Cosmeceutical

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Cosmeceuticals are cosmetic products that are claimed, primarily by those within the cosmetic industry, to have drug-like benefits. Examples of products typically labeled as cosmeceuticals include anti-aging creams and moisturizers. The word is a portmanteau of the words "cosmetic" and "pharmaceutical".

Cosmeceuticals may contain purported active ingredients such as vitamins, phytochemicals, enzymes, antioxidant

The most advanced cosmeceuticals are at the crossroads between cosmetics and micronutrition. French laboratories are especially among the pioneers in the field of cosmeceuticals.

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