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October 2006
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Compass: Sun Exposé (pg 5)
Rachel L. Chapman, C&T Magazine
From preserving youth to expanding the limits of the color palette, this issue of C&T magazine serves as your guide to answering formulating conundrums...
Silicones Bring Multifunctional Performance to Sun Care (pg 41)
Isabelle Van Reeth, Stéphanie Postiaux and Heidi Van Dort, Dow Corning
Silicones give formulators choices for a variety of high-performance sun care products and delivery systems. Silicones can boost SPF, add wash-off resistance and help prevent sand from sticking to the skin.
Galactoarabinan as a Natural SPF Booster (pg 55)
Elzbieta Kasprzyk, TRI-K Industries Inc. and Lori Siegler, Larex Inc.
Studies presented here show that GA reduces emulsion particle size and facilitates the aqueous dispersion of particulate materials, thus demonstrating how it improves the SPF of organic, inorganic and mixed sunscreen preparations.
Metallic Pigments in Personal Care Applications (pg 63)
Martha Graziano and Bharat Adhia, Eckart Cosmetic Colours LLC
Data reported here illustrates that metallic pigments enhance the effects of existing colorants, expanding the existing color palette available to cosmetic formulators. Compatibility, applications and their safety profiles also are described.
Stimuli-responsive Polymer Systems: A Review of Thermo-associative Thickening (pg 73)
Robert Y. Lochhead, The University of Southern Mississippi
This article reviews recent trends in thermally initiated stimuli-responsive materials and provides some insight into the physicochemical mechanisms that underpin this behavior.
Innovating for Stage, Screen and Daily Life (pg 18)
Jean E. Allured, Freelance Writer and Editor
In 1927, Max Factor introduced a new makeup formula, Satin Smooth Liquid Panchromatic Foundation, that provided the correct degree of light reflection required by the sensitive new Panchromatic film used for color motion pictures. For this contribution, he was recognized with a special technology Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1928...
In Sight: “Man”tiaging (pg 112)
Katie Schaefer, C&T Magazine
Skin care companies have taken notice of a newer demographic—men. In the past, male grooming primarily consisted of shaving products and deodorants, but as companies launch men-specific products, this market segment is recognizing that skin care is no longer just for women...
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Regulatory Review: Disclosing Cosmetics Information to the EU Public
by David Steinberg, Steinberg & Associates
The Seventh Amendment to the European Union (EU) Cosmetic Directive has a clause requiring certain information about cosmetics to be made available to the EU public. That clause, which addresses certain dangerous substances and also addresses animal testing, has not attracted much discussion or attention but has enormous implications for cosmetic companies.
Technically Speaking: An Antimicrobial Deodorant
by Charles Fox, Independent Consultant
In recent years, in response to increased consumer demand for antiperspirants with deodorant functions, the antiperspirant deodorant market has expanded. Accordingly, each company is energetically doing research on body odor and developing antiperspirants.
Bench & Beyond: Pigment Ideas from the Kingdoms of Animals and Microorganisms
by Bud Brewster, C&T Magazine
Butterflies, bacteria, yeast and fungi are providing new ways to color cosmetics, thanks to recent developments in microscopy, microbiology, nanotechnology and biotechnology. Although cosmetic colorants are highly regulated, certain colorants from plants and minerals do not require certification and have long histories of use in cosmetics.
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