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Market potential of antiaging cosmeceuticals

Liz Grubow

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Abstract

The term cosmeceutical is used industry wide to describe products that claim therapeutic value by way of ingredients that affect the structure or function of the skin,hair or nails.Cosmeceuticals is the fastest-growing segment of the natural personal care industry.As the global population's median age increases,this market will progressively expand.The attitude to skin color in different countries was related.Light,luminous skin is viewed as a symbol of innocence and femininity in Asian culture.Western women,especially in North America,generally possess the opposite attitude with regard to skin color.A tan makes one more attractive.The cosmeceutical market will be an important growth area over the next five years as baby boomers,in particular,are no longer willing to accept the inevitability of the visible effects of aging.

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The term cosmeceutical is used industry wide to describe products that claim therapeutic value by way of ingredients that affect the structure or function of the skin,hair or nails.Cosmeceuticals is the fastest-growing segment of the natural personal care industry.As the global population's median age increases,this market will progressively expand.The attitude to skin color in different countries was related.Light,luminous skin is viewed as a symbol of innocence and femininity in Asian culture.Western women,especially in North America,generally possess the opposite attitude with regard to skin color.A tan makes one more attractive.The cosmeceutical market will be an important growth area over the next five years as baby boomers,in particular,are no longer willing to accept the inevitability of the visible effects of aging.

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The term cosmeceutical is used industry wide to describe products that claim therapeutic value by way of ingredients that affect the structure or function of the skin,hair or nails.Cosmeceuticals is the fastest-growing segment of the natural personal care industry.As the global population's median age increases,this market will progressively expand.The attitude to skin color in different countries was related.Light,luminous skin is viewed as a symbol of innocence and femininity in Asian culture.Western women,especially in North America,generally possess the opposite attitude with regard to skin color.A tan makes one more attractive.The cosmeceutical market will be an important growth area over the next five years as baby boomers,in particular,are no longer willing to accept the inevitability of the visible effects of aging.

Key concepts: Cosmeceuticals, Cosmeceutical, Baby boomers, Skin care, Serendipity, Advertising, Business, Femininity

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