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Title Cosmeceuticals : drugs vs. cosmetics / edited by Peter Elsner, Howard I. Maibach
Published New York : Marcel Dekker, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 369 pages) : illustrations
Series Cosmetic science and technology ; vol. 23
Cosmetic science and technology series ; v. 23.
Contents About the Series; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Cosmeceuticals: Do We Need a New Category?; Defnition; Photoaging; Hydroxyacids; Sebum; Hair Growth Enhancers; Moisturizers; Botanical Extracts; Topical Retinoids; Depigmentation Agents; Antioxidant Defense Systems in Skin; Protective Creams; Seborrheic Dermatitis (Dandruff); Dermatotoxicology Overview; The Legal Distinction in the United States Between a Cosmetic and a Drug; Drugs Versus Cosmetics: Cosmeceuticals?; Efficacy of Barrier Creams; Contact Urticaria Syndrome and Claims Support; Decorative Products
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Dermatologic agents.
Cosmetics.
Dermatologic Agents
Cosmetics
cosmetics.
MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
Cosmetics
Dermatologic agents
Form Electronic book
Author Elsner, Peter, 1955 September 11-
Maibach, Howard I
ISBN 058536821X
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