Opportunity Grows For Nutricosmetics, Ingestible Skin Care
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
U.S. consumers are coming around to the idea of nutricosmetics, or ingestible products formulated to offer beauty and skin health benefits, according to Isocell, manufacturer of GliSODin Skin Nutrients
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