Abstract

The word “Cosmetics” is known to human race since ages. At the same time, desire to look good and attractive for every individual also can be identified as the psychological need having been given the upper place in hierarchy for ages. However, it will be relevant to understand the exact meaning of the word „cosmetic‟ from various sources at the outset.

Keywords: Cosmetics; Beauty; Hair Color

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Citation

Citation: Heyam Saad Ali. “Cosmetics and Beauty Products Review".Acta Scientific Pharmaceutical Sciences 4.7 (2020): 25-32.

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Copyright: © 2020 Heyam Saad Ali. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.