Best Of Cosmetology: cosmetic

You had a thick glorious head of hair, and then you started to notice it was getting a little thin in spots. Then a little thinner and thinner and then where did it all go? If you are faced with this dilemma, let us explore the options.
Hair loss can be an issue faced by men, women and even children. Hair loss can have a detrimental effect on one's self-esteem. You can approach the issue with depression or with zeal to find a solution that you can be happy with. Let us examine some of the options available today.
First, let us put the effect of losing one's hair in perspective. In a survey of 2,338 men by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, more than 1,300 said they would be willing to give up a personal possession in exchange for more hair. Of that group, 26% said they would be willing to give up a stereo system, 21% a cell phone, 17% a laptop and 13% a plasma TV. This definitely shows how men feel about their hair loss.
In the US alone, it is estimated that hair restoration procedures account for $800+ million in sales, mostly to men. You have a couple of choices: shave your head (this takes a lot of guts) or find a treatment to re-grow or replace your hair.
Society has proven that someone with a shaved head is looked at as less trustworthy or appealing to the eye. The TV commercials or magazines do not show the hot girl with the bald headed man. Nope, it is the GQ looking guy with the nice thick well-trimmed haircut. The reason being, this type of look sells. Women just prefer it.
So what are the options if you want to find a treatment to get your hair to re-grow or be replaced?
- Your physical health. First, get yourself checked out by a physician to make sure there are no underlying health reasons for the hair loss. Your hair is a direct reflection of your physical health. If your body is deficient in a mineral or vitamin, it will show up in your hair growth.
- How about medication? A dermatologist can help you find out if medications, such as menoxidil, (Rogaine) or prescription-only propecia, are smart choices. These are the only two drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating hair loss, both have been shown as effective in preventing hair loss for as long as they are used and can be taken simultaneously for potentially better results. They can help with thinning hair and to promote re-growth of hair. Rogaine can cost about $30 - $40 per month or around $400 -$500 per year.
- Earlier this year, the FDA gave approval to a handheld home medical device called the HairMax LaserComb, which uses a laser's energy to promote hair re-growth. Cost runs $395 to $545. Since some men may not want to take a pill every day for the rest of their lives or regularly use a special comb, many turn to hair transplantation or natural procedures.
- Follicular unit grafting is considered the one of the most expensive types of hair transplantation techniques. A decade ago, doctors took large grafts of hair - known as plugs - from the back of a patient's head and transplanted them to the crown, follicular unit grafting takes hairs in groups of one to four. Procedures can take several hours and cost upwards of $10,000.
- There are all natural techniques designed to re-grow hair using ordinary grocery store items also. One of the techniques involves rubbing olive oil all over your head before going to bed. Keep it wrapped in a towel all night while you sleep then shampoo it out in the morning. You do this for a total of 8-days.
This procedure removes excess sebum that builds and hardens on your scalp choking off your hair roots and making growing hair extremely difficult. It will not only dissolve and remove the layers of built up sebum, but it will also kill bacteria that keep hair from growing.
There are more all-natural techniques that help to re-grow hair using ordinary grocery store items.

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Most of us use cosmetics everyday and we “know them when we see them”. However, if I was to ask you whether you thought your toothpaste, suntan lotion, lip balm or anti-dandruff shampoo were cosmetics, I might get a range of opinions.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines cosmetics as:

Having power to adorn, embellish or beautify (esp. the complexion).

That affect appearance only; superficial; spec., intended merely to improve appearances.

(OED, 1991, p. 343)

A key point about the OED definition is that cosmetics are superficial rather than therapeutic agents. Cosmetics are not ‘over the counter’ (OTC) or prescription drugs or drug additives, their role is merely to improve your appearance. This seems straight forward until you look at the full range of products that might fit this definition.

soaps and other body cleansing products;
creams, lotions, face masks, powders and colours for the skin, eyes and lips;
shampoos, lotions, oils, waving agents, fixatives, bleaches, dyes and dye removers for the hair;
lotions, polishes and colours for the nails;
hair removers;
skin bleaching and skin tanning preparations;
toothpastes and other oral care preparations;
antiperspirants, deodorants and other personal hygiene products; and
perfumes and other aromatic substances.

Would you regard all of these as cosmetics?
The list above is a testament to the incredible variety of cosmetic products on the market. Unfortunately, this boon for consumers is a problem for legislators. Concerns about safety and fraudulent advertising claims saw increased regulation of cosmetics in the twentieth century, which required legislators to legal define them. Unfortunately, different regulators in different countries defined cosmetics in different ways.

US definition “articles intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body’s structure or functions. Included in this definition are products such as skin creams, lotions, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, eye and facial make-up preparations, shampoos, permanent waves, hair colors, toothpastes, deodorants, and any material intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product. Soap products consisting primarily of an alkali salt of fatty acid and making no label claim other than cleansing of the human body are not considered cosmetics under the law.”

EU definition “any substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odours and/or protecting them or keeping them in good condition.”

Definitions are important as they draw a legal line between cosmetics and drugs, determine labelling requirements and other product standards and proscribe the types of claims manufacturers can make for their products.
See also: Ingredients Lists
A 2005 report produced in Australia as part of changes to its cosmetic regulations includes a good example of some of the consequences of definitional differences between jurisdictions. (Not all countries in the original chart have been included).

Table 1:

Comparison of how products identified for reform are regulated in different countries

	Australia	U.K./E.U.	United States
Antiperspirants	Drug	Cosmetic	Drug and Cosmetic
Antidandruff Shampoos (mass market)	Drug	Cosmetic	Drug and Cosmetic
Moisturisers with Sunscreen	Drug	Cosmetic	Drug and Cosmetic
Antibacterial Skin Washes	Cosmetic (antibacterial cleanser). Drug (kills germs; antiseptic)	Cosmetic	Cosmetic if no antibacterial claims. Drug if antibacterial claims are made
Medicated Skin Cleansers (for acne)	Cosmetic (as a cleanser for acne-prone skin). Drug (treatment or control of acne)	Cosmetic	Cosmetic (as a cleanser for acne-prone skin). Drug (treatment or control of acne)
Mouthwashes	Drug or Cosmetic*	Cosmetic	Drug and Cosmetic*
Toothpastes (fluoride)	Drug	Cosmetic	Drug and Cosmetic

*Depends on the claims made for the product.
The new Australian regulations redefined the following products as cosmetics:

Antiperspirants.
Antidandruff shampoos (unscheduled).
Sunscreens with an SPF that is less than 4.
Moisturisers with secondary sunscreen.
Antibacterial skin washes.
Anti-acne skin cleansers.

This change reduced the regulation of these products in Australia as well as the way they could be packaged and advertised. One consequence of this change is that a number of products that have a known physiological effect on the body are now considered cosmetics. In the old regulations, deodorants, for example, which mask body odour with perfume (i.e., affect appearance), were defined as cosmetics, whereas antiperspirants, which inhibit perspiration (i.e., affect body function), were classified as therapeutic agents. Both are now legally cosmetics in Australia.
The changes in Australia are part of a general trend. Regulation is expensive both for governments and industry. Just as there has been a steady moment of drugs from ‘prescription only’ to ‘over the counter’ (OTC) and from pharmacy to supermarket, we can also expect some additional easing with cosmetics. The global nature of the cosmetic market will put increasing pressure on legislators not only to iron out differences between jurisdictions but also to relax regulations regarding the incorporation of other therapeutic agents into cosmetics.
We should not lose sight of the fact that one of the main reasons for the regulation of cosmetics is to ensure that the products you buy are safe. The twentieth century saw a number of examples of drugs being incorporated into cosmetics (e.g., face creams containing hormones) that were stopped through regulation. As before, we are seeing new materials being incorporated into cosmetics, particularly skin creams. Some of these products are testing current definitions and may result in further refinements in the line between cosmetics and drugs.
22nd August 2013