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Patent Pick: Just-gelling Antiperspirant

Mar 10, 2016

Gel-gel? Is there an echo in here? Perhaps, and this patent application for a gel-based antiperspirant composition from L'Oréal is certainly "phased" by it.

Endpoint. ‘Skin’teresting Developments

Endpoint. ‘Skin’teresting Developments

Mar 8, 2016 | Rachel L. Grabenhofer, Scientific Acquisitions Editor, Allured Business Media

By 2021, skin care is expected to reach U.S. $154 billion. Futurists making this market prediction must have factored innovation into the equation. So, where will it come from?

Facial Fat as a Key Anti-aging Target

Facial Fat as a Key Anti-aging Target

Mar 8, 2016 | Tomonobu Ezure, Ph.D., Shiseido Research Center, Yokohama, Japan

Facial morphology is associated with subcutaneous adipose tissue (sFAT), dermal elasticity and the dermal layer structure. Thus, a fibroblast/adipocyte co-culture was developed to examine the interactions between these entities. Once their mechanisms were identified, a tiencha, or sweet tea, extract was tested for its effects on adipocytes and potential to improve facial morphology.

Patent Pick: Stop Color Fade

Patent Pick: Stop Color Fade

Mar 8, 2016

Ever dyed your hair red? Even if you haven't, it's well-known that red fades the fastest. Of course, they all do eventually. Thankfully Henkel is putting the minds of the experimental hair color community at ease with an approach to reduce color fading.

Patent Pick: Carbonated Hair Care

Patent Pick: Carbonated Hair Care

Mar 6, 2016

Bubbling up a new approach to hair styling, L'Oréal has developed a carbonated way to resolve the issue of tacky, sticky residues in hair styling products.

Patent Pick: Zapping Actives

Patent Pick: Zapping Actives

Mar 6, 2016

Iontophoresis is not a new concept but industry giant L’Oréal is giving it a second look. The company has designed a device that manages the depths to which actives are "zapped" into skin.

Patent Pick: Scent that Sticks

Patent Pick: Scent that Sticks

Mar 3, 2016

Fragrances with extended effects have long been sought. This water-proof/sweat-proof scented cosmetic invention by Coty may prove to be something that "sticks."

Patent Pick: Aerogels Advance Sunscreens

Patent Pick: Aerogels Advance Sunscreens

Mar 2, 2016

While white, zinc oxide-nosed lifeguards in the movies made some young hearts skip a beat, today's consumers don't go for that look. L’Oréal's new aerogel particle composition may solve this pasty dilemma.

Patent Pick: Cryogenic Skin Repair

Patent Pick: Cryogenic Skin Repair

Feb 23, 2016

Spinning brushes for exfoliation rolled over from dermatology into the mainstream cosmetics market. Could cryogenic microprobing be the next invention to "insert" itself? While certainly more invasive than cosmetics, this chilling procedure is worth a second look.

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