Topical Products for the Aging Face

Clin Plast Surg. 2016 Jul;43(3):597-604. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2016.03.005. Epub 2016 May 11.

Abstract

This article focuses on nonprescription home-use topical treatment technologies for the aging face and is intended to serve as a guide for the core cosmeceutical technologies currently used and to help educate and assist the selection of topical antiaging products by the professional staff and their patients. Antiaging topical treatments for patient home use should be nonirritating, compatible with the patient skin type, effective, and complementary to surgical and minimally invasive office procedures, and aesthetically elegant. New topical antiaging technologies, formulated as monotherapy or as combinations with well-known cosmeceuticals, should present adequate clinical studies to support their selection for use.

Keywords: AHAs; Anti-aging; Antioxidants; Botanical extracts; Cosmeceuticals; PHAs; Retinoids.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Cosmeceuticals / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Rejuvenation*
  • Skin Aging*

Substances

  • Cosmeceuticals