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Oat Cosmetics Debuts Rejuvaveen, Active Skin Care Ingredient

Rejuvaveen is an oat beta-glucan complex active that has an effect on skin biology and appearance due to its molecular profile, according to Oat cosmetics.

AquaLipids are not chemically modified, moreover, they mix with water without solubilizers, enhancing skin compatibility and reducing the foaming sensation during application.

Berg+Schmidt to Showcase BergaCare Range at in-cos Global

Two trending Google searches this week highlight graceful aging and an herbal ayurvedic hair care line out of India.

Top 2 Google Searches: Graceful Aging and Ayurvedic Hair Care

This week's top trending Google Trends search on Kalme Skin Care indicates consumer interest in rosacea and sensitive skin care.

Trending: Redness and Rosacea Line 'Kalme Skin Care'

This week's report on trending Google searches saw "Kalme Skin Care" take the top slot. The line focuses on redness and rosacea in skin and features some interesting ingredients. Learn more here.

The ingredient demonstrates product benefits including significant improvement in hair smoothness, curl definition, frizz (+65% in Type VI hair) and more.

Geltor Grows into Hair Care with NuColl Vegan Collagen Launch

Manufactured via fermentation, NuColl improves hair smoothness, controls frizz and volume and mends split ends, the company reports.

Bio-Botanica offers Pueraria Mirifica in Puresterol (sample request)

Bio-Botanica offers Pueraria Mirifica in Puresterol (sample request)

Puresterol helps support the management of menopause and perimenopausal symptoms and can be used topically for anti-aging and anti-wrinkle products. (US Patent #7,658,955)

LignoGuard uses Fibenol’s Lignova raw material made from locally generated forestry and wood industry residues such as sawdust, woodchips and low-quality hardwood.

Lignovations Develops Multifunctional Ingredient LignoGuard

LignoGuard uses Fibenol’s Lignova raw material made from locally generated forestry and wood industry residues such as sawdust, woodchips and low-quality hardwood. The ingredient provides photoprotection and antioxidant properties.

A grand gesture may be necessary to convince nay-sayers of the industry's commitment to consumer safety — regardless of ethnic heritage.

Color of Change to Retailers: Remove 'Toxic' Hair Products and 'Anti-Blackness'

Color of Change is calling on consumers to petition Target, ShopRite and other retailers to remove "toxic" lye relaxers and hair dyes that disproportionately affect Black consumers from shelves. This comes as the industry is making inclusivity inroads.

SilSense Bio 5 emollient is a biodegradable, fast-spreading volatile silicone alternative that provides a lightweight and non-greasy feel to the hair, scalp and skin.

Lubrizol Life Science Beauty Introduces Biodegradable Silicone Alternative: SilSense Bio 5 Emollient

SilSense Bio 5 emollient is a biodegradable, fast-spreading volatile silicone alternative that provides a lightweight and non-greasy feel to the hair, scalp and skin.

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Skin Immunity: how to preserve it with cosmetics? Download the slide deck

Skin is a complex organ and its biomolecules, structure, physico-chemical properties, immune and non-immune cells all act together to form the skin's immune system. Discover how to address skin immunity with Seppic ingredients.

A cosmetic can contain, 'no more than a trace amount of mercury and such trace amount [must be] unavoidable under conditions of good manufacturing practice, and less than 1 part per million (0.0001 percent), calculated as the metal,' per the Code of Federal Regulations.

Mercury-contaminated Cosmetics Make Headlines, Raise Consumer Alert

Per Google Trends, the search phrase "cosmetics with mercury" is up by 350%. Recent headlines have certainly kept it top of mind for consumers, as they should for quality control.

According to an in vitro study from Eurecat, Pomanox may reduce signs of skin aging such as hyperpigmentation, skin dryness and loss of elasticity by reducing melanogenesis and oxidative stress.

Euromed Explores Benefits of Pomegranates with Pomanox

According to an in vitro study from Eurecat, Pomanox may reduce signs of skin aging such as hyperpigmentation, skin dryness and loss of elasticity by reducing melanogenesis and oxidative stress.

The multidrug-resistant bacteria, mycobacteria and fungus were substantially inactivated within five hours of applying the cream.

Cranberry Proanthocyanidins Empower Antimicrobial Lip Gloss

Antimicrobial A-type proanthocyanidins (PACs) in cranberry can provoke alterations in the glycoproteins of enveloped viruses, according to Ángel Serrano Aroca, Ph.D., of Universidad Católica de Valencia. His team applied this to a lip gloss.

Significant increases in skin barrier lipids and skin-repairing lipids were observed in skin models treated with the company's Macrocystis pyrifera ferment.

How La Mer's Max Huber Labs' Macrocystis pyrifera Ferment Boosts Skin Lipids, Barrier Repair

The ability of Macrocystis pyrifera ferment to activate skin's production of essential lipids was presented by La Mer's Max Huber Labs during the 47th meeting of the Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology, held in Dec. 2-4, 2022.