Table 2.

Cosmetic and cosmeceutical application of lignin.

Lignin Property	Petroleum Derived Compounds Substituted by Lignin	Ref.
Antioxidant	BHT, BHA	[66]
UV booster	acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate cross-polymer	[67]
Antimicrobic agent	phenoxyethanol, hydroxybenzoates and triclosan	[68]
Chelating agent	EDTA, THPE	[69]
Emulsifier and stabilizer	acrylamides salts	[70]

BHT: butylated hydroxytoluene; BHA: butylated hydroxyanisole, EDTA: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; THPE: tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine.