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Review

Potential Possibilities of Using Peat, Humic Substances, and Sulfurous Waters in Cosmetology

by
Ewelina Maria Błońska-Sikora
1,*,
Marta Klimek-Szczykutowicz
1,
Monika Michalak
1,
Katarzyna Kulik-Siarek
1 and
Małgorzata Wrzosek
1,2
1
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, IX Wieków Kielc, 25-516 Kielce, Poland
2
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacogenomics, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha St., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(16), 6912; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14166912
Submission received: 8 July 2024 / Revised: 24 July 2024 / Accepted: 5 August 2024 / Published: 7 August 2024
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Abstract

Balneology is one of the oldest fields of medicine related to the use of natural raw materials (medicinal waters, medicinal gases, peloids, climatic values) in the treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of many diseases but also increasingly in cosmetology. Currently, balneotherapy (spa therapy) combines tradition and modernity. The interest in spa treatments, the popularity of a healthy lifestyle, as well as the constant search for active substances of a natural origin for cosmetics make peloids, medicinal, and mineral waters very popular in the cosmetics industry. The main aim of this review was to present current, scientifically proven knowledge about the potential use of peat, huic substances, and sulfurous water in cosmetology. The work describes the potential possibilities of using medicinal waters, especially sulfurous waters, as well as peats and humic compounds, which are the source of active substances with biological activity e.g., antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant, and possess a positive effect on psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, or acne. The therapeutic effects of these substances have been well documented in the literature; however, the validity of their use in cosmetology requires further confirmation.
Keywords: peat; humic substances; medicinal waters; sulfurous waters; cosmetics; spa medicine peat; humic substances; medicinal waters; sulfurous waters; cosmetics; spa medicine

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Błońska-Sikora, E.M.; Klimek-Szczykutowicz, M.; Michalak, M.; Kulik-Siarek, K.; Wrzosek, M. Potential Possibilities of Using Peat, Humic Substances, and Sulfurous Waters in Cosmetology. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 6912. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14166912

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Błońska-Sikora EM, Klimek-Szczykutowicz M, Michalak M, Kulik-Siarek K, Wrzosek M. Potential Possibilities of Using Peat, Humic Substances, and Sulfurous Waters in Cosmetology. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(16):6912. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14166912

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Błońska-Sikora, Ewelina Maria, Marta Klimek-Szczykutowicz, Monika Michalak, Katarzyna Kulik-Siarek, and Małgorzata Wrzosek. 2024. "Potential Possibilities of Using Peat, Humic Substances, and Sulfurous Waters in Cosmetology" Applied Sciences 14, no. 16: 6912. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14166912

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Błońska-Sikora, E. M., Klimek-Szczykutowicz, M., Michalak, M., Kulik-Siarek, K., & Wrzosek, M. (2024). Potential Possibilities of Using Peat, Humic Substances, and Sulfurous Waters in Cosmetology. Applied Sciences, 14(16), 6912. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14166912

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