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General Assembly Discusses Endocrine Disruptors, Nano, Animal Alternatives and More

Cosmetics Europe—The Personal Care Association, formerly Colipa, held its annual General Assembly in Brussels, Belgium in June 2012. The scientific forum discussed topics of interest in EU legislation such as The Cosmetics Regulation, which was set to replace the Cosmetics Directive on July 11, 2013.

NSF Launches Testing, Certification and Consulting Program for Cosmetic Safety

Global public health organization NSF International has launched the NSF Cosmetics and Personal Care Program in response to growing concerns from consumers and retailers regarding adulteration, mislabeling and counterfeiting issues.

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PODCAST: IFSCC Brings Spectacular Science and Ponchos (Just in Case)

"This year's IFSCC Congress will be spectacular—and the best one yet," Guy Padulo, event chair, promises. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

NICEATM Calls for Scientific Experts and Data on Eye Testing

The National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) is looking for scientific experts and data for a scientific review panel.

TRI Princeton and Rutgers Teach 'Measuring Up' to Skin Claims

The wording on product labels is crucial; you can tout cosmetic benefits but you'd better support them with evidence. That's where claims substantiation comes in, which is the focus of a new two-day course from Rutgers and TRI Princeton.

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Niacinamide Platform Delivers Double Duty to Protect Products and Skin

Niacinamide is known for its skin benefits. Here, select ingredients were combined with it and explored for its potential to also protect against contamination. MIC data and challenge testing are presented, supporting the ingredient’s dual functionality.

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One Ingredient, Twice the Benefits for Pores and Age Spots

DSM has created a solution to benefit two skin problems at once. The company’s latest skin care ingredient helps eliminate facial pores and age spots simultaneously. Additionally, helps the skin look younger and improves appearance after the age of 30.

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Amyris Develops COVID-19 Vaccine Adjuvant and Children’s Hand Sanitizer

Amyris, Inc. has announced it is not only creating a hand sanitizer for young children, to prevent contracting COVID-19, but it also has finished its initial testing for a vaccine adjuvant.

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Methanol Content and How to Test for it: FDA Guidance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has outlined a policy for companies to test alcohol (ethanol) or isopropyl alcohol for hazardous methanol content prior to their use in hand sanitizer products.

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Cosmetovigilance and Safety Assessment in the World of Active Ingredients

It can be deduced from today's scientific literature that countless ingredients have been developed with the intent to alter the structure and function of human skin. This raises important questions in terms of how these products should be regulated and what types of safety standards they should be held to.

Water Content, Nanoparticles and Skin Penetration in Brazil: Lindo Maravilhoso!

Water content, surfactants, thickeners, actives, nanoparticles and skin penetration were among the hot topics presented at the biennial XXI COLAMIQC congress of the Latin American and Iberian cosmetic chemists. Held May 14-16, 2013, in São Paulo, technical sessions were paired alongside the FCE Cosmetique exhibition and trade show for both the cosmetics and pharmaceuticals industries.

Testing Tactics: REACH and In vitro Alternatives: Skin Irritation Testing

Welcome back to a continuing discussion regarding the new Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation and its impact on chemical testing. It is the purpose of this series of articles to provide an overview of these existing validated in vitro methods, as well as new methods that are being considered for validation.

Hair Color Vibrance Factor to Characterize Shine and Color Intensity*

To evaluate the comprehensive effects of shine and color intensity in hair, a hair color vibrance factor has been developed to enable new claims for hair dye formulas and after-dye treatments. Experimental results described here show how varying the ingredients in shine spray and hair dye formulas affect this factor and correlate with subjective panelist assessments.

Testing Tactics: REACH and In vitro Alternatives: Skin Irritation Testing

Welcome back to a continuing discussion regarding the new Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation and its impact on chemical testing. It is the purpose of this series of articles to provide an overview of these existing validated in vitro methods, as well as new methods that are being considered for validation.

Detecting Estrogenic Endocrine Disruptors in Personal Care Products and Supplements

Endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) are a class of chemicals that has raised alarm for being linked to a wide variety of detrimental effects on human and wildlife populations, e.g., cancers, precocious puberty and obesity. Thus, there is a need to test personal care products and supplements for EDCs, which can be accomplished using the validated bioassay described here.

Knowledge in sun protection has become more comprehensive, making sunscreen testing and development more challenging. This article explores what we know and what is needed in terms of sunscreen testing, regulation and consumer communication.

Are UV Tests and Protection Headed in the Right Direction?

Knowledge in sun protection has become more comprehensive, making sunscreen testing and development more challenging. This article explores what we know and what is needed in terms of sunscreen testing, regulation and consumer communication.

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Clinical Tests Confirm Acetyl Zingerone Counters Wrinkles, Redness and Pigmentation

Researchers have demonstrated the clinical efficacy of acetyl zingerone, derived from ginger, to treat wrinkles, pigmentation and redness in an anti-aging cream. Previous work showed its chemical effects, which support these observations.

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Stress and Psoriasis: How TCM Herbs Can 'Cool' Inflamed Skin

This study explores how TCM can be leveraged in skin products to holistically improve conditions such as psoriasis. In particular, properties of honeysuckle, Rehmannia glutinosa and rhubarb are described and tested here in vivo.

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