Human skin is colonized by diverse commensal microbes, making up the skin microbiota (SM), contributing to skin integrity and homeostasis. Many of the beneficial effects aroused by the SM are exerted by microbial metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), including butyric acid. The SCFAs can be used in cosmetic formulations against skin diseases to protect SM by preserving and/or restoring their natural balance. Unpleasant sensorial properties and unfavorable physicochemical properties of butyrate strongly limit its cosmetic use. In contrast, some butyrate derivatives, including phenylalanine butyramide (C13H18N2O2 , FBA), a solid form of butyric acid, are odorless while retaining the pharmacokinetic properties and safety profile of butyric acid. This study assessed the FBA’s permeation across the skin and its soothing and anti-reddening potential to estimate its cosmetic application. The dosage method used to estimate FBA’s levels was validated to be sure of analytical results. The FBA diffusion tests were estimated in vitro using a Franz-type vertical diffusion cell. The soothing action was evaluated in vivo by Colorimeter CL400, measuring the erythema index. The results suggest that the FBA represents an innovative way to exploit the benefits of butyric acid in the cosmetic fields since it cannot reach the bloodstream, is odorless, and has a significative soothing action (decrease the erythema index −15.7% after 300 , and −17.8% after 600 ).

Phenylalanine Butyramide Is a New Cosmetic Ingredient with Soothing and Anti-Reddening Potential / di Lorenzo, Ritamaria; Bernardi, Antonietta; Grumetto, Lucia; Sacchi, Antonia; Avagliano, Carmen; Coppola, Serena; de Giovanni di Santa Severina, Anna Fiorenza; Bruno, Cristina; Paparo, Lorella; Laneri, Sonia; Dini, Irene. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 26:(2021), p. 6611. [10.3390/molecules26216611]

Phenylalanine Butyramide Is a New Cosmetic Ingredient with Soothing and Anti-Reddening Potential

di Lorenzo, Ritamaria;Bernardi, Antonietta;Grumetto, Lucia;Sacchi, Antonia;Avagliano, Carmen;Coppola, Serena;de Giovanni di Santa Severina, Anna Fiorenza;Bruno, Cristina;Paparo, Lorella;Laneri, Sonia
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Dini, Irene
2021

Abstract

Human skin is colonized by diverse commensal microbes, making up the skin microbiota (SM), contributing to skin integrity and homeostasis. Many of the beneficial effects aroused by the SM are exerted by microbial metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), including butyric acid. The SCFAs can be used in cosmetic formulations against skin diseases to protect SM by preserving and/or restoring their natural balance. Unpleasant sensorial properties and unfavorable physicochemical properties of butyrate strongly limit its cosmetic use. In contrast, some butyrate derivatives, including phenylalanine butyramide (C13H18N2O2 , FBA), a solid form of butyric acid, are odorless while retaining the pharmacokinetic properties and safety profile of butyric acid. This study assessed the FBA’s permeation across the skin and its soothing and anti-reddening potential to estimate its cosmetic application. The dosage method used to estimate FBA’s levels was validated to be sure of analytical results. The FBA diffusion tests were estimated in vitro using a Franz-type vertical diffusion cell. The soothing action was evaluated in vivo by Colorimeter CL400, measuring the erythema index. The results suggest that the FBA represents an innovative way to exploit the benefits of butyric acid in the cosmetic fields since it cannot reach the bloodstream, is odorless, and has a significative soothing action (decrease the erythema index −15.7% after 300 , and −17.8% after 600 ).
2021
Phenylalanine Butyramide Is a New Cosmetic Ingredient with Soothing and Anti-Reddening Potential / di Lorenzo, Ritamaria; Bernardi, Antonietta; Grumetto, Lucia; Sacchi, Antonia; Avagliano, Carmen; Coppola, Serena; de Giovanni di Santa Severina, Anna Fiorenza; Bruno, Cristina; Paparo, Lorella; Laneri, Sonia; Dini, Irene. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 26:(2021), p. 6611. [10.3390/molecules26216611]
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