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Researchers Initiate Automation of Skin Model Production

Instead of just a single layer skin model of a single cell type, the researchers have access to a patent-protected skin model that consists of two layers with different cell types. The researchers liken this model to a perfect copy of human skin and are in the process of developing the first fully-automated process chain for manufacturing two-layer skin models.

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Monell Identifies the Scent of Skin Cancer

The Monell Center may have identified the odor of skin cancer, a discovery that might be used to develop new ways of identifying basal cell carcinoma.

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The Brave New World of Silicone Alternatives

The road forward for cosmetic formulation doesn't include as many of the silicones of old, according to Tony O'Lenick, president of Siltech LLC.

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The Interpretive Dance of Cosmetic Product Development

How are consumer drivers successfully captured, interpreted, communicated and translated into a tangible cosmetic? Panelists from CHANEL, The Estée Lauder Cos., Function of Beauty and Parlor West Ventures will help us work through these kinks at Beauty Accelerate.

Objective Emotional Assessment of Perceivable Wellness Effects

Pulse volume amplitude, skin conductivity, facial muscle activity and other psycho-physiological parameters can give an objective emotional assessment of consumer response to personal care products, enabling substantiation of claims for wellness effects, as demonstrated here in the setting of cosmetics and fabric care.

Measured Dermal Effect of Applying Retin-A

The research reported here focuses on the dermis because it is the site of the primary water retention molecule, hyaluronic acid (HA) in the skin.

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Big Data with a Grain of Salt

Now that we’re tallying up results from intricate tests of genetic up- and down-regulation, alterations in our body’s microbiome and neuron response patterns for product likes/dislikes, we have to be careful.

Mills Named to Elevance Board of Directors

Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. has named Steven Mills, former Chief Financial Officer at Amyris, Inc., to its board of directors.

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How Cephalopods Became Nature’s Master of Cosmetics

Cephalopods possess reflectin proteins, which is unique in the animal kingdom. Roger Hanlon, Ph.D., of Brown University spoke during the biomimicry session at the IFSCC Congress on inspirations like these from nature to inspire the development of color cosmetics.

Mind-body concepts return us to one fundamental understanding about beauty: perception is everything. This extends beyond a consumer’s perception of product efficacy or sensory experience; it reaches into the mind’s eye of the beholder.

Editor' Note: Mind’s Eye of the Beholder

This issue explores mind-body connections; from perceived age, health and beauty, and psychological shift in "anti-aging," to emotional product desires and plant stem cells for skin revival. As a bonus, it looks to solutions for hair and scalp health.

Hormesis and Cosmetic Dermatology

This review examines hormetic effects of various agents on skin biology. Recognition of this emerging biological phenomenon in dermatology could lead to markedly improved integrative assessments of animal/human skin responses to toxic substances and pharmacological agents, as well as endogenous agonists.

Sunscreens and Other Products

Takagi et al report on the barrier reinforcing function of synthetic compounds called quasi-ceramides.

Smoking and Premature Aging

Multiple environmental factors are associated with facial aging; evidence suggests that smoking 20 cigarettes per day is equivalent in effect to almost 10 years of chronological aging. Therefore, lifestyle recommendations to stop or delay facial skin aging are also very useful in promoting public health.

Cationic Peptides and Cell Penetration

Controversy surrounds how certain cationic peptides enter the cell.

Peptides Straddle Sun and Skin

Multifunctional ingredients such as melanin-activing peptides (MAPs) are stretching across categories like skin and sun care to offer more to consumers, making these product offerings more attractive.

Specialty Pigments: Properties and Effects

Specialty pigments bring unique effects to personal care products, thus they are an important class of color additives for the decorative cosmetic industry. Presented here is a review of their properties and benefits, including mechanisms of refraction and reflection, as well as regulatory considerations.

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Cosmetics, Ketchup and Formula Simplicity

"I like it that ketchup still tastes the same to me as it did when [I was a child]. ... I feel reassured that many unnecessary ingredients have not been added. As a cosmetic scientist, while I appreciate when new ingredients improve products, I would feel better if we crafted them without unnecessary additions."

Wrinkle Profilometry and Other Topics

Evaluating the maturity of cornified envelopes: Hirao has published a review on the significance of cornified envelopes in barrier function of the stratum corneum. Cornified envelopes (CE), which are rigid and insoluble structures surrounding the corneocytes, are assembled by crosslinking of several precursor proteins by transglutaminases. The CE provide the basis for barrier function of the stratum corneum.

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