The Leonard Lopate Show

Underreported: The Cosmeceutical Industry

Last year, Americans spent $6.4 billion on skin care products (like anti-aging creams) that claim to have therapeutic uses. On today’s Underreported feature, we’ll find out how these products are regulated, and whether or not cosmetics should be able to advertise medical benefits. We'll talk to Erika Kawalek, associate director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University, and the author of “Artfully Made-Up” in the November/December 2005 issue of Legal Affairs.

Music: A Shock to the System Soundtrack, Tracks 5, 7, and 11

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