nutricosmetic

English

Etymology

Blend of nutritional +‎ cosmetic.

Noun

nutricosmetic (plural nutricosmetics)

1. A dietary supplement, food or beverage with additives that are marketed as having medical benefits that enhance appearance, especially skin, nails, and hair.

Adjective

nutricosmetic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to nutricosmetics.
   • 2019 December, Irene Dini, Sonia Laneri, “Nutricosmetics: A brief overview”, in Phytotherapy Research, volume 33, number 12, →DOI, pages 3054-3063:

     However, many nutricosmetic products are considered effective due to the historical use and word of mouth. Comprehensive analysis of the global nutricosmetics market is conducted considering form, end-user applications, and some product components such as collagen, peptides, proteins, vitamins, carotenes, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acid are reported.

See also

• cosmeceutical

Further reading

• Cosmeceutical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia