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Patent Pick: Poloxamer API Delivery
Sep 11, 2015
Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention relates to poloxamer compositions to effectively deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Patent Picks—Microbe Separation, Emulsion Arrays and Salicylic Acid Delivery From Powder
Sep 8, 2015 | Cosmetics & Toiletries editors
Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features processes for identifying microorganisms, forming emulsion arrays and delivering salicylic acid from powder.
Patent Picks—Wearable, Digitized Skin Care and UV Protection
Aug 31, 2015 | Rachel Grabenhofer, Cosmetics & Toiletries
Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features inventions related to digitized skin care.
Shielding and Repairing Tooth Enamel with Carboxymethyl Cellulose
Aug 26, 2015 | Thomas Welss, Claudia Hundeiker, Nicole Duschek, Wilfried Howorka, Jennifer Evening and Thomas Förster, Henkel Beauty Care, Düsseldorf, Germany
This article evaluates the ability of a toothpaste formulation containing calcium, phosphate and a film-building carboxymethyl cellulose to repair and refill damaged enamel. Micro-hardness and elasticity were quantified by nano-indentation, and surface roughness by profilometry. Scanning electron microscopy was employed for qualitative analysis, and profilometry, again, for the refilling of micro damage.
Validating the Effectiveness of Rubbing on Percutaneous Penetration
Aug 26, 2015 | Niloufar Mohajerani and Kasra Afzali, University of California, Davis, CA; and Howard I. Maibach, M.D., University of California, San Francisco, CA
The effect of rubbing on percutaneous penetration has long been questioned. Existing data regarding rubbing effects is sparse, and what is available is controversial at best. While some evidence suggests that rubbing increases absorption, others note the opposite. Further understanding of the rubbing effect on percutaneous penetration may offer a more complete picture in relation to the application of drugs, cosmetics and skin care.
A Tale of Tattoos, Toxicology and Black Henna
Aug 25, 2015 | Rachel Grabenhofer
Ingredient safety and skin reactions relate not only to companies producing the pigments and inks used for tattooing, but also skin care product manufacturers in general—after all, I apply sunscreen and moisturizer to my tattooed skin.
A Tale of Tattoos: Toxicology (part II)
Aug 25, 2015 | Rachel Grabenhofer
According to Andreas Luch, M.D., senior author in a study published in The Lancet, almost everybody these days has a tattoo, and nobody is talking about the side effects of ink deposits. ... There simply is not enough data to reach a conclusion of their safety.
Patent Picks—Suprametallogels, Detecting Analytes, Vibroturbilization and Other R&D Processes
Aug 17, 2015 | Cosmetics & Toiletries editors
Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features inventions related to processes and methods of forming suprametallogels, synthesizing stable resveratrol, detecting target analytes, surface-treating calcium carbonate, processing dispersed systems, enhancing dermal penetration, temporarily dyeing hair and more.
Patent Picks—'Java Ginger' Nanolipids, Aloe Antioxidants, 'Nightshade' Extract, Silica and Gold Anti-acne Nanoparticles and More
Jul 20, 2015 | Cosmetics & Toiletries editors
Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features inventions related to naturals in cosmetics, including "Java ginger-" containing nanolipids for skin repair, plant-derived 7-hydroxychromone antioxidants, energy-absorbing silica and gold nanoparticles for acne, natural lipids from feedstock, soy polyols from biomass, a nature-inspired pseudo ceramide, "nightshade" extract for skin benefits, and oil palm liquor extract for anti-aging benefits.
Vantage Specialty Ingredients Progresses its Product Portfolio
Jul 9, 2015
Vantage Specialty Ingredients acquired Curoxyl and Curcylic for their product portfolio.