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Menopause and Cosmeceuticals

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Skin, Mucosa and Menopause

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Skin aging is due to extrinsic and intrinsic factors that converge, leading to macro- and microscopic alterations. Histologically, there are a loss of dermal collagen and decreased lipid production, leading to a thinning of the skin. This process is enhanced by the effect of cumulative sun exposure and oxidative damage caused by pollution, stress, and smoking. These changes manifest as wrinkles, loss of elasticity, dryness, and texture changes in mature skin.

Within this reality, and the pursuit to reduce the effects of time, emerged cosmeceuticals, topical products which, in contact with skin, can cause structural and/or functional changes, not for therapy but for possible prevention and not restricted exclusively to beautification. Cosmeceuticals are still the most popular option to improve the appearance of the skin and delay aging. Although there are many examples of merely cosmetic action, manufacturers of most successful cosmeceuticals have been studying the aging process and turned this knowledge into formulations that can make a difference from a cellular point of view.

In this chapter, we talk about the different classes of cosmeceuticals and how they can contribute to postmenopausal skin.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Av. John Boyd Dunlop, Campinas, São Paulo, 13059-900, Brazil

    Estela G. de Nóvoa MD, Raquel Fávaro MD, Thaísa S. T. Silvino MD & Adilson Costa MD, MSc, PhD

  2. Dermatology Research, KOLderma Clinical Trials Institute, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    Fernanda C. N. Ribeiro MD & Raissa M. Santos MD

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de Nóvoa, E.G., Fávaro, R., Silvino, T.S.T., Ribeiro, F.C.N., Santos, R.M., Costa, A. (2015). Menopause and Cosmeceuticals. In: Farage, M., Miller, K., Fugate Woods, N., Maibach, H. (eds) Skin, Mucosa and Menopause. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44080-3_32

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