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Feb 26, 2013 | 04:12 PM CST
Coty Teams with Australian Tech Company for Device Manufacture
The beauty companies will look on offering new products based on Coty's Philosophy skin care brand and OBJ Limited's e-Skin system.
Feb 20, 2013 | 08:04 AM CST
Patent Picks—Plant DNA, Aloesin, Pomegranate and More to Balance Skin
By: Rachel L. Grabenhofer
Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources. This edition features technologies to balance skin condition, including tone, texture, oily and dry zones, and blemishes such as acne, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation and scars.
Feb 19, 2013 | 03:43 PM CST
New Skin Research from Beiersdorf Tracks Skin Chonology
In a collaboration with researchers at Charité University Medicine Berlin, Beiersdorf scientists were able to demonstrate the existence of an inner clock in human skin cells, which controls skin regeneration among other things.
Feb 05, 2013 | 05:35 PM CST
Patent Picks—Anti-acne Sandalwood, Ultrasound Tissue Tightening, Berry Anti-inflammatory and More
By: Rachel L. Grabenhofer
Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources. This edition features patents related to skin repair, anti-aging, anti-inflammation and other benefits.
Feb 01, 2013 | 03:04 PM CST
Literature Review—Oxidation, Microdevices and Butterfly Pigments
By: Rachel Grabenhofer, Cosmetics & Toiletries mag…
Cosmetics R&D is constantly inspired by peripheral fields. This new “Literature Review” column therefore gives readers an overview of emerging technologies with potential for use in personal care. It will rotate monthly with the regular “In Sight” column.
Feb 01, 2013 | 02:58 PM CST
The Effect of Skin Metabolism on the Absorption of Chemicals
By: Alain Mavon, PhD, and Carine Jacques-Jamin, Ph…
Skin expresses enzymes that can metabolize endogenous molecules but little is known regarding how they impact the delivery of xenobiotics. This review of recent works shows that skin metabolism alters the dermal absorption of lipophilic compounds, which opens new areas of investigation regarding the safety and efficacy of topically applied cosmetics.
Feb 01, 2013 | 02:54 PM CST
Penetration of Cosmetics Into and Through the Stratum Corneum
By: Ada Polla, Alchimie Forever
The penetration routes of substances through the stratum corneum and how these transport pathways function are becoming better understood. Despite this progress, however, the penetration mechanisms of cosmetic formulations remain mysterious. This overview presents current knowledge on the various pathways of penetration, and suggests that even if cosmetic formulations penetrate no deeper than the surface, their efficacy may still be optimal.
Feb 01, 2013 | 02:51 PM CST
A Dermatological View—Interpreting Placebo Response in Clinical Trials for Psoriasis
By: Howard I. Maibach, MD, University of Californi…
By comparing response rates of placebo versus active drug groups in psoriasis RCTs evaluating biologic agents, the authors of this column sought to clarify factors contributing to placebo responses and their implications in improving clinical trial design to determine more accurate drug efficacies.
Jan 29, 2013 | 04:44 PM CST
Boots Utilizes X-Rite Colorimeter to Provide Custom Consumer Shade Matching
Boots UK has teamed up with X-Rite to offer a shade matching service in 668 U.K. stores. The No7 Match Made Service uses a handheld X-Rite (parent company of Pantone) spectrocolorimeter to identify the color of a customer's skin, then precisely targets the closest matches among 17 colors of No7 foundations across a number of formats.
Jan 22, 2013 | 05:24 PM CST
Patent Picks— Emolliency, Antioxidant, Colorstay and Styling Benefits in Hair
By: Rachel L. Grabenhofer
Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources. This edition features patents related to hair care, including hair styling, conditioning, colorstay and more.