The role of cosmetic products is rapidly evolving in our society, with their use increasingly
seen as an essential contribution to personal wellness. This suggests the necessity of a …

Background Every day the skin is constantly exposed to several harmful factors that induce
oxidative stress. When the cells are incapable to maintain the balance between antioxidant …

During the recent years, more attentions have been focused on lipid base drug delivery
system to overcome some limitations of conventional formulations. Among these delivery …

Cutaneous use of lipid nanoparticles (solid lipid nanoparticles, SLN and nanostructured lipid
carriers, NLC) has been showing promising results. These systems consist of low viscosity …

Oxidative stress in skin plays a major role in the aging process. This is true for intrinsic aging
and even more for extrinsic aging. Although the results are quite different in dermis and …

Skin application of pharmaceutical products is one of the methods used for drug
administration. The problem of limited drug penetration via topical application makes …

Ageing is a natural phenomenon which is a fold, ridge and crease in the skin that occurs due
to loss of body mass, poor hydration, disintegration of dermis and epidermis junction. The …

Background: Tacrolimus (TCR), also known as FK-506, is a biopharmaceutics classification
system (BCS) class II drug that is insoluble in water because of its high log P values. After …

Carotenoids and coenzyme Q10 are naturally occurring antioxidant compounds that are
also found in human skin. These bioactive compounds have been the focus of considerable …

Abstract Hydroquinone (HQ), a well-known anti-hyperpigmentation agent suffers from (a)
instability due to rapid oxidation,(b) insufficient skin penetration because of hydrophilic …