nutricosmetic
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of nutritional + cosmetic.
Noun edit
nutricosmetic (plural nutricosmetics)
- A dietary supplement, food or beverage with additives that are marketed as having medical benefits that enhance appearance, especially skin, nails, and hair.
Adjective edit
nutricosmetic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to nutricosmetics.
- 2019 December, Irene Dini, Sonia Laneri, “Nutricosmetics: A brief overview”, in Phytotherapy Research, volume 33, number 12, , pages 3054-3063:
- However, many nutricosmetic products are considered effective due to the historical use and word of mouth. Comprehensive analysis of the global nutricosmetics market is conducted considering form, end-user applications, and some product components such as collagen, peptides, proteins, vitamins, carotenes, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acid are reported.
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Cosmeceutical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia