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Read the Label: Guerlain L’Essentiel Natural Glow Foundation

"It’s interesting to me that this foundation contains fragrance but I expect nothing less from the Guerlain fragrance house." Read more from Rachael Polowyj on this product, its ingredients and her in-use experience.

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Eye Opener: Combined Formulation Strategy Ensures Mascara Success

This article reviews the key components of mascara formulations, including waxes, film-formers, fillers—and importantly, packaging. Test formulations are created here using a combined strategy for ingredient selection and assembly, and assessed for various properties.

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Interesting Twists Amidst the COVID-19 Flux: Editor's Opinion

Desperation for hand sanitizers in response to the COVID-19 outbreak has fueled a market shift toward hygienic personal care. An obvious response, there. But peripheral product demands have followed, which are less obvious and more interesting, in this editor's opinion.

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Think Pink with BASF’s Cloisonné Vibrant Raspberry

As previously and briefly reported, BASF Colors & Effects has a bright and bold shade, Cloisonné Vibrant Raspberry. The ingredient is curated for colorful and vegan formulations as is sustainably sourced from natural mica.

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Washington State Enacts 'Do Not Flush' Wipes Law

Washington state has a new law on the books requiring manufacturers of nonflushable wipes to label them prominently with the phrase "Do Not Flush." The goal is to guide consumers to dispose of these products appropriately.

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Makeup Brands Respond to Influx of Face Masks

Lotte Homeshopping saw sales of skin care products increase more than 50% in February 2020 when compared to February 2019. Sales of liquid-to-powder foundations and lipsticks reportedly dropped 30%.

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Merck: All That Glitters is Gold

Merck is set to launch its Lights Series portfolio: Ronastar Dazzling Lights. The pigment imparts a shade of gold enhanced with a subtle hue of green.

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Must-know Powder Process Parameters for Formula Success

When it comes to powders, variables such as size, shape, density, chemistry, static charge and moisture content can determine a successful formulation (or not). Here, Casey Muench Bickhardt, of GEMCO, offers technical insights.

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Elementis Clay-based Rheology Delivers Consumer Desire for Clean, Green Products

Create exciting, beauty-enhancing sustainable products meeting the Clean evolution with vegan, clay-based BENTONE GEL® and BENTONE LUXE WN.

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SCCS Concludes DHA is Safe for Hair Dyes

The SCCS released its opinion on dihydroxyacetone (DHA; 1,3-dihydroxy-2-propanone) at a plenary meeting held on March 4, 2020: the ingredient is safe for use as a hair coloring ingredient in leave-on treatments, and in self-tanning lotions and face creams.

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Be Bold and Vibrant with BASF’s Mica-based Pigment

BASF Colors & Effects outlines its natural mica supply chain with full transparency in a presentation of the new mica-based effect pigment Cloisonné Vibrant Raspberry.

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Kao Test Gets to the Bottom of Makeup Film Structures

Kao Corp. has developed a new test based on Raman spectroscopy to assess the internal film structure of makeup bases and determine their component distribution. An additional application explored sebum characterization in the films.

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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.

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Get Pumped for Gym-Ready Lips

Claimed to be cruelty-free and long lasting, Gym Ready Lips is formulated to be hydrating and vibrant while also long lasting for athletic use.

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Expert Opinions: Color Pause*

Featuring insights on cruelty-free, inclusivity, sustainable, renewable and more, this month's collection of "Expert Opinions" is all about the pause on color cosmetics. Click through to the digital magazine for the complete article.

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What to Expect in 2020: Treatments, Ingredients and Makeup

The report focuses on the three areas in the beauty and personal care industry that received the most buzz on social media: treatments, ingredients and makeup trends.

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[video] Wearable pH Sensor, Skin Cancer Suppressor and Formula Flow

Dare we say it? Welcome to the cusp of February. Here's our weekly video recap of top headline picks in cosmetics R&D news.

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[video] Going with the (Rheology) Flow

Derived from the depths of the earth itself, hectorite, in modified forms, can be leveraged for pigment dispersion, thickening and more in personal care. Watch this formulation demo to learn more.