Search any beauty Facebook group and you'll see people raving about just how good "cosmeceutical skin care" is.
Things like 'active' skin care. Cult peels and treatments. And serums. So Many Serums.
But what actually is cosmeceutical skin care and what does 'cosmeceutical' even mean?
And are expensive cosmeceutical serums worth the hype and higher price tags?
Keep scrolling for a simple guide to understanding cosmeceutical skin care and active ingredients.
Plus, I'll reveal the top 10 active serums people are adding to cart right now.
Because who doesn't want to know about best-selling skincare products?!
What Is Cosmeceutical Skin Care?
Skincare marketing is particularly confusing because brands use a lot of terms like 'clean', 'active', 'medical-grade' and 'performance' to position their products within the market.
The term cosmeceutical is a combination of 'cosmetics' and 'pharmaceutical'.
To make it into the Adore Beauty cosmeceutical skin care category, products must contain active ingredients proven to affect change in the skin.
Here are some other key cosmeceutical skincare facts:
When used to describe skin care, cosmeceutical means the cosmetic product is formulated with medical-grade, active ingredients.
Another way to think of cosmeceutical skin care is as 'serious' skin care or 'professional' skin care.
Cosmeceutical brands and products are what professional dermal therapists and skin aestheticians use to treat skin concerns in-clinic.
Cosmeceutical isn't a regulated term, so brands don't have to go through any testing to be able to say their product is a cosmeceutical.
Products don't have to be expensive to be cosmeceutical - usually, they're higher priced because of the research and expertise that goes into the formulas, but there are cosmeceutical brands to suit all budgets.
Browse our list of cosmeceutical brands and skincare products here.
You can learn more about cosmeceutical skin care by listening to this episode of Adore's Beauty IQ Uncensored podcast below...
