Natural Ingredients for Anti-Ageing Skin Care
Natural ingredients in the form of phytonutrients, microbial metabolites, dairy derived actives, mineral nutrients, and animal protein components have long been believed to benefit healthy skin ageing. Recent scientific evidence has served to strengthen this concept and validate the efficacy of several natural actives at the molecular level in keratinous tissues. These findings, along with successful clinical studies, have helped to establish the healthful role of dietary components, for example, in supporting beauty from within, in the form of nutricosmetics, and from the outside, as cosmeceuticals. The expanding range of natural actives in mainstream cosmetic products is ample proof that the industry now relies heavily on these ingredients. The demand for cosmeceutical products is expected to increase to more than $8 billion by 2010.
