The Handbook of Cosmeceutical Excipients and Their Safety is a comprehensive handbook for cosmetic and personal care formulators and researchers. This book contains comprehensive information on the many excipients used in cosmetic goods, as well as their safety characteristics. It also includes chapters on the cosmeceutical regulatory framework, methodologies for verifying excipient safety, and the most recent research in this sector.
In recent years, the cosmeceutical market has grown quickly, with customers increasingly interested in goods that provide both aesthetic and medicinal advantages. Excipients are necessary components of cosmetic formulations because they provide functionality and stability to the finished product. The Handbook of Cosmeceutical Excipients and their Safeties provides a thorough review of the excipients used in cosmeceuticals, including their chemical and physical properties, mechanism of action, and potential safety concerns.
The first section of the book covers the regulatory framework for cosmeceuticals, including the definition of cosmeceuticals, the role of excipients in these products, and the safety requirements for these products. This section also includes a discussion of the global regulatory landscape for cosmeceuticals, highlighting the similarities and differences in regulation across different regions.
The second section of the book focuses on the safety assessment of cosmeceutical excipients. This section includes chapters on the different types of safety testing methods used for cosmeceutical excipients, including in vitro and in vivo testing. It also covers the latest research on the safety of commonly used excipients, such as preservatives, emulsifiers, and thickeners.
The third portion of the book goes through the many types of excipients used in cosmetics, covering their chemical and physical characteristics, mode of action, and potential safety issues. This area includes excipients such as emollients, humectants, antioxidants, and UV filters. The fourth portion of the book contains case studies demonstrating the usage of various excipients in cosmetic formulations. These case studies demonstrate how excipients may be utilized to enhance the functioning and stability of cosmeceutical solutions.
Overall, the Handbook of Cosmeceutical Excipients and their Safeties is an essential reference for anyone involved in the formulation, development, or regulation of cosmeceutical products. It provides a comprehensive overview of the different types of excipients used in these products, their safety profiles, and the latest research in this field. With its detailed information and practical examples, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to create safe, effective, and innovative cosmeceutical products.
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 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 summarizes the current evidence relating to cosmeceuticals’ side effects and highlights the important information that practitioners and consumers need to know, as well as ways to avoid the adverse effects of the excipients. Handbook of Cosmeceutical Excipients and their Safeties includes chapters covering topics such as the history of cosmeceuticals and the laws that regulate them, skin permeation, carcinogenicity as a systemic adverse effect and dermatitis as a topical adverse effect. It concludes with an appendix that gives brief information on the potency and permeability of common ingredients in cosmeceuticals. The appendix aims to highlight the maximum allowable quantity of each ingredient to ensure product safety for consumers.
The appendix was prepared by compiling the ingredients of 257 products containing more than 500 compounds, collected from a hospital pharmacy in Singapore.
- Focuses on the practical aspect of adverse effects from cosmeceuticals
- Explains the regulatory framework of cosmeceuticals
- Gives an idea of how excipients and drugs in cosmeceuticals enter the skin and methods of control.
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