Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients

This book is very useful, and information is up to date. Some cosmeceutical books doesn't include now frequently used ingredients and explanation. The information provided in this book is quite well-rounded. The best introductory book I have so far.

Great book for me as I am interested in cosmetic chemistry, formulations, etc. It will teach you a lot! And Leslie Baumann is a great dermatologist. I would love to work with her on some cosmeceuticals.

A thoroughly written book ,whoever is interested in cosmeceuticals must use this book as a reference always is very helpful in my esthetic practice.

Very useful book.lots of detailed information

The information in the book is rather undetailed. It does, however, cover most of the standard ingredients and gives much interesting stuff to read. In my point of view books in this price category should be a bit thicker than 400 pages; other scientific books I use for my studies are three to five times as thick. Nevertheless I like the book and it does indeed give useful information about cosmetics in general.

Great information in an easy to read format.

Excellent

This book about cosmetic ingredients should benefit anyone with a serious interest in skin care, including dermatologists, cosmetic chemists, aestheticians and keen lay people. The author discusses the research on many ingredients, including some of the most commonly recognized, such as the retinoids, vitamins C and E, aloe, resveratrol (a red wine component), petrolatum, silicones and honey. The text, although unique, is easily understood, and by separating fact from fiction allows insight into cosmeceutical claims. The author's straightforward and unbiased approach toward skin care makes this an excellent reference text. The well-placed overviews, such as those on pigmentation, aging and acne, combined with chapters on, for example, skin structure and cosmetic labeling, lift this text beyond its encyclopedic nature.