According to the American Chemical Society, waste cooking oil from restaurant fryers could be the source of the next cutting edge cosmetic ingredient.
A report by researcher Vishal Shaw in the upcoming April 9 issue of Biotechnology Progress says that cooking oil can be used to produce biosurfactants that can help regenerate damaged skin. According to Shaw et. al, United States restaurants generate about 25 billion gallons of waste cooking oil, or yellow grease each week. Tests have shown that this grease can be transformed into chemicals known as sophorolipids that can be used in cosmetics and, interestingly, to clean fruits and vegetables.
Hmmm. Would you use a facial cleanser if you knew it was made from recycled Burger King French fry fat?
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They stole my secret home beauty treatment! How’d they do it? They must have seen me dumpster diving behind the McDonalds.
Well, my boyfriend says his good skin comes from working at Wendy’s for 2 years…hehe
Facial cleanser made from waste cooking oil. Sounds like a contradiction in terms.
Yes I would use it if it worked. I think that is actually very environmentally friendly instead of letting it all go to waste. Would love to see this actually become a product!
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