Main description:

Cosmeceuticals - skin-care products that fall between a cosmetic and a pharmaceutical, with active ingredients that counter skin aging and promote skin rejuvenation - are an invaluable adjunct to the cosmetic dermatologist or plastic surgeon performing minimally invasive aesthetic procedures. This guide from expert researchers and practitioners explains how best to integrate the potential of cosmeceutical products into the best international clinical practice, with new chapters to cover the very latest developments in this area.

The Series in Cosmetic and Laser Therapy is published in association with the Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy.

Contents:

1. Clinical uses of copper in skin aging and wound healing

2. Ultrapotent Antioxidants and Anti-inflammatories

3. Cosmeceutical Peptides

4. Growth Factors, Cellular Secretome and Exosomes

5. Stem Cell derived cosmetics and their use in clinical practice

6. Matrix Metalloproteinases

7. Retinoids

8. Neurotransmitter-Affecting Peptides

9. Hyperpigmentation

10. Cosmeceuticals for Hair and Nails

11. Photoprotection (polypodium leucotomos, UV and IR blockers)

12. Nutraceuticals

13. New Delivery Systems for Novel Compounds

14. Cosmeceuticals in Dermatologic Conditions