. Nowadays, BV is applied to combat several skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, acne vulgaris, alopecia, vitiligo, and psoriasis. BV is used extensively in topical preparations as cosmetics and used as dressing for wound healing, as well as in facemasks. Nevertheless, the safety of BV as a therapeutic choice has always been a concern due to the immune system reaction in some people due to BV use. The documented unfavorable impact is explained by the fact that the skin reactions to BV might expand to excessive immunological responses, including anaphylaxis, that typically resolve over numerous days. This review aims to address bee venom therapeutic uses in skin cosmetics.
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ISSN:2072-6651
2072-6651
DOI:10.3390/toxins13110810