Cosmeceuticals and cosmetic practice - Farris, Patricia K. (Oxford, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ebrary, viewed on August 31, 2015).
Keywords: Dermatologic agents -- Therapeutic use; Cosmetics -- Therapeutic use; Cosmetic delivery systems; Skin -- Care and hygiene; Skin -- Diseases -- Treatment; Dermatologic Agents -- therapeutic use; Cosmetics -- therapeutic use; Cosmetic delivery systems; Dermatologic agents; Hautkrankheit; Kosmetik; Kosmetikum; Pharmakotherapie; Electronic books; Electronic books