Cosmeceutical Critique
Cosmeceutical Critique
Dermatologists and the history of skin care and beauty devices: Part 4
Stiefel Laboratories worked with many dermatologists to help them develop their ideas. They included Cleveland White, MD, who patented a highly...
Cosmeceutical Critique
The role of oleuropein, the primary phenol in olives, in skin health
The emerging data on the dermatologic uses of the olive phenolic constituent oleuropein are encouraging.
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Pyrrolidone carboxylic acid may be a key cutaneous biomarker
Recent research suggests that PCA may serve as an important biomarker of filaggrin, NMF levels, and skin hydration.
Cosmeceutical Critique
Cynodon dactylon
C. dactylon does boast a track record of use in Ayurvedic medicine. However, there is a paucity of modern research at the present time....
Cosmeceutical Critique
Morinda citrifolia (Noni) tree: Many names, even more applications
Authors of a 2005 study concluded that Noni extract warrants consideration as an antiwrinkle agent given its proclivity to induce the production...
Cosmeceutical Critique
Review of plant phenolics, part 3: Nonflavonoid compounds
Clinical data include studies of orally administered ellagic acid–rich pomegranate extract in women after UV exposure and pycnogenol in women with...
Cosmeceutical Critique
Review of plant phenolics, Part 2: flavonoid compounds
Extracts of blackberries and acai inhibit UV and UVA effects, respectively.
Cosmeceutical Critique
Review of plant phenolics, part 1
The first of three columns on polyphenols addresses the basic chemistry of these compounds, followed by columns exploring their health effects,...
Cosmeceutical Critique
Skin care Q and A for your staff
Here are the answers to those persistent questions.