Handbook of cosmeceutical excipients and their safeties /

Cosmeceuticals are the latest additions to the health industry and have an ever-expanding market. They are considered to be a marriage between cosmetics and drugs and are defined as preparations applied on the body that may modify the physiological functions of the skin. However, as more cosmeceutic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kwan, Yu Heng (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Kidlington, UK : Woodhead Publishing, 2014.
Series:Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine ; no. 65.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Cosmeceuticals are the latest additions to the health industry and have an ever-expanding market. They are considered to be a marriage between cosmetics and drugs and are defined as preparations applied on the body that may modify the physiological functions of the skin. However, as more cosmeceuticals are being launched in the market and more types of drugs are incorporated into the formulation, the composition of cosmeceuticals is becoming more complex. Handbook of Cosmeceutical Excipients and their Safeties summarises the current evidence relating to cosmeceuticals' side effects and highlig.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781908818713
1908818719