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Take the guesswork out of choosing safe and effective cosmetics and cosmeceuticals

You wouldn’t eat something without knowing what it was. Don’t you want to take the same care with what you put on your face, hair, and body? Find out what’s in your health and beauty products with Ruth Winter’s A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients. This updated and expanded sixth edition gives you all the facts you need to protect yourself and your family from possible irritants, confusing chemical names, or exaggerated claims of beauty from gimmick additives.

Virtually every chemical found in toiletries, cosmetics, and cosmeceuticals—from body and face creams to toothpaste, hand lotion, shaving cream, shampoo, soap, perfume, and makeup—is evaluated in this book, including those ingredients marketed as being all-natural, for children, and for people of color. The alphabetical arrangement makes it easy to look up the ingredients in the products you use.

With new substances popping up in products we utilize every day—and with the continuing deregulation of the cosmetics industry—A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients is more indispensable than ever..
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"Plastic surgery isn't the only way to keep the aging process at bay.With the proper care you can have fabulous skin in your forties, fifties,sixties and beyond," promises author Nicholas Perricone, M.D., assistantclinical professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine. In hisopening chapters, Perricone explains why skin wrinkles and sags--a combinationof factors including the passage of time, stress, poor nutrition, excess alcoholconsumption, sleep deprivation, and exposure to cigarette smoke, sunlight, andpollution. Ultimately, however, it all boils down to damage caused by thoserenegade free radicals.The bulk of his book is then devoted to a clearly presented skin care regimenthat involves oral and topical antioxidant therapy. On the oral front, heemphasizes eating antioxidant foods, such as cantaloupe and dark green leafyvegetables, and avoiding "bad carbohydrates" (high in the glycemic index) suchas pasta, sugar, and pancakes. And if you want to look good for a big eventwithin a few days he suggests eating "fish, fish and more fish."On the topical level, he recommends nutritional skin products such as his DMAE(dimethylaminoethanol) cream ("an instant anti-aging face-lift"), a product thatcan only be purchased at specific places, such as selected Nordstrom stores orwww.Sephora.com. Perricone's tie-in with his personal line of "cosmeceuticals"makes the book feel a tad self-serving. (He even includes an index of where tobuy his products.) However, most of his advice is based on solid research andcommon sense, which gives this celebrity doctor credibility as well as a hugefollowing. --Gail Hudson.
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Introducing a new title in the Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series! This breakthrough reference presents up-to-the-minute, practical guidance on the use of cosmeceuticals (skin care products that fall between a cosmetic and a pharmaceutical) as well as microdermabraion and "lunchtime peels"—edited by one of the top experts in the world, Dr. Zoe Draelos. Succinctly written and lavishly illustrated, this resource focuses on procedural information and provides practical and realistic advice for those looking to guide their patients in the use of these products and procedures based on sound scientific evidence. * Covers the hottest topics—including microdermabrasion; "lunchtime peels"; retinoids; vitamins E, C, and B; botanicals; nutritional antioxidants; and more—all in one concise, accessible volume. * Provides the "tricks of the trade" of more than 40 practically-minded, technically skilled, hands-on clinicians. * Features a wealth of color illustrations and photographs that depict cases as they present in practice. * Discusses common pitfalls and emphasizes how to optimize outcomes, enabling readers to improve their technique. * Includes the latest clinical trial data, enabling readers to effectively guide their patients..
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This newly revised title helps you incorporate the very latest in cosmeceuticals into your busy practice Succinctly written and lavishly illustrated, this book focuses on procedural how-to's and offer step-by-step advice on proper techniques, pitfalls, and tricks of the trade-so you can refine and hone your skills.and expand your repertoire. This new edition includes a bonus DVD.

• Contains valuable advice from board-certified dermatologist Zoe Diana Draelos, MD to help you make the best possible recommendations for your patients.
  
• Provides a wealth of color illustrations and photographs that depict cases as they appear in practice so you can visualize techniques clearly.

• Includes a new chapter dedicated to the future of cosmeceuticals to keep you completely current.
  
• Adds a new DVD containing patient consultations for additional guidance.
  
• Features new uses for botanicals.

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Cosmeceuticals: Active Skin Treatment is an expanded reference covering the controversial issues of consumer protection, product safety and industry responsibility with regard to treatment cosmetics. Drawing from the expertise of international industry experts, Cosmeceuticals:

discusses AHA efficacy and modes of action
investigates the anticellulite efficacy of various actives
reviews ceramides and hyaluronic acid as skin-care
ingredients
summarizes the role of application frequency in drug dosing
shares efficient schemes for formulating treatment products
discusses formulating for sensitive skin
covers special care considerations for ethnic, infant and elderly skin
covers safety and regulatory issues
New chapters focus on areas such as amphoteric hydroxy complexes, pollution and aging, whitening efficacy, and substantiating antiaging product claims..
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Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena, Germany Second author is with Univ. of California, San Francisco Discusses cosmetic and pharmaceutical efficacy of tretinoin and other molecules to treat photoaging. For clinicians and researchers..
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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on October 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1232 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Cosmeceutical critique: Calendula.(Dermatologic Therapy)
Author: Leslie S. Baumann
Publication:Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34 Issue: 10 Page: 17(1)

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Cosmetics, according to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, improve appearance whereas a drug diagnoses, relieves, or cures a disease. In the late 90s, cosmetic companies came up with the term "cosmeceuticals" for cosmetics that have drug-like benefits. Although these hybrid products now line store shelves, the FDA still does not recognize the term and has largely neglected to control what has turned out to be a multibillion-dollar category. As the race to find new ingredients for cosmetics continues, might manufacturers be marketing potential cancer-causing products for your wrinkles? At last report there were only two people assigned to this lucrative industry, and cosmetic and fragrance companies are now required to tell the FDA whether an ingredient is safe or not.

In this updated seventh edition of A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients, you’ll learn about what has changed in the cosmetics industry in the last four years. With more than 800 new cosmetics added, as well as frank discussions of current industry trends, this new edition lets consumers make educated—and potentially life-changing—choices in their cosmetics use.

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This digital document is an article from Household & Personal Products Industry, published by Rodman Publishing on April 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1454 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Looking for better skin? Then just add water!(Anti-Aging & Cosmeceutical Corner)
Author: Navin M. Geria
Publication:Household & Personal Products Industry (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2006
Publisher: Rodman Publishing
Volume: 43 Issue: 4 Page: 37(3)

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning.
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