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Staying Active: Personal Care Active Ingredients Market Grows

The personal care active ingredients market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6% in key markets, including the United States and China, during the 2016-2021 forecast period, according to Kline Group.

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Patent Pick: Aptamer Aptly Fitted for Anti-aging

MMPs have long been the target of research to inhibit the signs of aging. So, the cosmetic researchers on a new patent from LVMH and INSERM are in good company—albeit with a new, more effective guest molecule. This patent explains.

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IFF Lucas Meyer Sustainably Sources from the Forest

Last year's investment by IFF Lucas Meyer Cosmetics (LMC) in sustainable ingredients from Bio Forextra has grown LMC's portfolio by three actives rooted in nature; one in particular drives the circular economy. Learn more.

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Lessonia Launches Third Marine Active, Healthyskin

Healthyskin works to restore skin health so that consumers' skin is in harmony with their age. The ingredient will launch at in-cosmetics Global 2018.

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Read the Label: Caudalie Premier CRU Serum

Caudalie's formula aims to produce visibly younger-looking skin that is more radiant and revitalized, regardless of skin type. Here, Katerina Steventon, Ph.D., reviews its label for claims and ingredients.

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[podcast] Microbiome Interactions and Skin Health, Part I

New research from Amway and Microbiome Insights underlines the connections between skin health and the microbiome. In a new podcast series, Greg Hillebrand, Ph.D., and Malcolm Kendall share what they've learned.

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Industry Insight: Microbiome Interactions and Skin Health

New research from Amway and Microbiome Insights underlines the connections between skin health and the microbiome. In our exclusive two-part podcast series, Greg Hillebrand, Ph.D., and Malcolm Kendall share what they've learned; following is an excerpt.

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Editor's Note: Breakthrough Beauty

What do you consider a groundbreaking trend in beauty? Blue light protection? Anti-pollution? What about sensory synergies, personalized efficacy, or even minimizing undesired ingredients? This issue encompasses some of these breakthrough concepts.

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Intersecting the Senses: Synesthesia to Connect Cosmetics with Emotion

Synesthesia presents a great opportunity for innovative concepts in the cosmetics field. Considering its potential, a study was undertaken to develop a product design model based on synesthetic evaluations of tactile, audio, scent and taste stimuli, and supported by neuroscience techniques and implicit and explicit evaluations.

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Author Commentary: John Jiménez and Mauricio Guzman Alonzo on Synesthesia in Cosmetics

Most everyone knows what it's like to be a consumer. More recently, product developers have been tapping into this experience to evoke emotional connections in consumers. John Jiménez and Mauricio Guzman Alonzo, authors in our latest issue, have been leading this charge for cosmetics development. Here, they share their insights.

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A New Code for Skin Care, Part III: RNA Activation—The Flipside to RNA Interference

As the scientific knowledge of RNAi has expanded, a completely opposite process of RNA activation (RNAa) has been discovered. In this third and final part in our series, gene activation by non-coding RNA is explored for its potential in skin care applications.

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[podcast] How Nutrition Translates to Beauty, Part II: Measurement

This five-part podcast series with Zoe Diana Draelos, M.D., and Alan Dattner, M.D., considers the impact of nutrition on beauty. In this, part II in our series, we consider how to measure this correlation.

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Lipotrue SL's Neøclair Pro

Neøclair Pro helps protect skin from pollution, both indoor and outdoor and provides repairing properties against aging.

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Biosil Technologies Inc.'s Phyco’Derm

This ingredient has various benefits including a number of anti-aging properties to help improve skin.

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Time to Shine: The Evolution of Nutricosmetics

While the numbers for nutricosmetics have seen modest growth, they continue to concentrate in specific regions. Considering a number of factors, described here, the time may finally be right for nutricosmetics to shine worldwide.

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Editor’s Note: Taking Actives to Heart

Consumer love for proven benefits knows no bounds, In fact, the global market for cosmetic actives is projected to reach US $4.45 billion by 2026. That's why we’ve fully embraced this segment in our latest issue.

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Cosmetics & Toiletries Formulary: Anti-aging

While consumers look for new ways to claim "anti-aging," it remains one of the most popular cosmetic market segments. Considering such, Cosmetics & Toiletries offers the following select formulas targeting this market, for your consideration.

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Anti-pollution Cosmetics: In the Face of a Changing Environment

Pollution in different forms and media can cause skin distress of various types. In response, leading global cosmetic companies are turning to a full spectrum of anti-pollution ingredients for answers. Both the negative effects of pollution on skin, and ingredients and products to protect against this damage are reviewed here.