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With the onset of autumn and winter fast approaching, a lot of us are experiencing dry or drier skin. Our initial reaction can be to rush out and buy a heavier or more emol

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

lient moisturiser. While in some cases this is needed, for the most of us that is not the case.

Why do I say that?

To start with let me explain what a moisturiser

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

is and isn't. The word moisturiser is actually quite misleading as it does not add any moisture to the skin. As we age our skin gets thinner allowing moisture to escape. Th

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

moisturiser simply acts as a barrier, prevents this water loss and helps maintain existing moisture levels in the skin.

So how do we keep and maintain baby soft and comfo

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

rtable skin during winter?

Here are a few recommendations to go by:

1) Only use very Gentle Cleansers and Scrubs.

Sometimes our tendency is to scrub those dead sk

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

in cells away as fast as we can. This however can do a lot of damage to the skin. Rather try an exfoliating lotion like Clinique Clarifying Moisture Lotion or Shiseido Bio-

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

erformance Intensive Clarifying Essence. These chemically exfoliate the skin without harsh granules to scratch or irritate the skin.

2) Use water-rich products rather t

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

han oil-rich.

Sometimes all the skin really needs is literally water or moisture rather than oils in the form of a moisturiser. Especially if you are in a particularly

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

drying environment such as air-conditioning, high winds, flying or extreme cold. In this case make sure your skin is moist before applying your moisturiser.

There are som

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

great spitzes on the market that really hydrate the skin such as:

House of Herbs Organic Rose Hydrating Mist, Claudalie Grape Water, Shiseido The Skin Care Soothing Spray

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

. Clinique also have a whole range called Moisture Surge and it contains a gel-cream, eye gel and a face spray. These are all great to stop your skin from dehydrating. Pers

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

onally I always carry a small bottle of face spray with me in my handbag, because most of these sprays you can use over the top of your makeup. So use them throughout the d

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

y, whenever you feel the need to.

3) Remember the skin south of your neck too.

During winter, dry scaly skin on your legs, knees and elbows is not uncommon. A grea

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

t way to solve this for me is to pour body oil in my bathwater. You don't need much - the same amount as if you would be applying it directly to your skin but it's the lazy

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

person's way of making sure your whole body is covered in oil. Also pure olive oil is fantastic, especially for the elbows and knees. Joan Collins recommends this.

4)

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

eep your lips and eyes well maintained.

As both these areas have thinner skin and fewer lipids in the skin than the rest of the face, it is vitally important to look a

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

fter them well. Not by applying heavy creams as this will only block the pores and cause milia and other problems but by using products that will retain the moisture levels

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

.

5) Remember your hair.

Hair takes a lot of beating through the colder months. In summer it's the sun, salt and chlorinated water, in winter it's the hairdryer an

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

the cold. Apply regular hair masks or oils. I love Unrefined Coconut Oil in my hair but some prefer olive oil. Whatever it is you like to use make sure you do it regularly

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

.

Following these suggestions, not only will your skin beat the winter blues but you will also develop great skincare routines that you will take with you into next summer

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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