During the recent SCC Annual Meeting, research from the University of Toledo showed how ultramarine blue could be used in color cosmetics to match deeper skin tones more realistically. In the same work, formulation tweaks to opacifiers circumvented undesired white cast on skin.
Alayna Bouie, a graduate student overseeing the project, and Raihaanah Safee, lead chemist on the project, explain in this video interview. Watch now.