Could the Human Virome be the Next Skin Care Target? by Vitroscreen

The topic of the human virome is new, difficult and somewhat dangerous. In this moment, the scientific community around the world is making tremendous effort to discover therapies to produce a vaccine for COVID-19. As such, cosmetic scientists are advised to remain humble as this new and unfamiliar territory is uncovered.

According to John Jiménez, senior exploration scientist at Belcorp, Colombia, with the COVID-19 outbreak and responding influx of hand sanitizer and cleanser formulations, personal care products making antiviral and disinfectant claims are especially hot right now, as you might expect.

“I [recently attended] … a webinar that showed several products specifically communicating virus protection,” Jiménez told Cosmetics & Toiletries. Examples ranged from sanitizing room spray and surfacing cleansing wipes, to laundry detergent and hand soaps. “The projection, I think, is that many cosmetic companies will begin to launch products with [related] claims and R&D departments need to understand more about this claim. I think this is the beginning.”

Jiménez and Cosmetics & Toiletries therefore sought experts researching this novel field to comment on the human virome as a potential skin care target. Following are their responses.

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Published by Cosmetics & Toiletries, May 26, 2020