化妆品是局部应用的化妆品,含有生物活性成分,具有改善的药物效果,滋养,并治疗皮肤外观。药妆的趋势始于20世纪中叶,因为它的强效成分对各种皮肤疾病具有治疗作用。尽管化妆品有了很大的进步,这显示了美容相关黑色素瘤的风险,内分泌失调,1935年出生缺陷为1/1500,2000年增加到1/75。因此,作为减少有害影响的一部分,将天然成分添加到制剂中以产生药物效果。因此,引入了天然/草药药妆品。由于对光毒性等副作用的认识,致突变性,这些合成产品的刺激,人们开始喜欢草药/天然化妆品。此外,天然药妆被证明对各种皮肤病有效,并且具有较少副作用,这标志着市场上的天然/草药药妆。不像药物,药妆产品经过安全,毒性,和功效测试,但这些不属于食品和药物管理局。这篇综述将深入了解天然/草药药妆制剂中使用的不同天然成分及其在制剂过程中面临的功能挑战,天然药妆优于常规药妆,以及印度的监管方面。
Cosmeceuticals are topically applied cosmetic products containing a biologically active ingredient with a pharmaceutical effect that improves, nourishes, and treats the skin appearance. The trend of
cosmeceuticals began during the mid-20th century due to its potent ingredients with therapeutic effects for various skin ailments. Even though there is a great advancement in cosmetics, which shows the risk of cosmetic linked melanoma, endocrine disorders, and birth defects which was one in 1500 people during 1935 have increased to one in 75 people in 2000. Hence, as a part of reducing the harmful effect, natural ingredients were added to the formulation to give the pharmaceutical effect. Thus, natural/herbal
cosmeceuticals were introduced. Due to the awareness of the side effects such as photo-toxicity, mutagenicity, irritation by these synthetic products, people started preferring herbal/natural cosmetic products. Moreover, natural cosmeceuticals were proven to be effective against various dermatological conditions as well as have fewer side effects marked the natural/herbal
cosmeceuticals in the market. Unlike a drug, cosmeceutical products undergo safety, toxicity, and efficacy tests, but these are not classified under Food and Drug Administration. This review will give an insight into different natural ingredients used in natural/herbal cosmeceutical formulation and their function challenges faced during formulation, advantages of natural cosmeceuticals over regular
cosmeceuticals, and regulatory aspects in India.