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Type: Article
Section: Research
Actives
Meadowsweet to Control
S. Hominis
and Axillary Malodor – As Shown by Meta Sequencing and Culturomics
A meadowsweet extract is described here to control Staphylococcus hominis and its enzymatic activity that causes axillary malodor. Novel meta sequencing and culturomics techniques verified its effects and those of a test deodorant containing it.
Methods/Tools
Does Beauty Desperately Need a New Hero Ingredient?
What's old is new again, according to cosmetic industry expert Akshay Talati. While this puts a creative spin on tried-and-true ingredients, are we stick in a chemistry loop? Talati explores this further in the following commentary.
Consumers/Market
Color Cosmetics: Down But Not Out
The color cosmetics market may be “down but not out,” as the saying goes, and the current issue pays tribute to color as well as the related sensory space. For example, further described is how to formulate natural and vegan lipsticks; explaining tenets being crucial to halal nail polish; reviewing advances in hair dye.
Additionally outlined, the checks and balances for fragrance allergens; the end of the previous, on-going hand hygiene discussion; and finally, a description to a “mosaic” of consumer senses.
Consumers/Market
Beauty's Innovation Slowdown is Poised to Drastically Reverse
"Personal care brands embracing innovation ... are 2.5 times more likely to see overall sales growth compared to those with stagnant or declining innovation sales," claims a recent NIQ report.
Consumers/Market
Breaking Down Under-eye Baggage: The Need for Novel Delivery
The under-eye area is delicate, with thin skin prone to dark circles, swelling and wrinkles. Novel delivery techniques that take this region’s physiology into account can help to facilitate under-eye skin health.
Method/Process
Bio + Chemo Guidance Uncover New Benefits in Known Naturals:
Murraya Koenigii
Extract Case Study
Murraya koenigii
extracts derived via various techniques were compared. One developed through chem- and bio-guidance paired with a natural deep eutectic technology uncovered lesser-known efficacies, leading to a natural active to boost elastin synthesis.
Efficacy
Aubergine Mutes TRPV1 and Boosts TRPV-3 and -4 to Reinforce and Comfort Skin
While the causes of sensitive skin are not confirmed, they most likely are due to a neurogenic inflammation after the enhanced activation of sensory proteins in keratinocytes. The present work tested the ability of a
Solanum melongena
(aubergine) cell culture extract to inhibit sensory mediators of discomfort and activate barrier-boosting pathways.
Literature/Data
Sourcing and Using Maca and Suma Roots
In recent years, interest in sourcing plant roots as active ingredients for cosmetic use has grown tremendously. Roots such as maca and suma are rich in secondary metabolites and, as described here, can have specific actions on skin to increase its vitality and response to environmental stresses.
Literature/Data
Herbal Extracts and Sebum Control and Other Topics
Stratum corneum (SC) hydration is partially regulated by water-soluble molecules, i.e., the natural moisturizing factor (NMF) that is associated with the corneocytes. Routine water exposure such as bathing may deplete NMF and alter the SC water-handling properties.
Skin Care
Cooking Chemistry and the Formulator: Egg Whites and Milk
This article is the first in a four-part series that will highlight connections between the chemistry of cooking and personal care product development—including the reactions that occur and why, and how to best utilize these reactions for the benefit of novice formulators.
Literature/Data
Ester Quats and Fatty Acid Amidoamines and Other Topics
Niacinamide and skin pigmentation: Hakozaki et al. have studied the effect of niacinamide on reducing skin pigmentation.
Skin Care
Cooking Chemistry and the Formulator: Egg Whites and Milk
This article is the first in a four-part series that will highlight connections between the chemistry of cooking and personal care product development—including the reactions that occur and why, and how to best utilize these reactions for the benefit of novice formulators.
Magazine
Expert Opinions: Hair and Scalp Cleansing and Care
This "Expert Opinions" features topics related to hair and scalp cleansing and care with skinification, ZPT ban, fermentation and damage repair self-care.
Literature/Data
Patent Picks—Hair and Eyelash Growth, Fixatives, Surfactants and More
Chosen biweekly by Rachel Grabenhofer,
Cosmetics & Toiletries
magazine editor, for their relevance to personal care, Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources. This edition features recently issued patents relevant to hair care, styling and growth.
Efficacy
Dual Defense: Protecting and Repairing Hair Holistically, Inside and Out
Cumulative stress encountered by hair during daily grooming causes breakage and other forms of damage. This paper presents a holistic approach to protect hair from within and without by targeting the cortex and cuticle sheath. Fatigue testing and other assessments are carried out to determine efficacy.
Literature/Data
Diethanolamine Esterquats for Hair and Skin and Other Topics: Literature Findings
This month’s survey of recent patent and research literature describes moneymaking ideas for personal care product development including water-induced thickening of hair, surfactant/biopolymer mixures, a foam/aerosol hair conditioner, and yeast glucan carriers, among others.
Literature/Data
Silver, Titanium and Zirconium: Metals in Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products
This is the fifth article in a series reviewing the metals present in personal care products.
Methods/Tools
Bench and Beyond: Correlating Water Contact Angles and Moisturization/Sensory Claims
While staff that normally writes the Bench & Beyond column is taking some time off, this space offers an article by Olga V. Dueva-Koganov, B. Scott Jaynes, Colleen Rocafort, Shaun Barker and Jianwen Mao at Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation in Tarrytown, N.Y., USA.
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