nutricosmetic

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nutricosmetic (plural nutricosmetics)

A dietary supplement, food or beverage with additives that are marketed as having medical benefits that enhance appearance, especially skin, nails, and hair. [from 2000s]
- 2008, Daniel B. Yarosh, “The Future of Skin Care” (chapter 12), in The New Science of Perfect Skin, Broadway Books, page 238:
  Before rushing out to buy nutricosmetics, though, don't forget that the first place a food supplement goes is into your stomach, which is loaded with strong acid and enzymes to digest protein and dissolve fats.
- 2013, “Industry Perspectives of Marine-Derived Proteins as Biomaterials” (chapter 37), in Se-Kwon Kim, editor, Marine Biomaterials: Characterization, Isolation, and Applications, CRC Press, page 739:
  Incorporating marine proteoglycans as a nutricosmetic in skin capsules is said to boost collagen, help strengthen cell cohesion, and improve skin density, creating firmer skin.

nutricosmetic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to nutricosmetics. [from 2000s]
- 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.