ABSTRACT
Background 262
Pathogenesis 263
Clinical and Histological Presentations 263
Methods of Study 265
Instrumentation 265
Clinical Methods 266
Prevention of Photoaging 267
Products for Photoaging 268
Prevention Products 268
Treatment Products 270
Moisturizers 270
Retinoids 271
Alpha Hydroxy Acids 272
Beta Hydroxy Acids 272
Vitamins 273
Hormones 273
Depigmenting Agents 274
Miscellaneous Agents 274
Future Trends 274
References 275
The popular will has spoken. Having no patience with the polemics of scientists,
governmental regulatory agencies, and the like, the consumer has accepted the
concept and reality of the positive effects of the cosmeceutical and has purchased
or used them by the tons in all countries of the earth. Looking better and
feeling better are intuitively and emotionally affirmed and embraced, no matter
how elusive the logical definition of the cosmeceutical remains to the
pedant. Whether it is purchased at hundreds of Euros a milliliter on the Champs
Elysees or concocted from the most exotic natural source deep in the Congo,
everyone understands that to look and feel your best, a little help from the
cosmeceutical is most welcome.
