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Cosmeceuticals and cosmetic practice / edited by Patricia K. Farris.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118384824
  • 130611876X
  • 9781306118767
  • 1118384822
  • 9781118384794
  • 1118384792
  • 9781118384800
  • 1118384806
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cosmeceuticals and cosmetic practice.DDC classification:
  • 613.488
LOC classification:
  • RA778 .C67 2014eb
NLM classification:
  • QV 60
Online resources:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.