植物由来原料としてのショ糖脂肪酸エステルと，化粧品への応用

摘要

ショ糖脂肪酸エステルは，食品添加物，医薬品添加物としても古くから知られており，とくに，食品用乳化剤では，国際機関(FAO/WHO食品添加物専門家合同委員会)などにおいてその安全性が高く評価されている。いうまでもなく，安全で，さまざまな市場での使用実績に裏打ちされた高い実用性は，化粧品市場にも有用な側面をもち，ここでは，高機能性に応える化粧品用原料として，ショ糖脂肪酸エステルの応用例を示す。%Sucrose esters of fatty acids have been well-known as additives in foods and excipients in pharmaceutical products since long ago. Especially high level of safety for food additives of sucrose fatty acid esters has been well-evaluated by international institutions such as the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives(JECFA). Needless to say, not only safety but also experiences in the various fields of markets are important to apply to the cosmetics. In this review, we describe some of the progress of cosmetic formulation with the use of sugar esters i.e., to make most of the high-performance ingredients.