Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 85-89.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2021.05.015

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Research Advances on Major Components and Values of Donkey Milk and Its Application in Cosmetics

CHEN Jian-xing1, YE Gui-fen1, DENG Lin-xia1, SHI Lei2, SUN Yu-jiang3,4, ZHAO Jing-di5   

  1. 1. College of Chemistry and Life Science,Chifeng University,Chifeng 024000,China;
    2. Chifeng Jiading Trading Co.,Ltd.,Chifeng 024045,China;
    3. College of Animal Science and Technology,Qingdao Agricultural University,Qingdao 266109, China;
    4. Vocational College of Dongying,Dongying 257091,China;
    5. Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences,Hohhot 010031,China
  • Received:2021-06-29 Online:2021-09-30 Published:2021-11-25

Abstract: Donkey milk is a treasure of purely natural milks and has health care effects on organs of human body. It not only has high nutritional value and medicinal value, but also has excellent effects on skin care and beauty. Donkey milk has become a favored raw material for cosmetics and therefore has a very broad prospect of development and application as a functional raw material ingredient for cosmetics production. This paper reviews the research advances on the major components, nutritional value and medicinal value of donkey milk as well as its application in cosmetics, in hoping to provide references for development and application of donkey milk in cosmetics and for establishment of a high value-added donkey milk industrial system.

Key words: donkey milk, major components, cosmetics, research advances

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