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Sunscreen Symposium Day One Enlightens Attendees

Cosmetic scientists from around the world descended on Walt Disney World for the two-day 2015 Sunscreen Symposium featuring skin safety, boosting sunscreen efficacy, testing, formulations and more.

Hawaii to Ban Certain Sunscreen Chemicals

Legislation was passed by the Hawaii state senate that, if signed by the governor, would prohibit the sale of sunscreen products containing certain ingredients. This move was in response to research showing their potential damage to coral reefs.

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FLSCC Incites Regulation Debate on Sunscreens

The Florida chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (FLSCC) held its 2011 Sunscreen Symposium on Sept. 15-17, 2011. The event’s theme, “The UVB/UVA Balancing Act: Choices and Change,” was supported not only in the presentations but was also reinforced through attendee questions and reactions to recent sunscreen regulation.

Sunscreen Formulas With Multilayer Lamella Structure

The multilayer lamellar structure in sunscreens containing phosphate emulsifiers plays key roles in the emulsion rheology and in enhancing deposition of sunscreen oil on skin surface, thereby improving the SPF water wash resistance.

Zinc about it! comprises mineral-based sunscreens of Symrise's Neo Heliopan, suitable for a range of products including sun care for kids, sports and sensitive skin.

Symrise Highlights its Mineral-based Sunscreens

The mineral-based sunscreens based on Symrise's Neo Heliopan ingredient are suitable for a range of products including sun care for kids, sports and sensitive skin.

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Detecting Coral Stress in Response to Sunscreens

Metabolomics is at the heart of recent work published in Nature Scientific Reports, wherein an increase in a known steroid in coral was noted in the presence of three common sunscreen ingredients.

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Sunscreen May Be More Effective When Nanoencapsulated

Research recently published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science shows nanoencapsulated sunscreens to be more effective, helping guard skin against sun damage.

A Sunscreen Formulation for Acne-prone Skin

This article describes the study of a topical sunscreen formulation that contains titanium dioxide and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate for UV protection, and phosphatidylcholine and hydrosoluble azelaic acid for acne control.

Hydrogenated Polydecences and High-SPF Physical Sunscreens

New methods of micronization and coating of physical filters combined with vehicles containing high amounts of hydrogenated polydecenes provide high-SPF sunscreens that show improvements in photostability, effect-to-dose ratio, and skin substantively.

'We have been hard at work to create an esthetically pleasing mineral sunscreen—which is important because consumers want it to be non-whitening ... but still protect their skin.'

[video] Formulating Mineral Sunscreen for Sensitive Skin

Mineral sunscreens are emerging as a consumer favorite. Here, Hemali Gunt, Ph.D., head of clinical scientific affairs for Burt’s Bees, share insights on how Burt’s Bees went about formulating its latest mineral sunscreen.

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fulfilling the dream of more natural sunscreen

Antaron™ Eco ethylcellulose helps fulfill the dream of more natural sunscreen while providing excellent resistance.

Strategies of Antiaging Actives in Sunscreen Products

The formulation of sunscreen products becomes more and more sophisticated by the addition of classical skin care benefits. Relevant active ingredients can help prevent sun damage or treat the UV-induced age symptoms.

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Inside Ingredients: Diatomaceous Earth

Different grades of diatomaceous earth, also known as silicon dioxide, are used for different purposes. Some go into pool filters. Others are used in personal care as abrasives, absorbents, anti-caking and bulking agents, non-surfactant dispersants and opacifying agents. They also can be applied topically as a facial mask or scrub.

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Effective Sunscreens for Everyone Under the Sun

Today, we take the effectiveness of sunscreen products for granted. As the industry knows, this performance is not simply a happy coincidence. Here, we review the steps in the sun care R&D process and consider where questions may arise.

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Preserve and Protect: Shielding the Sunscreen Umbrella

The sunscreen market is trending toward higher SPF levels, but these formulas tend to be more difficult to preserve. This study shows how high-SPF sunscreens can be adequately preserved using nontraditional approaches combining antimicrobials and multifunctional additives with boosting aids.

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Sunscreen Symposium Day Two: Diverse Outlooks Engaged

Cosmetic scientists from around the world descended on Walt Disney World for the two-day 2015 Sunscreen Symposium featuring skin safety, boosting sunscreen efficacy, testing, formulations and more.

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Patent Pick: High-SPF, Low-filter Sunscreen

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight, from Unilever, is a sunscreen composition that provides high protection with low levels of UV filters.

Blocked indole-5,6-quinones (IQs) are said to be precise and tailorable molecules that can offer a bottom-up understanding of properties in eumelanin and have the potential to advance the design of melanin-inspired materials.

Melanin Insights Could Drive Ultra-protective Sunscreens

McGill's Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with Ohio State University and the University of Girona, has identified an approach to stabilize indole-5,6-quinone (IQ), an implicated biosynthetic intermediate and subunit of eumelanin.

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