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Type: Article
Section: Cosmetic Ingredients > Colorant
Color Cosmetics
Lipstick Lowdown: How Pigment Dispersions Change Sensory Traits
Pigment dispersions play a key role in cosmetic lip products from both a functional and sensorial perspective. This article explores various carrier oils in pigment dispersions and investigates their behavioral traits, overall impact and influence on the final texture of a lipstick.
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.
Consumers/Market
9 Microtrends in Beauty: Lip Stain Masque, Catrina Makeup (and Controversy), Halloween Makeup and More
C&T's Consumer Pulse series on the socials highlights emerging searches related to cosmetics. Here, we expand on those themes. This edition includes: Halloween makeup, Catrina makeup (and controversy), lip stain masque, bow and green chrome nails, etc.
Literature/Data
Patent Picks—Autophagy for Skin, Hair Color; Luster Pigment; Depigmenting Compounds and More in Color and Coloration
Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features inventions that relate to color cosmetics and skin coloration, including autophagy to regulate skin and hair color, layered and luster pigments for cosmetics, mineral powder with high dispersion, approaches for depigmenting and evening out skin tone, and more.
Literature/Data
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.
Color Cosmetics
Cosmetics & Toiletries
Formulary: Foundation and Color
Autumn is around the corner for at least half of our readers, bringing with it dramatic color-change across the landscape. For others entering spring, the refreshed earth is awakening with color. In both cases, a color formulary seems appropriate; so we've included one here.
Formulas/Products
Traditional and Modern Indian Color Cosmetics
The present article reviews traditional Indian color cosmetics, which are used still today, and considers their main ingredients. For example, kajal eye liner is marketed by most multinational brands in India and is regarded as a driver of sales for other products.
Color Cosmetics
Viscosity, Dispersion and More in Mascara
Cosmetic formulators are constantly challenged to develop products for daily use, and mascaras in particular are one of the most researched (and scrutinized) products a woman can purchase. Scientists must go to great lengths to ensure this miracle product delivers on the eyelash benefits it advertises.
Color Cosmetics
Approaches and Issues in Powder Formulations
Powder cosmetic products (both pressed and loose) include foundations, eye shadows, primers, blushes, bronzers and all-over shimmer powders. Though the raw materials used in them often are similar, the processing, texture, packaging, applicators and application, along with color development, vary for each type. These variations are described here.
Skin Care
Formulation and Evaluation of Self-tanners
Self-tanning preparations are becoming increasingly important for consumers desiring a tanned look without exposing themselves to undue harm. The present article reviews DHA and other self-tanning active ingredients and their mechanisms of action. Formulating hallenges such as stability and ingredient interactions are discussed, as well as the evaluation and regulation of self-tanning products.
Skin Care
Formulation and Evaluation of Self-tanners
Self-tanning preparations are becoming increasingly important for consumers desiring a tanned look without exposing themselves to undue harm. The present article reviews DHA and other self-tanning active ingredients and their mechanisms of action. Formulating hallenges such as stability and ingredient interactions are discussed, as well as the evaluation and regulation of self-tanning products.
Actives
Revolutionary Ingredients Transforming Anti-aging and Skin Health
This article explores the science and sustainability behind innovative cosmetic ingredients and how they address skin concerns like aging, oxidative stress and damage.
Color Cosmetics
Formula Anatomy Deciphered—Color Foundations and Bases
The category of color cosmetics referred to as foundations, also known as bases, strives to achieve a complex mix of functional, sensorial and aesthetic effects. These all-over facial cosmetics aim to hide minor skin imperfections like wrinkles and blemishes; to even and modify the skin color of the face; and to alter the light reflection capability and luminosity of the face and neck—all while maintaining a natural-looking and velvety appearance.
Color Cosmetics
Read the Label: Bumble and Bumble Spraychalk
One of the first mainstream temporary hair colors to come to market is the Bumble and Bumble's spraychalk. This product is a “wild, quick-dry tinted hairspray for a splash of color and style” that comes in various colors. This column will review the ingredient listing for functionality.
Sensory
Measuring and Pre-selecting Functional Filler Pigments
Functional filler pigments play an important role in adjusting optical properties such as transparency and soft focus effects in cosmetics. However, their suitability for specific formulas is not apparent until time-consuming tests using many different fillers have been conducted. A new method to predetermine the soft focus effects of functional filler pigments is described here.
Anti-aging/Face
Consumer Perspective—Self-tanning and Skin Cancer Prevention
Although market trends for sun protection might make consumers believe otherwise, many younger individuals continue to desire and pursue tan skin. This is regardless of the awareness for the relationship between sun exposure and melanoma, and strong prevention messages in the media.
Magazine
Wool Powder and Pigments for Pollution Protection—A Proposal
Air pollution induces oxidative stress that can cause skin damage. Keratin powder from wool can bind and neutralize pollutant species. This material was utilized to create a color pigment and tested, as described here, in vitro and ex vivo for its NO2-abs
Skin Care
Kaolin: A Performance Additive for Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals
This overview describes kaolin, a naturally occurring alumino-silicate mineral that has new applications based on its absorbency, gentle abrasiveness, rheology modification, pigment extension compressibility and barrier-forming properties.
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