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Patent Pick: Smooth it Over

Smooth jazz and balanced emulsions have at least one thing in common: they elicit a relaxed feeling during use. (At least for some of us). In this patent application, Shiseido inventors take emulsion excellence to the next level.

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Patent Pick: Amino Acid Integration

Are your formulas gelling? Unstable? The inventors on this patent aim to adapt your formulas so they are skin-compatible by integrating an amino acid derivative.

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Patent Pick: Fragrance Unlocks Anti-aging Trifecta

Fragrance? As an anti-aging ingredient? According to this patent application from Beiersdorf—yes. Alkylamidothiazoles paired with certain fragrances have been found to lighten pigmented spots and under-eye circles, as well as reduce inflammation.

Patent Pick: This Stuff is Scent-ense

Cyclohexanol keeps popping up in patents as an area of innovation for companies developing materials to improve fragrance intensity. Just ask today's patent-holder, Takasago International.

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Patent Pick: Fragrance Duration—A 'Pressing' Issue

The pressure is always on for perfumers to develop means to extend fragrance duration from perfumes as well as personal care products. In this patent application, Unilever inventors take that pressure in a new direction: vapor pressure.

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Patent Pick: Formulating 'Heavy'? Lighten Up.

Greasy, heavy formulations "dragging" down your product development? This patent application relates to a gel-type composition that provides a light, refreshing feel upon application in skin and lip care.

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Ranking Body Creams by Sensory Properties

Ranking descriptive analysis (RDA) is a sensory test from the foods industry. Here, it is applied to evaluate the properties of four body creams, and the results are compared with those of the well-known quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA) profiling. Findings suggest this technique could positively impact sensory testing for product development.

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Patent Pick: Biphasic Sensory Benefits

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight, from Coty Inc., is a biphasic composition to impart different olfactory and/or color characteristics to formula phases.

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Croda Names Sandra Breene to Succeed Kevin Gallagher as President

Sandra Breene succeeds Kevin Gallagher as Croda president.

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Patent Pick: Sensory in Spray Sunscreen

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention is a sprayable gel sunscreen with good feel properties from Honeywell International.

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Earthoil Launches Petro-ethanol Alternative

Earthoil launched a sugar cane-derived, organic, fair trade ethanol, which is primarily used as a solvent for fragrance compounds.

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Patent Pick: Sensory in Hair

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's technology imparts new sensory benefits in hair care formulations.

U.S. Women Boosting Natural Beauty Spend

New survey shows opportunities among millennials and other age segments.

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How Silicones Shape the Hair Care Industry: A Review

Recent advances in silicones have been made to enable new sensory dimensions such as feather-light smoothness, in addition to heat protection, hair repair and lasting frizz control. As such, this article describes the main silicone types and reviews how they have advanced hair care.

Shiseido and Burberry Deal Delivers Fragrance and Makeup to Japan

Burberry will distribute its fragrances and makeup products in Japan via Shiseido (Tokyo).

Northstar Introduces Crambe Seed Oil

Crambe Seed Oil is a high slip, high stability, luxurious plant oil with a wide range of potential uses.

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C&T Summit: Mark Chandler Delves Into the World of Sensory Engineering…

Mark Chandler returns for the 2015 C&T Summit to further immerse attendees in the world of sensory engineering. He led a widely popular lab at the 2014 Summit, which covered the technical aspects of creating sensory effects in formulations. Participants, working in groups, were given mock marketing briefs and a palette of sample formulas to explore that best met the target application.

The Nagoya Protocol for Cosmetics and Extracts

The Nagoya Protocol is an international law applying to genetic resources and ensuring the countries of origin share in the benefits from using these materials.