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Journal of Dermatology Research and Skin Care | Volume 2
May 14-15, 2018 | Montreal, Canada
Spring Dermatology &
Skin Care Expo Conference
F
unctional and ornamental products that is not inert when in
contact with the skin. Their activities range between those of
medicine and cosmetics. Cosmeceutical isn’t a global concept,
reason why it’s also named dermaceuticals, dermocosmetics,
active cosmetics, functional cosmetics, or quasi-drugs. This
term was used for the very first time in 1980, by Dr Albert M
Kligman, as a criticism against the 1938’s American Conference
that established the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, wherein
drugs soothes, cover, prevent, or treat diseases, and have
the obligation of having safety and efficacy tests to support
the clinical claim, whereas cosmetics were only categorized
as products that beautify or enhance appearance, with no
effect in skin structure or function, and no obligation of safety
and efficacy tests to support their claim. However, what
about products that can have one or more of the following
mechanisms of action: activate a receptor, enhance barrier
function, increaseexfoliation, normalizecellular repair, decrease
inflammation, inhibit oxidation, provide a cellular messenger,
regulate cellular communication, modulate pigmentation, and
deliver photoprotection? There are the ten basic cosmeceutical
mechanisms of action. This lecture will explore about the
cosmeceutical world and unravel some basic concepts that
make the audience better understand about this category of
products.
Speaker Biography
Adilson Da Costa is a Brazilian Dermatologist that lives in Atlanta, GA, USA. He got
his MD from Santa Casa of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, wherein he also completed
his specialization in Dermatology. He obtained his MSc in Dermatology from Federal
University of Sao Paulo, PhD from the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine and
he did his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Dermatology at Emory University School
of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. Currently, he is a Tenured Professor for the PhD and MSc
Programs at the State of Sao Paulo Workers’ Welfare Institute, Sao Paulo, SP, and Brazil.
He is a very experienced Researcher in Dermatology and has served as a Principal
Investigator in more than 150 projects, either clinical or
in vitro
, which helped him to
take place as an Advisory Board Member for important companies, such as Galderma,
Sinclair, Avon, L’Oréal, Hypermarcas, and Natura; moreover, his research skills has
helped him to be a common scientific resource for the general media, and an frequent
speaker in international scientific meetings. He has already two books published
“Dermatology in Pregnancy” (Guanabara Koogan) and International Textbook of
Cosmeceuticals
(Elsevier) and is now working on an international masterpiece on
dermatological procedures. He has more than 60 manuscripts and chapter of books
already published.
e:
adilson_costa@hotmail.comAdilson Da Costa
Welfare Institute, USA
Introduction for the clinical treatment of Alopecia: What is a cosmeceutical?