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Prevention and Treatment of the Aging Skin with Cosmeceuticals: Phenolic Skin Lightening Agents
Hyperpigmentation disorders are among the most common findings in dermatology practices. The majority of these pigmentation disorders are: Melasma Chloasma (Melasma affecting pregnant women) Solar Lentigines Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation While individuals of all ages and skin hues can be affected, some groups have an increased incidence of such diseases, like women of reproductive age and darker
Prevention and Treatment of the Aging Skin: Botanicals
Botanicals are a large and diverse group of chemicals, which are extracted from leaves, seeds, bark, roots, and flowers of plants. They have been used in medicine / traditional medicine since human history and there is trace of their cosmetic use since ancient Egypt. Recently they have been brought to fame again by
Prevention and Treatment of the Aging Skin with Cosmeceuticals: Hydroxy Acids
The benefits of Hydroxy Acids (HA) were discovered almost 5 decades ago, during the 1970s, by two researchers looking for treatment for a family of rare genetic disorders (ichthyosis) in which dead skin cells, instead of shedding, accumulate in thick dry scales. After discovering the exfoliating effects of alpha-hydroxyacids, further research proved also the anti-aging