Cosmeceuticals and cosmetic practice /

• Other Authors: Farris, Patricia K. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.
• Subjects: Dermatologic agents > Therapeutic use.; Cosmetics > Therapeutic use.; Cosmetic delivery systems.; Skin > Care and hygiene.; Skin > Diseases > Treatment.; Dermatologic Agents > therapeutic use.; Cosmetics > therapeutic use.; Dermatologic agents.; Hautkrankheit.; Kosmetik.; Kosmetikum.; Pharmakotherapie.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Cosmeceuticals and clinical practice
• Part I: Development, formulation and evaluation of cosmeceuticals. Bench to beauty counter: development of cosmeceuticals
• Evaluating cosmeceuticals
• Modalities for increasing penetration
• Nanopharmaceuticals and nanocosmeceuticals
• Cutaneous barrier function, moisturizer effects and formulation
• Part II: Cosmeceutical ingredients. Cosmeceutical uses and benefits of alpha, poly and bionic hydroxy acids
• Vitamin A: retinoids and the treatment of aging skin
• Vitamin C cosmeceuticals
• Niacinamide: a topical vitamin with wide-ranging skin appearance benefits
• Innovative botanicals
• Green tea extract
• Soy and oatmeal-based cosmeceuticals
• Bioactive peptides
• Growth factors in cosmeceuticals
• Resveratrol and synthetic sirtuin activators
• Skin aging, glycation and glycation inhibitors
• Essential ions and bioelectricity in skin care
• Stem cell cosmeceuticals
• Cosmeceutical applications from marine organisms
• Part III: Practical applications for cosmeceuticals. Cosmeceuticals for the treatment of acne vulgaris
• Cosmeceutical skin lighteners
• Cosmeceuticals for treating cellulite
• Cosmeceuticals for hair loss and hair care
• Cosmeceuticals for treating and preventing scars
• Sun protection and self-tanners
• Cosmeceuticals for rosacea and facial redness
• Cosmeceuticals for enhancing cosmetic procedures
• The future of cosmeceuticals.