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New in Skin Care (page 94 of 115)
Apr 06, 2007 | 10:05 AM CDT
Food for Your Face
The health benefits from food have been translated into skin care for the launch of Befine.
Apr 02, 2007 | 02:25 PM CDT
Bench & Beyond: Pep Talks and Peptides for Spa Professionals
By: Bud Brewster, Cosmetics & Toiletries
This column looks at skin care products sold in spas and doctors’ offices and asks if the sellers of those products are getting all the ingredient information they need.
Apr 02, 2007 | 01:52 PM CDT
A Dermatological View--Moisturizer Efficacy: Evidence on Preventing and Treating Irritant Dermatitis
By: Miki Yokota and Howard I. Maibach, MD, Univers…
This article appeared on pages 65–72 in volume 55 of Contact Dermatitis in 2006 and appears here in a modified version with permission from Blackwell Publishing.
Apr 02, 2007 | 11:23 AM CDT
Chitin Nanofibrils: A Natural Compound for Innovative Cosmeceuticals
By: Pierfrancesco Morganti and Gianluca Morganti, …
Compared to larger-sized chitin particles, chitin nanofibrils can be hydrolyzed more easily by cutaneous enzymes, leading to applications such as rehydrating dry skin, augmenting cohesion of cells in the stratum corneum, and forming a protective biofilm that supports wound healing.
Apr 02, 2007 | 11:14 AM CDT
Recent Advances in Slimming Treatments
By: Karen A Costa-Strachan, PhD, Prestige Brands H…
Slimming treatments address a number of targets in skin physiology, including: improving microcirculation, strengthening and protecting the connective tissue, and decreasing adipocyte contents. Traditional and newer approaches to slimming treatments employ a number of ingredients to achieve such ends.
Apr 02, 2007 | 11:09 AM CDT
Poly glutamic acid: A Novel Peptide for Skin Care
By: Natalie Ben-Zur, Natto Biosciences, Daniel M. …
Personal care formulators continue to pursue skin care materials that are capable of both moisturization and exfoliation. γ-Poly glutamic acid (INCI: natto gum) meets these multifaceted demands. A review of the literature and research presented here examines the science of natto gum and explores its applications in personal care.
Apr 02, 2007 | 11:01 AM CDT
Watermelon Survival Strategies for Skin DNA Protection
By: Cornelia Huber, Thomas Schreier, Pentapharm Lt…
Plants living under extreme conditions have developed a strategy to protect their DNA and other important cell structures from environmental stress factors. In particular, watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) has adapted well to extreme conditions. Its survival strategy can be used in the field of skin care, as shown by several tests including a direct DNA protection assay, the COMET assay and 8-oxo-guanosine and p53 detection.
Apr 02, 2007 | 09:08 AM CDT
Algae Extract Shows Immune Benefiting Properties
A recent clinical trial has shown Marinova fucoidan to significantly improve the upregulation of CD34+ hemopoeitic stem cells following ingestion.
Mar 27, 2007 | 04:54 PM CDT
Aquamarine Lotion
The following is a lotion created by Presperse Inc.
Mar 27, 2007 | 01:59 PM CDT
Creatine and Carnitine for Treating Skin Pigmentation
A timely patent covers methods and compositions to treat uneven skin pigmentation, just as the FDA scrutinizes hydroquinone.