Abstract

COSMACEUTICAL: THE NEW MEDICINE OF HERBAL BEAUTY

Amrita Bajpai*, Prof. Dr. Rohit Mohan

Abstract

Traditional remedies and preparation used for the treatment of skin, or the folk preparations of skin used for healing skin diseases are known to be cosmaceutical or cosmetics. Cosmaceutical mean combination of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Cosmaceuticals are the future generation of skin care. They are the future generation of skin care. They are the advances made within the world of dermatological products and the backbone of skincare. All cosmaceuticals claim to contin functional ingredients with either therapeutic diseases fighting and healing properties. All cosmaceuticals claim to contain functional ingredients with either therapeutic disease fighting or healing properties. Skin care cosmaceuticals such as face wash, moisturizers mask, sunscream, exfoliates etc are meant for modify, baeautify, and treat skin imperfection. The active ingredients in cosmaceuticals include vitamins (such as vit C, E, A) Peptides, antioxidants, growth factors, enzymes & co-enzymes. These components are scientifically proven to enhance collagen synthesis, neutralize free radicals and promote skin repaired regeneration. Modern research has also repair and regeneration. In the past people employed numerous lepa, alepa, pralepa, udarvatan, prakshalan and other practices for saundarya prsadan krma nature has provided krma nature has provided a mechanismto maintain that parity. Cosmetics alone are insufficient to care for the skin and other body parts a combination of active chemicals is required to prevent skin casualities and ageing. Cosmetics have grown in Favor among the populase. The above article is an effort to describe clearly both the terms and the relatin between them.

Keywords: Cosmetics, Cosmeceuticals, Folk herbs, Categorizations of cosmeceuticals, Basic skin care, Novel techniques in cosmetics, Herbs used in cosmetic/cosmeceuticals.