 Cosmeceuticals - are cosmetic products that are claimed, chiefly by those within the cosmetic industry, to have drug-like profits. Patterns of products typically labeled as cosmeceuticals contain anti-aging creams and moisturizers. The word is a lingual contamination of the words "cosmetic" and "pharmaceutical".
Cosmeceuticals may hold active ingredients such as vitamins, enzymes, phytochemicals, antioxidants and essential oils. Though, these ingredients may not necessarily be effective, and if they are effectual, the cosmeceutical may not have the active ingredient(s) in a successful formulation or at efficient concentrations.
Some products can be both cosmetics and drugs. This may occur when a product has two employs. For instance, a shampoo is a cosmetic since it's used to clean the hair. However, an anti-dandruff treatment is a drug as it's used to heal dandruff. Thus an antidandruff shampoo is both a cosmetic and a drug. There are other examples:
* toothpastes that contain fluoride
* deodorants that are also antiperspirants
* moisturizers and make-up that provide sun protection
These products must correspond to the standards for both cosmetics (color additives) and drugs.
Some cosmetic makers use the term “cosmeceutical” to refer to products that have drug-like profits. FDA does not distinguish this term. A product can be a drug, a cosmetic or a mixture of both. But the term "cosmeceutical" has no meaning under the law. Whereas drugs are reviewed and approved by FDA, FDA does not approve cosmetics. If a product acts like a drug, FDA must approve it as a drug.
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