Cosmeceuticals and Active Cosmetics: Drugs vs. Cosmetics
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Completely revised and expanded, this Second Edition thoroughly examines the wide array of new and emerging cosmeceutical compounds from antiaging, skin care and repair, moisturizing, and protective compounds to agents with antimicrobial and antiirritant properties.
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GHK-Cu cream applied twice daily for 12 weeks strongly stimulated dermal keratinocyte proliferation.
“GHK-Cu cream applied twice daily for 12 weeks also strongly stimulated dermal keratinocyte proliferation [17].”
From Regenerative and Protective Actions of the GHK-Cu Peptide in the Light of the New Gene Data (2018) · cites this paper as [17]
GHK-Cu greatly improves conditions of aging skin by reducing wrinkles and sagging skin, reducing pigmentation, and stimulating collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans.
“It has been shown to greatly improve conditions of aging skin-reducing wrinkles and sagging skin, reducing pigmentation, and stimulating collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans [4].”
From Skin Regenerative and Anti-Cancer Actions of Copper Peptides (2018) · cites this paper as [4]
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- Elsner, P. U., & Maibach, H. I.
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- 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 › Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Keywords
- cosmeceuticals, skin care, skin repair, emollients, skin protection, antimicrobial agents
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