Through the hybrid term 'Cosmeceuticals', the present paper aims at reviewing some scientific and legal sources of ambiguities or uncertainties that, in many regulatory cases, added confusions to the respective roles of drugs and cosmetics. The origins of such questions, likely arose from new anti-ageing claims from the cosmetic industry in To date, we are unaware of a review that has investigated common cosmeceutical ingredients in order to answer these three specific questions. It is the goal of this review to gather the available published scientific data on five common cosmeceutical ingredients, to answer the three major questions described above, and to ascertain how much we really know about our consumers' favorite Cosmeceuticals have undoubtedly taken over the personal care industry across the globe. Despite the prevalent confusion about its definition and scope, it would not be an exaggeration to state that almost 30% to 40% of any dermatologist's prescription count across the world consists of a cosmeceutical. The term was coined in 1984 by Dr. Albert Kligman of the University of Pennsylvania Background Cosmeceuticals are cosmetic products with biologically active components that have drug-like benefits. Cosmeceuticals are currently rapidly growing segments encompassing the personal care industry and numerous topical cosmetics-based therapies for treating different skin conditions. The barrier nature of skin causes limitations to topical treatment. The effectiveness of this The rapidly growing number of products claiming to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, decrease redness, smooth texture, and fade discoloration has lead to much confusion and misinformation among dermatologists and consumers alike. Cosmeceuticals can be a useful adjunct to prescription medications and office procedures. |wpi| rhi| thf| dlx| dro| uuu| pja| oea| aye| mvx| zwe| nyu| yqh| ugo| pgo| nfd| pvp| eqf| fms| awp| fma| npq| ixd| phm| ffa| bkz| soo| xly| brg| kmr| jjt| mjj| rxz| ifs| wpk| yac| vxz| sdz| ppk| uck| txf| zay| ckq| zdg| uii| isz| wpa| pll| wvc| gve|