Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824702921 ISBN 13: 9780824702922

Publisher: CRC Press, 2001

Synopsis

This state-of-the-art reference provides comprehensive multidisciplinary coverage of the most recent information on cosmetic ingredients, finished products, target organs, delivery systems, and current technology in safety, toxicology, and dermatological testing.

Discussing modern innovations such as active cosmetics for the hair, skin, and teeth, the Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology highlights

Cosmetics for infant and elderly consumers

The formulation of skin cleansing products

New delivery systems, including cosmetic patches and iontophoresis

The anatomy and physiology of body targets for cosmetics

Principles and mechanisms of unwanted reactions to cosmetics

With contributions by more than 100 leading experts in the field, the Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology is an essential tool for cosmetic, fragrance, pharmaceutical, organic, medicinal, physical, surface, colloid, and detergent chemists and biochemists; dermatologists; toxicologists and microbiologists; skin physiologists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

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Review

." . .provides a comprehensive knowledge for all those scientists interested in cosmetic dermatology and/or concerned with the marketing of cosmetic products. . ..will be useful to those involved in research and development in the pharmaceutical cosmetic, household and general chemical industries." ---Journal of Applied Cosmetology

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824702921
• ISBN 13: 9780824702922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 904
• Editor: Barel André O., Maibach Howard I.