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Octadecenedioic Acid for a More Even Skin Tone
By: Johann W. Wiechers, PhD, Frans J. Groenhof, Vincent A. L. Wortel and Richard M. Miller, Uniqema; Neil A. Hindle, Uniqema; and Anthony Drewitt-Barlow, Hill Top Research Inc.
Posted: May 6, 2003, from the July 2002 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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- From Cosmetics & Toiletries
- July 2002 issue, pg 55
- 9 pages
Article Keywords:
- octadecenedioic acid
- skin toning
- scalp dandruff
- deodorancy
- skin penetration
- in vitro methods
- in vivo clinical studies
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For centuries, people have turned to nature to obtain beneficial effects from the world that surrounded them. As a consequence, oleochemistry-the chemistry of natural oils and fats-has becoem the backbone of cosmetic chemistry.
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