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This 'Read the Label' looks at the Nursem's Caring Hand Wash, which is claimed to be a soap-free hand wash with a blend of natural surfactants, avocado oil, grapefruit peel oil and more.

Read the Label: Nursem's Caring Hand Wash

This "Read the Label" looks at the Nursem's Caring Hand Wash, which is claimed to be soap-free and contains a blend of natural surfactants, avocado oil, grapefruit peel oil and more.

Washing hands are one of the best preventative measures to help avoid contracting sickness and spreading unwanted disease to others.

Formulating on Trend: Hand Cleansers and Surfactant Review

Washing hands is one of the best preventative measures for consumers to maintain health but over-washing can lead to dry, cracked hands. To help remedy this problem, the present "Formulating on Trend" advises which surfactants to use for efficient hand-washing and skin care.

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Olivoil® Emulsifiers & Surfactants - Sustainable Sensorial Revolution

Patented Emulsifiers & Surfactants: 100% vegetable, silicon like texture, sustainable sourcing (Palm Free and RSPO certified references), ideal to develop cosmetics with various viscosity and after feel.

Using hyaluronic acid, glycerin and retinol in a formulation can impart a variety of skin attributes such as include anti-aging, hyperpigmentation reduction, anti-acne, smoothing and an increase in water retention.

Formulating on Trend: Combining Humectants and Retinol

In this installment of "Formulating on Trend," the author explains how to combine humectants and retinol, and how the combination of hyaluronic acid, glycerin and retinol can impart a variety of skin benefits.

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Formulating Forum: pH Precision

pH is an important factor across fields of interest, particularly known for stomach health but also now crossing into cosmetics and skin care. Discussed here are ways to formulate at specific pH levels for emulsification, viscosity and rheology, stability and more to optimize cosmetics and skin care products.

This 'Read the Label' looks at the ingredients and claims for Aveda's Color Conserve, Daily Color Protect.

Read the Label: Aveda's Color Conserve Daily Color Protect

This "Read the Label" looks at the ingredients and claims for Aveda's Color Conserve, Daily Color Protect. The brand uses eco-friendly ingredients such as green tea extract, babassu seed oil and castor seed oil.

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Comparatively Speaking: O/W, W/O, Micro, Pickering and Suspo Emulsions

In this installment of his "Comparatively Speaking" series, industry expert Tony O'Lenick compares emulsion types for the benefit of novice formulators.

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[training] The next level of natural cosmetics

Gattefossé decided to push the limits of its patented wax butter technology to develop the most advanced emulsifier of its natural range, Emulium® Dolcea MB.

In this 'Read the Label' column, the author focuses on moisturizers and in particular, Revolution Skincare’s Hydration Boost.

Read the Label: Revolution Skincare's Hydration Boost

This "Read the Label" looks at the ingredients and claims for Revolution Skincare's Hydration Boost. It contains moisturizing, preservative and anti-aging ingredients such as Borneo tallow nut seed butter, phenoxyethanol, sodium hyaluronate and more.

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One ingredient to meet future cosmetic challenges: Olive Squalane

Why is olive squalane the future of clean beauty ? In a post Covid-19 world, this ingredient can meet all consumers’ requests by balancing efficiency, sensoriality and sustainability.

As the weather gets colder and the air gets drier, non-foaming face cleansers are an option for consumers who suffer from dry, sensitive skin or who have severe skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema.

Formulating on Trend: No-foam Facial Cleanser

No-foam cleansers are a great alternative to anionic surfactant-containing formulas that may affect the integrity of the skin barrier, especially in users with psoriasis, eczema, dry and/or sensitive skin.

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The next level of natural cosmetics

Gattefossé decided to push the limits of its patented wax butter technology to develop the most advanced emulsifier of its natural range, Emulium® Dolcea MB.

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Polyesteramine Performance: Improving Mildness in Rinse-off Cleansers

Polyesteramines are typically used as cationic conditioners but their surface-active properties and ability to associate with detersive surfactants suggests irritation reduction and viscosity-building effects. To test these effects, surface tensiometry was used to quantify the surfactant-binding capacity of polyesteramines. Furthermore, preclinical assessments were made to determine irritation potential in epidermal equivalents.

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Foaming for Formulators: Coco-glucoside

Coco-glucoside is naturally derived from plant sugars and fatty alcohols, and has become increasingly popular as a foaming and cleansing agent in formulations due to its natural properties. In this column, the creation, composition and application of coco-glucoside are examined for proper formulating in personal care products, compared with other anionic surfactants.

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Innospec: Leader in 1,4-dioxane free surfactants

Innospec’s technical experts can help formulation chemists navigate the regulations and provide solutions for new formulations. Innospec has a broad range of ingredients for Personal Care and Home Care formulations, analyzed to show they are 1,4-Dioxane free.

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Comparatively Speaking: Complexation vs. Coacervation in 2-in-1 Shampoos

Hair care traditionally involves cleansing with anionic or amphoteric surfactants, rinsing, then using a conditioner with cationic surfactant and cetyl and stearyl alcohol. Combining these as 2-in-1 products is not easy but complexation and coacervation approaches can achieve such.

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Formulating on Trend: Hand Sanitizer

There are two main types of hand sanitizers: "instant" hand sanitizers and hand sanitizers. Following is a brief discussion of the typical ingredients in each, along with a consideration for hand-washing.

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Low 1,4-Dioxane Solutions for Your Ether Sulfate Formulations

Time is Slipping Away. Don’t wait until the last minute to update your formulations. Get Pilot’s low-dioxane ether sulfates for easy, drop-in solutions to stay in compliance with 1,4-Dioxane regulations.

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