'Cosmeceuticals' Spur Research But Worry FDA
Photo: John Wang ETHNOBOTANY: This Ava puhi Mohi plant will provide an ingredient for a Nu Skin cosmeticeutical to be launched in March. America's fascination with youth and physical beauty has prompted a rise in the development over recent years of "high-performance" cosmetics containing bioactive ingredients for skin damaged by the effects of sun and aging. Companies that produce personal-care products now are seeking new bioactive ingredients and new delivery system technologies. This deman
Jan 18, 1998
Photo: John Wang |
![]() ETHNOBOTANY: This Ava puhi Mohi plant will provide an ingredient for a Nu Skin cosmeticeutical to be launched in March. |
"Cosmeceuticals" is the term used to describe cosmetics containing ingredients that are bioactive, exerting effects on people. The regulatory question is whether or not such ingredients make a product a drug rather than a cosmetic. Under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...
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