The skin health and beauty pyramid: a clinically based guide to selecting topical skincare products

J Drugs Dermatol. 2014 Apr;13(4):414-21.

Abstract

The use of cosmeceuticals by patients is now commonplace. Without consultation and direction from an informed clinician, marketing pressures can lead consumers to make poor product choices that can result in wasted money and unsatisfactory outcomes. Skin professionals need a scientifically based, succinct tool to guide their patients toward best topical skincare practices. The Skin Health and Beauty Pyramid is an educational framework and product guide created from extensive scientific literature and study review on ingredients, formulations and technologies affecting skin biology. This clinical tool can simplify product choices for physicians and clinicians in the process of professionally guiding patients toward the optimal use of topical products to achieve best outcomes for skin health and beauty.

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Beauty
  • DNA Repair Enzymes / pharmacology
  • Decision Making
  • Decision Support Techniques*
  • Dermatology / education
  • Dermatology / methods*
  • Directive Counseling
  • Epidermal Growth Factor / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Hydroxy Acids / pharmacology
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Retinoids / pharmacology
  • Skin Aging / drug effects*
  • Skin Aging / pathology
  • Skin Care / methods*
  • Sunscreening Agents / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Hydroxy Acids
  • Retinoids
  • Sunscreening Agents
  • Epidermal Growth Factor
  • DNA Repair Enzymes