The cosmeceutical realm
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The cosmeceutical realm is composed of functional cosmetics designed to adorn face and body without changing the structure of the human form. Although this may seem confusing, indeed cosmeceuticals have never been well defined. Cosmeceuticals developed for facial application typically claim to induce more even skin tone, improve skin texture, increase skin radiance, decrease the appearance of skin wrinkling, and provide antiaging benefits. Nondrug active ingredients are usually incorporated into moisturizing vehicles designed to accomplish the aforementioned claims. There is no doubt that cosmeceuticals represent the most rapidly expanding frontier in dermatology.
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- Authors
- Draelos, Z. D.
- Affiliations
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
- Corresponding author
- Draelos, Zoe Diana
- ORCID
- Draelos, Zoe Diana
- Venue
- Clinics in Dermatology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-11
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 627-632
- ISSN
- 0738-081X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2038473577
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 26
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- FWCI
- 6.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinics in Dermatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmaceutical Science › Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Keywords
- cosmeceuticals, functional cosmetics, skin care products, skin aging, anti-aging, skin texture, skin tone, skin radiance, skin wrinkling, active ingredients
- MeSH terms
- Cosmetics, Humans, Skin Physiological Phenomena, Skin Aging
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