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Modern cosmetic preparations are diverse, and depending on the ultimate purpose of use, composition, methods of application, they are divided into individual and professional.
Individual cosmetic means are intended for independent use by the consumer without professional training. Individual cosmetics can be purchased in the usual retail network, specialized shops, beauty salons and other beauty parlors, as well as in pharmacies. You can buy it yourself or after consulting a consultant. In recent years, individual cosmetic products have spread widely through network marketing. Depending on the price and advertising policy, the quality of the ingredients and manufacturing technology, individual cosmetic products are divided into cosmetics of mass distribution, or "mass-market" (brands "Nivea", "Dove", etc.), luxury cosmetics (brands "Chanel", "Dior", "Guerlain", etc.) and cosmeceutical.
Cosmeceuticals are a term that arose from the combination of the words "cosmetics" and "pharmaceuticals." Under this concept, cosmetic means are combined that not only eliminate a number of pathological changes in the skin, but also affect the cause of their appearance. These funds combine high efficiency, system and local safety, hapoallergenicity, well-studied mechanism of exposure. Initially, they were produced for dermatological patients. Cosmeceutical agents are represented all over the world in pharmacies, and depending on the goals and solved! Tasks among them are aesthetic and therapeutic. The aesthetic range allows for safe daily care for any type of skin and hair, as well as the prevention and correction of signs of aging in healthy individuals (Lierak, Galenik, RoK, Vishie Laboratories, Kloran, Fito, "Urjazh" and others). The therapeutic scale, which is usually recommended by doctors or consultants, allows basic skin care for dermatological patients during the period of exacerbation and remission of dermatoses, monotherapy of mild clinical forms or initial manifestations of diseases, as well as accompanying medication (Aven, Bioderma, Biorgas "," Ducre "," La Roche-Pose "," MERC Medici Familial ").
Professional cosmetic means are means used in institutions of cosmetology, which can be prescribed and used only by persons with special education. They often have a high concentration of active ingredients, require a strict period of use, can be injected into the skin with a number of physical methods (ultrasound, electrophoresis, etc.). Separate pro-tion is also allocated to the cosmetic lines (Valmon, Darfin, Talgoja, etc.).
At the primary points of application, cosmetic preparations are divided into the following groups: for daily skin care, to correct the signs of skin aging, whitening, photoprotective, for hair and scalp care, for nail plate care, camouflage, for artificial coloring of the skin. .
The composition of cosmetics, depending on their purpose, includes various plant extracts, biologically active substances (vitamins, enzymes, extracts from the placenta, collagen, etc.) and other ingredients. Very popular liposomes - phospholipid vesicles of phosphatidylcholine, released from egg yolk during its special treatment. In recent years, widely include various trace elements (zinc, copper, magnesium, etc.), which have an effect on many physiological parameters of the skin.
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