Cosmeceuticals: Drugs vs. Cosmetics

Cosmetic Science and Technology Series)
PeterElsner and Howard L. Maibach
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number Of Pages: 369
Publication Date: 2000-06-15

This text defines what constitutes cosmeceuticals and discusses various classes of products, from anti-ageing skin care and repair, anti-acne, and hair-growth compounds to agents for treating skin infections, rashes and irritations. It includes a chapter by Dr Albert Kligman, Emeritus Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, who coined the term cosmeceuticals. 

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Topical Absorption of Dermatological Products

Contains current methods of analysis for new formulations of cosmetics, perfumes, creams, and lotions! With contributions from world-renowned experts in the field, Topical Absorption of Dermatological Products summarizes · novel treatments for fungal nail infections · emerging risk assessment procedures for sunscreen products · real-time breath analysis and physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling (PBPK) for the examination of chemically exposed tissues · the use of micelles, mixed micelles, liposomes, and microemulsions as effective drug delivery systems · modern therapeutic devices for the management of acute, subacute, and chronic steroid-responsive dermatoses Providing state-of-the-art strategies for the control of irritation and infection, Topical Absorption of Dermatological Products is an in-depth source for dermatologists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, cosmetic scientists, biochemists, toxicologists, public health officials, manufacturers of cosmetics and toiletries, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

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