Cosmetic Applications of Bee Venom

November 2021 in “ Toxins ”

Aida A. Abd El‐Wahed, Shaden A. M. Khalifa, Mohamed H. Elashal, Syed Ghulam Musharraf, Aamer Saeed, Alfi Khatib, Haroon Elrasheid Tahir, Xiaobo Zou, Yahya Al Naggar, Arshad Mehmood, Kai Wang, Hesham R. El‐Seedi

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Studysummary This review discusses the use of bee venom in skin cosmetics and highlights safety concerns related to potential immune reactions, but it reports no new clinical results.

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