Recent in Conditioner/Moisturizer (page 9 of 10)
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How Chronic Lifestyle Stress Affects Skin Appearance – Centerchem
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Create Extreme Styles with a Resistant Hold – Ashland
How Consumer Expectations Drive Beauty Innovation – BASF Corp.
Eco-friendly Hair Conditioning Agent
Jun 24, 2011
Croda Inc. has introduced an eco-friendly hair conditioning agent that offers traditional performance and is biodegradable and nontoxic to aquatic life.
Eco-friendly Eyelash Enhancing Conditioner
Jun 15, 2011
Sederma has introduced an eyelash conditioner based on a vitaminated matrikine complex for an increased length, thickness and volume of eyelashes.
Chestnut Extract for Hair Moisturization, Protection
Jun 3, 2011
Phenbiox has introduced a Castanea sativa (chestnut) derived active produced via the company's enzymatic extraction process for hair moisturization and protection.
Apple Seed Oil Emollient for Skin, Hair Care
May 19, 2011
Seatons, the natural oil subsidiary of Croda International Plc, has launched an emollient oil to moisturize skin that is derived from apple seeds containing mono- and di-unsaturated fatty acids.
Conditioning Base for Hair Care Formulating Ease
May 18, 2011
Inolex has combined a fatty alcohol with an amidoamine, a neutralizing agent and a chelating agent to create a conditioning base for hair care that is designed for performance and ease of formulation.
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Improving Hair Properties with Corn Starch and Beet Extract
Apr 13, 2011
DayMoist CLR™ is a skin care ingredient of natural origin, certified by Ecocert and NaTrue. This compound has been found to moisturize the skin; however, its ability to improve the condition, elasticity, and color and heat protection parameters of hair has also been observed, as the following four experiments show.
Ingredient Profile—Polyquaternium-7
Apr 5, 2011 | Michael J. Fevola, PhD, Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide
Last month’s “Ingredient Profile” column reviewed polyquaternium-6 (PQ-6), the cationic homopolymer of diallyldimethylammonium chloride (DADMAC). In relation, this month’s column examines its cousin, polyquaternium-7 (PQ-7), one of the most widely used and cost-effective conditioning polymers for personal care applications.
Silicone Emulsion for Hair Styling and Conditioning
Mar 16, 2011
Dow Corning has launched an amino silicone elastomer emulsion for leave-in conditioners and hair styling products that combines hair styling with conditioning benefits.
Ingredient Profile: Polyquaternium-6
Mar 2, 2011 | Michael J. Fevola, PhD, Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide
Polyquaternium-6 (PQ-6) is the polymeric quaternary ammonium salt derived from the homopolymerization of diallyldimethylammonium chloride (DADMAC) monomer.
Non-cationic Conditioning Polymer for Reduced Hair Breakage Without Buildup
Nov 4, 2010
Dow Personal Care has introduced a non-cationic conditioning polymer designed for use in hair care products to strengthen hair by binding to the hair shaft and replace fatty acids stripped from the cuticle—without causing buildup.
Adapting Formulas to Skin Moisture Needs: A Review
Sep 29, 2010 | Katerina Steventon, PhD, FaceWorkshops
Moisturization in skin care formulations requires an understanding of clinical needs, relevant biological targets and the aesthetic preferences of consumers. The efficacy of moisturizers must be established in vivo due to consumer interest in both visual and instrumental validation. This review outlines the challenges of formulating moisturizing facial skin care products in line with such principles.
Sucrose Ester Multilamellar Emulsifiers for Skin Moisturization
Sep 29, 2010 | My Trinh Luu and Michel Mercier, MMP Inc., and Paul Thau, PaCar Tech
In the present article, a topical emulsifier blend comprising two sucrose esters at low use levels and one solid fatty alcohol is described. This composition was designed to make the use of sucrose esters in formulations more cost-effective. The blend is shown to form multilamellar liquid crystalline networks for various benefits including skin moisturization, which is assessed here.