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Into the Blue: Novel Test Reveals Blue Light Damage, Protection Strategies
The negative effects of visible or blue light on skin are not fully understood. This article describes a model to test for potential damage and screen for compounds to suppress it. Results confirm blue light induces cutaneous damage, and a 3-D strategy of UV filters, vitamins and plant extracts suppresses it.
Anti-aging/Face
Peptides and Their Potential Within Longevity Skincare
Strategic combinations of peptides can influence multiple anti-aging pathways simultaneously, offering a multifunctional solution for well-aging.
Efficacy
Cold Stress Damage, Banished:
Daphne odora
Extract Improves Skin Moisture and Healing
Cold stress can affect the integrity of the skin. In relation, compounds synthesized by plants under environmental stress have been characterized for their protective effects; although limited data relates to cold stress. This article explores an extract from
Daphne odora
cell cultures to address cold stress-related damage including dryness, cutaneous micro-lesions and inflammation.
Skin Care
Anti-pollution Skin Care: It's Real
'No kidding it's real,' you're probably thinking. Like naturals, though, at first it felt more like a passing fad. Now we know better, thanks to new research, some of which was presented in London earlier this year.
Event Coverage
Which Finished Prestige Formulas Will Prevail in the 2026
C&T Allēs
?
By prioritizing premium ingredients and superior sensory experiences, these brands are setting the benchmarks for quality that often trickle down through the rest of the market.
Methods/Tools
IFSCC 2014 Explores Social, Psychological and Sensorial Aspects of Beauty
As one might expect from an event centered around beauty and staged in Paris, the 28th Congress of the International Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) was nothing less than fabulous. However, the glamour and fanfare was deeply rooted in science.
Event Coverage
And the Winners Are …
C&T
Presents the 2024
Allē Awards
and Merits
Beauty innovators lined the red carpet and graced the stage under the limelight during the exclusive 2024
Cosmetics & Toiletries Allē Awards
celebration dinner, held on March 6, 2024, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
Anti-aging/Face
Unlocking the Power of Plant Exosomes (PDEVs) – The New Natural Way of Delivering Cosmetic Efficacy
Plant exosomes could be valuable tools for combating photodamage and premature skin ageing. They are one of the latest innovations in cosmetics, and are one emerging technology that market analysis companies tell us to watch. Read more here.
Actives
Ozempic Face and Beyond: How GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Are Driving the Next Era of Medical-Grade Skin Care
Ozempic face is real. Medical-grade skin care products and ingredients are here to help.
Literature/Data
Grandma was Right – We Need Beauty Sleep: How the Industry is Embracing Mind-Body-Wellness Connections
This article explores connections between beauty, sleep and wellness, and how the industry has embraced key principles to shape this landscape. Helping us unravel it all are Rishabh Kala, Ph.D., and Chloe Green-Vamos, both of The Estée Lauder Cos.
Skin Care
Enzymology: Accelerating Success in the Skin Care Market
While the benefits of enzymes have long been known, interest in enzymology for cosmetic and dermatological applications has grown. Advances in the functionality, safety and stability of enzymes are accelerating skin care product development; some are described here.
Literature/Data
Halting Premature Sking Aging by Improving Emotional Resilience: An Innovative
Lactobacillus
Extract as a Neuro-cosmetic Ingredient
This article introduces an innovative
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG
postbiotic as a neuro-cosmetic ingredient designed to counter stress-related premature skin aging by improving emotional resilience and overall well-being.
Actives
Stimulating Epidermal Regeneration with Plant-derived Stem Cells
Here, the authors describe mechanisms of stem cells and their potential for antiaging benefits. Cultures established from apple and grape varieties using a specialized culture technology revealed that aside from stimulating colony forming efficiency (CFE) and organogenic potential, the extracts improved the maintenance of epidermal stem cells. In addition, the grape extract provided UV protection.
Efficacy
The Dirty Truth About Pollution-induced Skin Aging: The AhR Pathway Tells All
Studies have shown that exposure to airborne, traffic-related particulate matter (PM) is associated with increased signs of extrinsic skin aging.1-3 Using model particles as surrogates, these researchers developed an in vitro model to evaluate premature aging induced via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway. They found a new AhR antagonist could inhibit the up-regulation of genes indicative for premature aging.
Skin Care
Facial Sheet Masks on the Go: Reviving the Face
Facial sheet masks have numerous benefits, such as delivering active materials to the skin and leaving the face feeling moisturized. Innovations in sheet masks are on the rise, and formulators are searching for new materials that are safer, friendlier for the skin and environment, and sensorially pleasing.
Event Coverage
6 New Trends in Cosmetic Technology
The topics described during in this conference session were but a sampling of innovation scattered throughout the in-cosmetics Global show floor. But their overall tone seemed to accurately reflect a larger future direction of the industry.
Actives
Human Growth Factors as Natural Healers: Current Literature and Application
The medical community’s research toward the advancement of healing and tissue regeneration has identified Human Growth Factors (HGF) as critical components in cutaneous wound healing, suggesting their potential for skin cell rejuvenation. Here, the author reviews the present work in this area and proposes HGFs for skin regeneration and reparative products, providing an example.
Event Coverage
Emotion, Visualization and Innovation at IFSCC in Rio
The IFSCC conference covered an array of subjects—from the psychology of rotating brushes, and discussion of neuron-adipocyte crosstalk to limit emotional stress-mediated fat accumulation; to hair straightening and conditioning, various visualization tools, and novel formulation approaches.
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