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Make Way for a New Shea Study

“Historically, shea has been widely used for cooking oil and cosmetics in Africa,” said Badiè Marico, president, GSA. “Because of the GSA and its members, shea is now being consumed in markets around the world, and in turn improving the livelihoods of women in our communities.”

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Mirexus Launches Glycogen-like Ingredient

Mirexus Inc. has launched a multi-functional ingredient that is beneficial toward anti-aging and can tightly hold water for long periods of time, boosting hydration performance when used on its own or in combination with hyaluronic acid.

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Wacker Opens Istanbul Laboratory Doors

Wacker Chemie AG's silicones for applications in personal care can now be tested at its new technical center located in Istanbul, Turkey. The company hopes to work with local formulators and businesses at the center.

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When Water is Hard on Eczema

Hard water contains minerals that are tough on the skin, especially those predisposed toward atopic dermatitis. Recent research in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology looked into how hard water affects the skin barrier.

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Patent Pick: Dry Shampoo Recipe Calls for Corn, Potatoes and a Dash of Zinc Salt

What does L'Oréal's secret recipe for a sebum-absorbing, dry shampoo call for? Potato, corn, tapioca, wheat, rice or cassava starch, and a dash of zinc salt. A new patent application explains.

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One Over One's Free Foam Micellar Cleansing Water

Free Foam Micellar Water features a rinse-free formula that soothes the skin while fighting the effects of pollution with natural plant extracts.

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DSM Tool Sheds Light for Sun Protection Formulators

Formulators will now have an easier time modeling formula ideas for sun protection. DSM's new free digital tool, the sunscreen optimizer, was created to make sunscreen formulation more efficient.

Carsten Jaeger, Global Marketing Director, AAK Personal Care, with the 2017 Sustainable Pioneer Award honouring AAK for its work in West Africa to promote the sustainable sourcing of shea.

AAK Honored with Sustainability Pioneer Award

"AAK leads the way in developing sustainable, innovative and technologically advanced shea-based ingredients for the beauty industry ..." said Carsten Jaeger, global marketing director, AAK Personal Care and Sustainability Pioneer Award winner.

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Patent Pick: Reloadable Microcapsules Answer Fragrance Formulating Challenge

Just when you thought your formula was optimized, you tried to add fragrance. And what happened? You lost it in the aqueous phase. How can you control this partitioning and release? A new patent application from IFF may have your answer.

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New In Vitro Data for Alban Muller's Protectami Skin Defense Solution

The ingredient was found to increase skin elasticity by activating the synthesis and maturation of elastin, while decreasing the activity of elastase enzymatic degradation. It also increased cytokeratins and desmosomial proteins, and improved cell communication between keratinocytes.

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Resveratrol Analog to Cells: Act Your Shoe Size

"Act your age, not your shoe size," the saying goes, to correct immature behavior. But to human cells, science is sending a new message: to not just look, but act like younger versions of themselves—which is now possible through resveratrol analogs.

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Fat-Burning Treatments Turn to Microneedles

A novel microneedle skin patch offers a noninvasive alternative to liposuction, according to Columbia University and University of North Carolina researchers. The patch has the potential to treat obesity and diabetes while boosting metabolism.

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Patent Pick: Polymer/Surfactant Duo Ends Suspension Suspense

Ingredient fallout at the bottom of a bottle is not typically a benefit outlined in Marketing's product brief. As such, PZ Cussons inventors have made structurally sound moves to leverage polymer/surfactant interactions and put an end to the suspense of suspension.

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Givaudan Soothes the Market with Latest Sustainable Biotech

Health and wellness has been rising for some time now, opening the door for Givaudan Active Beauty's launch of a sustainable ingredient that has numerous skin care properties at a time when the utilization of eco-friendly products is high in consumers' priorities.

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Patent Pick: L'Oréal Steps Up the Sunscreen Game

Pop Quiz: What does it take to achieve a high SPF, high UV-A rated sunscreen within the U.S. FDA's sunscreen filter constraints? This isn't a game; it's the focus of a new patent application from L'Oréal. Read on to learn more.

Ju Yeon Jang, LG Household, on MITF as the 'master' of melanin

IFSCC Conference Wraps Up Actively and Naturally

Active ingredients, especially of natural origin, and pathways for skin whitening and cellular de-stress closed out the IFSCC Conference in Seoul, underlining the focus on skin pigmentation in Asia.

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From Your Lips to IFSCC Ears: Formulation Transformations Pique Attendee Interest

While innovations to transform delivery systems, hybrid ingredients, optimization of formulas, pollution in hair, and skin barrier function were rounded up in the second and third IFSCC conference sessions, it was the lips that caught our attention— in the posters as well.

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Skin Biology Prevails at IFSCC Korea

Skin was certainly "in" during the opening sessions of the IFSCC Korea Conference, ranging from presentations on the microbiome and a sebaceous gland model, to autophagy as an approach to improve pigmented spots.

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