TY - BOOK AU - Kim, Se-Kwon. TI - Marine cosmeceuticals: trends and prospects edited by SN - 9781439860281 U1 - 615.1 KIM-S PY - 2012/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Cosmetics KW - Marine natural products KW - Dermatologic agents N1 - "The first comprehensive volume on marine cosmeceuticals, this book covers their sources and prospects; extraction; isolation; identification; structure and chemical composition; and in vivo and in vitro applications. It covers fundamentals as well as practical techniques in the emerging field of marine cosmeceuticals. This reference enables researchers in cosmetic science and natural product chemistry to identify new outlets for the new compounds that they isolate. It makes the case for using natural compounds from the sea to replace synthetic, toxic cosmetics. It also discusses the application of these products on ailments such as skin disease, diabetes, and arthritis"-- ER -