n. A pharmaceutical product that provides cosmetic benefits.
1998
Oddly enough, science and beauty have become allies in a field some professionals refer to as "cosmeceuticals." The term was coined by Albert Kligman, the University of Pennsylvania researcher credited with discovering the effectiveness of Retin-A, a vitamin A, in smoothing aging skins.
1997
Nonetheless, in the burgeoning market of so-called cosmeceuticals, confusion can run rampant. There is a mountain of material from dermatologists attesting to the effectiveness of the products they have developed. But the experts are, after all, the entrepreneurs.
Jean Godfrey-June, the beauty director of Elle magazine, said: "The problem with these vitamin things and with cosmeceuticals in general is that because they aren't regulated, and everyone says their formulation works, you're really at their mercy."
Jean Godfrey-June, the beauty director of Elle magazine, said: "The problem with these vitamin things and with cosmeceuticals in general is that because they aren't regulated, and everyone says their formulation works, you're really at their mercy."
1985 (earliest)
Dr. Grove also delivered a warning to cosmetic formulators who are creating ‘cosmeceuticals’, cosmetic products which contain actives.
This is Newport Beach, home of sun lovers and boat lovers, the rich and newly rich and headquarters of Geneve Cosmeceuticals, a Swiss-developed skin care line packaged in frosted glass with gray trim.