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Patent Pick: Shower Yourself with Water-actived Fragrance

Naked, sexy women on TV are not the only ones enjoying steamy, hot showers. P&G inventors know we all enjoy this luxury, and developed a water-activated fragrance and surfactant system to enhance our experience, as this patent explains.

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Sustainable Suds: Renewable Algal Betaine Dehyton® AO 45 Fits Multiple Needs

Dehyton® AO 45, BASF’s Algal Betaine, is a primary cleaning agent with a comparable foam profile to traditional betaine derived from a unique raw material source.

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DSM Appoints Salmassinia Vice President

DSM's personal care unit announced Parand Salmassinia as the regional vice president of North America.

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Cosmetics and Food Converge: Sustainable Cosmetics Summit 2016

This year's summit will take place in New York on May 12-14.

Croda Breaks Ground for New Reactor

Croda started construction on a new reactor investment project and opened new utilities infrastructure.

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Patent Pick: What the 'Gel'?

If you follow our Patent Picks column, you might be thinking "What the gel?" At least that's what I though when yet another gel-based patent application, this time UV protection from L'Oréal, came up in my search.

Inolex Opens China Headquarters

INOLEX opens a new Commercial & Technical Center in Guangzhou, China.

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Multi-Functional Milk and Honey Body Wash

Vineyard Hill Naturals’ Hand & Body Wash is a hydrating wash helps cleanse, hydrate and exfoliate.

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Patent Pick: Settling Settling

Let's "settle" this once and for all: no one likes products that separate in the jar. Why do you think we shake salad dressing? That's why inventors like this are working on ways to keep personal care products from separating over time.

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Preservative Predicaments in Facial Skin Care

Preserving skin care products has become challenging because of attacks by special interest groups, which often lead to negative consumer perceptions. As these assaults on preservatives—some scientifically sound, some not—continue, the industry must look for new preservation methods to gain acceptance.

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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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: Non-aqueous, Eco-friendly Antimicrobial

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's patent, from ISP, relates to a non-aqueous, eco-friendly antimicrobial composition.

C&T Formulary: Bath and Body

Supplier-submitted formulas for Bath and Body products including antiperspirants, bar soaps and body wash.

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Century-old Dead Sea Mud Fights Acne

Adovia Dead Sea Mud Soap is a must-have for acne-prone skin. It removes dirt and cleanses skin while simultaneously infusing it with minerals essential to keeping skin hydrated and moisturized.

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Yield Stress Measurements for Personal Care Part II: Methods

The previous article defined yield stress and explained how to calculate the amount needed for a given application. Here, methods for measuring yield stress are compared by determining the values of two materials: a non-thixotropic acrylates copolymer solution, and a thixotropic body wash. The results provide recommendations for methods in terms of relevance, exactness and robustness.

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Patent Pick: Calcium Fluoride Biocide

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention is a composition based on calcium fluoride for antiseptic applications.

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Patent Pick: Cosmetic Particle Deposition

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight, from L'Oréal, is an invention aimed at improving the deposition of cosmetic particles to skin or hair.