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[NYSCC Suppliers’ Day 2017] Chemyunion Talks Efficacy at the Show
May 4, 2017
Companies at the show had at least one launch, trend or new technology to talk to attendees about, but Chemyunion came prepared with multiple new ingredients, ranges and test results to chat about.
Reaching a Zen-like State in Skin: Biomimetic Peptide to Balance Sensitivity
Apr 26, 2017 | Estelle Loing, Ph.D., IFF/Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, Québec (Québec), Canada
Inspired by nature, biomimetic peptides are potent allies in skin care. This paper identifies palmitoyl tripeptide-8 as an effective modulator of neurogenic inflammation and provides clinical evidence of its protective and soothing activities in sensitized skin.
Untouched, 'Primitive' Microbiome Sets the Skin Health Benchmark
Apr 19, 2017
As it turns out, on skin, the more "bugs," the better; and cosmetics could be negatively affecting their diversity. New research from the UK compared microbiomes to set a "healthy skin standard," against which the effects of products can be measured, in the future.
Toxicity Testing: Read Between the Lines
Apr 10, 2017
Active ingredients aren't thinkers, they're do-ers. But can they do too much? As explored during in-cosmetics 2017, in an industry permeated with astounding product claims, it becomes all the more crucial to test for potential toxic effects and really understand those results.
Depth Perception: FTIR Reveals Devices Deliver Actives and Hydration Deeper
Mar 27, 2017 | Peter Landa* and Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud, Ph.D., TRI-Princeton, Princeton, NJ
The deposition, delivery and penetration of actives are key to the success of skin care products and consequential to their efficacy. This paper explores ATR-FTIR imaging to compare the penetration of actives into skin via two application methods and their impact on skin hydration.
How Damaged is Hair? Part I: Surface Damage
Mar 24, 2017 | Trefor A. Evans, Ph.D., TRI Princeton, Princeton, NJ USA
This article is the first of two that explores ways of capturing and quantifying the different forms of hair damage. Here, we begin with damage to the hair surface, or cuticle, while also exploring the implications of this occurrence. A second article will focus on damage to the internal cortex structure.
Exposing Ingredient Exposure: It's Better Than We Thought
Mar 6, 2017
Cosmetovigilance is at the forefront of the industry's mind and is deeply rooted in testing ingredient safety. In relation, a new paper explores the aggregated exposure of consumers to given ingredients, with interesting results.
Soft-focus for the Selfie-obsessed: Eye Tracking to Improve Color Formula Development
Feb 24, 2017 | John Jiménez and Mauricio Guzmán Alonso, Belcorp, Tocancipá, Colombia
In cosmetics, soft focus refers to the blurring of light to immediately correct the appearance of wrinkles and skin imperfections. This parameter can be affected by the refractive index of the emollients used, as well as formula volatility and the dispersion of fillers. The use of eye tracking, described here, can help the formulator quickly select the best-performing formulas.
SPF Debate Puts Derms to the Test
Feb 17, 2017 | Rachel Grabenhofer
Is the word we're spreading about sunscreen efficacy wrong? A new paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association thinks so. It holds that SPF values above 30 do make a difference.
Coptis Launches Toxicology Database
Feb 16, 2017
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Feb 13, 2017 | Rachel Grabenhofer
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Feb 10, 2017
In effort to identify allergens in German chamomile, researchers isolated three compounds and tested their potential reactivity. While initially they proved to be weakly reactive, as one compound aged, it became unstable and more reactive.