Cosmeceutical Critique

• The Essence of Essential Oils Essential oils are known to impart antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and other functions beneficial to health and are useful in various medications and other products developed to treat the skin.
  Medscape Dermatology, March 10, 2025
• Ricinus communis (Castor) Seed Oil Castor oil is among several oils that have been used traditionally by people of color, particularly those with Indian or African heritage, to treat hair and scalp conditions.
  Medscape Dermatology, February 10, 2025
• Sea Buckthorn Sea buckthorn berries, seeds, and leaves have been used in traditional medicine to treat burns/injuries, edema, hypertension, inflammation, skin grafts, ulcers, and wounds.
  Medscape Dermatology, January 14, 2025
• What We Know About Salmon Sperm in Dermatology The use of salmon sperm is an example of the recent trend toward a cellular approach in which cutaneous components are activated with the intention of stimulating tissue regeneration.
  Medscape Dermatology, November 15, 2024
• Gluconolactone Gluconolactone emerged in the 1990s as a polyhydroxy acid useful in skin peels as an alternative to alpha hydroxy acids because of its nonirritating qualities.
  Medscape Dermatology, September 13, 2024
• Rosemary Recent findings suggest a broad array of applications for rosemary, a common ingredient in cosmetic and cosmeceutical formulations, in medicine, particularly dermatology.
  Medscape Dermatology, February 20, 2024
• Cysteamine and Melasma Cysteamine is a natural agent that has recently garnered attention primarily for one indication: melasma.
  Medscape Dermatology, December 15, 2023
• Almonds and Almond Oil Emollient and sclerosant characteristics have been linked to almond oil, which has been found to ameliorate complexion and skin tone.
  Medscape Dermatology, September 15, 2023
• The Science of Clean Skin Care and the Clean Beauty Movement As the clean beauty movement is gaining momentum, it has become challenging to differentiate between science and marketing hype, Leslie S. Baumann, MD, writes in her column.
  Medscape Dermatology, April 29, 2022
• Vetiver: More Than a Pleasant Aroma? "Vetiver is an important ingredient in modern perfumery. It also has potential to impart benefits to the skin in topical formulations," according to Leslie S. Baumann, MD.
  Medscape Dermatology, September 30, 2021
• Exsanguinating the Truth About Dragon's Blood in Cosmeceuticals "Much more research is necessary to determine how useful these ingredients are, despite their present use in a number of marketed cosmeceutical agents," Leslie S. Baumann, MD, says in her column.
  Medscape Dermatology, August 27, 2021
• Skin Rejuvenation: Synthetic Snake Venom to the Rescue? "Much more research is necessary, of course, to see if there are methods to facilitate entry of snake venom into the dermis and if this is even desirable," Leslie S. Baumann, MD, says in her column.
  Medscape Dermatology, August 11, 2021
• Cellular Senescence, Skin Aging, and Cosmeceuticals In the future, cellular senescence and autophagy could be buzz words in the skin care field, according to Leslie S. Baumann, MD.
  Medscape Dermatology, July 02, 2021