{"title":"Commercialization of natural plant oil as a cosmetic ingredient using liquefied dimethyl ether extraction","authors":"Shogo Suzuki, Shogo Torii, Kento Kunihiro, Kensuke Yotsumoto","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.107172","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We developed a manufacturing process for producing cosmetic oil ingredients by extraction with liquefied dimethyl ether (DME). Yama Sauvignon grape seeds (<em>Vitis coignetiae</em>/<em>Vitis vinifera</em>) were used as the oil source. The process yielded grape seed oil containing polyphenols. The optimum extraction conditions were an extraction temperature of 25 °C, an extraction pressure of 0.7 MPa, a residence time of 10 min, and a DME-to-seed mass ratio of 3.3 kg DME/kg grape seed. The composition and functional properties of the DME-extracted grape seed oil were compared with those of mechanically pressed oil. Compared with pressed oil, the DME-extracted oil had a higher total polyphenol concentration and stronger antioxidant and antiglycation activities. Moreover, the DME-extracted oil promoted SOD2 expression and inhibited IL-1α and IL-1β expression in human fibroblasts, and it enhanced GCLC and sXBP1 expression in human keratinocytes. These results show that liquefied DME enables the high-yield extraction of polyphenol-containing natural plant oil with desirable functional properties. The extracted grape seed oil exhibited antioxidant, antiglycation, anti-inflammatory, and cytoprotective effects, supporting its potential use as a cosmetic ingredient.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"241 ","pages":"Article 107172"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0000,"publicationDate":"2027-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896844626002883","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/10/15 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We developed a manufacturing process for producing cosmetic oil ingredients by extraction with liquefied dimethyl ether (DME). Yama Sauvignon grape seeds (Vitis coignetiae/Vitis vinifera) were used as the oil source. The process yielded grape seed oil containing polyphenols. The optimum extraction conditions were an extraction temperature of 25 °C, an extraction pressure of 0.7 MPa, a residence time of 10 min, and a DME-to-seed mass ratio of 3.3 kg DME/kg grape seed. The composition and functional properties of the DME-extracted grape seed oil were compared with those of mechanically pressed oil. Compared with pressed oil, the DME-extracted oil had a higher total polyphenol concentration and stronger antioxidant and antiglycation activities. Moreover, the DME-extracted oil promoted SOD2 expression and inhibited IL-1α and IL-1β expression in human fibroblasts, and it enhanced GCLC and sXBP1 expression in human keratinocytes. These results show that liquefied DME enables the high-yield extraction of polyphenol-containing natural plant oil with desirable functional properties. The extracted grape seed oil exhibited antioxidant, antiglycation, anti-inflammatory, and cytoprotective effects, supporting its potential use as a cosmetic ingredient.
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The Journal of Supercritical Fluids is an international journal devoted to the fundamental and applied aspects of supercritical fluids and processes. Its aim is to provide a focused platform for academic and industrial researchers to report their findings and to have ready access to the advances in this rapidly growing field. Its coverage is multidisciplinary and includes both basic and applied topics.
Thermodynamics and phase equilibria, reaction kinetics and rate processes, thermal and transport properties, and all topics related to processing such as separations (extraction, fractionation, purification, chromatography) nucleation and impregnation are within the scope. Accounts of specific engineering applications such as those encountered in food, fuel, natural products, minerals, pharmaceuticals and polymer industries are included. Topics related to high pressure equipment design, analytical techniques, sensors, and process control methodologies are also within the scope of the journal.