How many cosmeceuticals can fit on the head of a pin?
How many cosmeceuticals can fit on the head of a pin? None, according to the FDA, because there is no such thing. In FDA-land, there are only regular cosmetics which are essentially un-FDA regulated, and cosmetics which are drugs and regulated as drugs, meaning full-on FDA new drug approval applications. My guess is that the term “cosmeceuticals” was created from an analogy to nutraceuticals which are dietary supplements which have some structure/function type of medical application or value. Nutraceuticals…