Cosmeceuticals refers to the combination of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Cosmeceuticals are cosmetic products with biologically active ingredients purporting to have medical or drug-like benefits. Dermatological research suggests that the bioactive ingredients used in cosmeceuticals have benefits beyond the traditional moisturizer (e.g., Chen et...
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Used by the cosmetics industry to refer to cosmetic products that have medicinal or drug-like benefits. This term is not recognized by the FDA.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: koz-mĕ-sū′ti-kilz Definitions: 1. Substance combining cosmetic and pharmaceutical properties, including topical preparations as well as agents such as botulinum toxin, which is injected to smooth the skin.
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Cosmeceutical: A cosmetic product claimed to have medicinal or drug-like benefits. Cosmeceutical products are marketed as cosmetics, but reputedly contain biologically active ingredients. Examples include anti-wrinkle skin creams with ingredients such as alpha lipoic acid and dimethylaminoethanol and creams containing 'cellular replenishment serum'...
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A term used by cosmetic companies to describe a cosmetic product that it claims has a therapeutic effect. Currently, it is purely a marketing term, one not recognised by cosmetic governing organisations.
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A term used to describe products that claim to have therapeutic affects. Health Canada and the FDA do not recognize this term as in order for a product to have a therapeutic affect then it would be classified as a drug and would have to be approved as a drug. For the moment, all skin care products sold at the beauty counter are classified as cosmet...
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A skin care ingredient that actually alters the skin and its underlying health. The FDA does not require proof that these products work. It only requires proof that they won’t harm people. Cosmeceuticals are often combined with cosmetic ingredients in skin care products. Cosmeceuticals are not regulated in the same way drugs are.
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