Nutricosmetics

Using a multidisciplinary and integrated approach, the student will learn and deepen innovative contents relating to the research, development, safety, and use of functional ingredients which, once taken orally in the form of food supplements or functional foods, bring benefits especially to the skin, hair, or nails, with the aim at improving their appearance starting from the inside.

By the end of the course, students will have to demonstrate their understanding of the mechanisms of action underlying the effectiveness and issues relating to the safety of ingredients used as food supplements and functional foods for the well-being of skin, hair, and nails. Finally, students will need to demonstrate knowledge of the composition of different foods used for nutricosmetic purposes and be able to identify the active ingredients and their functions, as well as understand how to use these products safely and effectively.