Paper Key : IRJ************826
Author: Sagar Verma ,Sujeet Pratap Singh ,Pramod Mishra ,Tarkeshwar Parsad Shukla
Date Published: 20 Nov 2024
Abstract
Cosmaceuticals combine cosmetics and pharmaceuticalsThis study investigates phyto-derived cosmaceuticals bioactive compounds and skin regenerative capabilities. In vitro and in vivo experiments assessed antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and collagen-stimulating properties. Results demonstrate significant improvements in skin elasticity and hydration. Our findings support the development of efficacious, natural cosmaceuticals for anti-aging and skin health applications Cosmeceuticals are the latest addition to the health industry and are described as cosmetic products with drug-like activities. The term cosmeceutical was coined by Kilgman but these lines of product became popular in 1996 and have an expanding market that has rapidly reached Africa. Many scientists and health consumers in Africa may not be conversant with this line of products. They may therefore, be under-researched or over-utilized. This paper is to briefly, expand the recent knowledge about cosmeceuticals. Key words: Kilgman, cosmeceuticals, health industry. INTRODUCTION Cosmetics are products that are used to cleanse and beautify the skin (Millikan, 2001). The first recorded use of cosmetics is attributed to Egyptians in 4000 B.C (Rona et al., 2004). Pharmaceuticals are essentially drug products and are defined as products that prevent, mitigate, treat or cure disease and or affect the structure or function of the body (Vermeer and Gilchrest, 1996). Cosmeceuticals is a deliberate portmanteau of these two terms and is intended to connote drug like benefits from an otherwise cosmetic product. Kilgman may be described as the father of Cosmeceuticals, a term he popularized (Kilgman, 2005), but they first appeared in the world market in 1996 (Draelos, 1997). The purported drugs-like effects are largely unproven and the term is neither recognized by the United States food and drug administration nor by any other regulatory body. The scientific community has latched onto the flamboyant term. Between 1996 - 2007, over 837 articles have been published in reputable journals and over 600 have used the world cosmeceuticals as an authentic term (Mehta and Fitzpatrick, 2007). This may be the beginning of international recognition. Cosmeceuticals are generally presented as lotions or creams and are mostly targeted at dermatological issues (Choi and Berson, 2006). Recently, orally delivered products of similar claims as cosmeceuticals have been labeled as either oral cosmeceuticals or as nutricosmetics or nutriceuticals. Commonly, all these are simply called cosmeceuticals. Recently an alarming term called physician dispensed cosmeceuticals has been used in the United States (Mehta and Fitzpatrick, 2007). What products, really, are cosmeceuticals?
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