Cosmeceutical Antiaging Myths
Summary and Key Features • Expensive cosmeceutical moisturizers do not necessarily improve the skin barrier more than cheaper variants. The most expensive ingredients in most cosmeceuticals are the packaging and…
Acne Cosmeceutical Myths
Summary and Key Features • Noncomedogenic and nonacnegenic cosmetics can still cause acne. • No cosmetic can reduce pore size. • Vitamin E capsules should not be opened and placed…
Dry Skin Cosmeceuticals
Summary and Key Features • Petrolatum is the most effective moisturizer, reducing transepidermal water loss by 99%. • Transepidermal water loss is the signal for the initiation of barrier repair….
Oily Skin Cosmeceutical
Summary and Key Features • No definition exists for oily skin, as oily is a patient perception. • While cosmeceuticals can remove oil from the skin surface, no cosmeceutical can…
Nutraceuticals
Summary and Key Features • Some topical antioxidants (especially vitamins C and E, ubiquinone [coenzyme Q], and genestein) are effective in preventing ultraviolet damage to the skin (including sunburn, tanning, photoaging,…
Hair Growth Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals
Summary and Key Features • Androgenetic alopecia is associated with psychosocial consequences and presents differently in male and female patients. The pathogenesis involves miniaturization of the hair follicles under the…
Cosmeceutical Cleansers
Summary and Key Features • Cleansing is the most important step of the skin care routine. Skin cleansing is an important part of maintaining skin hygiene. Simply cleansing the skin…
Sunscreens
Summary and Key Features • UVB (290–320 nm) and UVA (320–400 nm) are the wavelengths responsible for human photoaging. • Micronized versions of the inorganic sunscreen actives titanium dioxide (10–30 nm) and…
Cosmeceuticals and Contact Dermatitis
Summary and Key Features • Cosmeceuticals are cosmetic products that contain bioactive ingredients with the intent to have a beneficial physiologic effect, although there is no legal definition. • Contact…
Scar Cosmeceuticals
Summary and Key Features • Scar formation occurs as a result of cutaneous injuries affecting the dermis and can negatively impact patients’ quality of life. • Significant variability remains in…
