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Patent Pick: Move Over, Oxidizers, Titanium Salts are the New Hair Dye Heroes

Oxidizers have met their match, if you believe these L'Orél inventors. In this patent application, titanium salts are offered as the basis for natural and powerful hair dyes, without the need for oxidizing agents.

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[video] That's a Wrap: Top News This Week from Cosmetics & Toiletries

Essential oils, farnesene chemistry, underarm microbe transplantation, visualizing pheomelanin, layering in P&G and Beauty Blend patents, nanogels for delivery and the effects of lip tint application...if you missed this week's news, you missed out! Check out our video re-cap.

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Merck KGaA Launches a Red Hot Pigment

Get REDdy to paint the town red with Merck KGaA's Ronastar Red Allure, an effect pigment developed for the cosmetics industry. The matte, burgundy-red can be used in color cosmetics and to mattify texture.

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Could Lip Tints Be Giving Lip Disservice?

Research out of Korea regarding the effects of tinted lip products could leave lip product developers pouting.

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Calling All Innovators—Write for Us

Does love for science permeate your being? Do you innovate consumer products in your sleep? If your passion could benefit cosmetics R&D, we want to hear about it. Submit an article today!

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Whatever Happened to Halal Cosmetics?

While analysts are left to sort through the question of "why" the halal segment is growing, cosmetic companies are moving forward with the "how."

Spray-on makeup primers offer an opportunity to provide consumers with multifunctional benefits.

Ready, Set, Mist

Multifunctional claims and flawless beauty could lead to a significant innovation opportunity for makeup primer brands in the United States, Asia and beyond.

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Leapin' Lizards—New Findings Highlight Color-change Mechanisms

Biomimcry is an approach to innovation that identifies "sustainable solutions...by emulating nature’s time-tested designs and processes.” Enter: the East Asian Takydromus lizard.

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Pigment

Get ready to "wow" with the silver sparkling pigment Merck KGaA launched. Ronastar Frozen Jewel can be added to premium cosmetics and high-quality body care products to add a twinkle.

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New Study Reveals Behaviors, Motivations and Personalities Behind Selfie Phenomenon

There are 30 million selfies taken every day and more than 40% of users spend at least five minutes perfecting their selfie.

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A Wetter Collection for Better Beauty Care

Givaudan Active Beauty was inspired by the sea to create Unispheres: the Ocean Collection.

Estee Lauder's purchase of Too Faced follows its acquisition of Becca Cosmetics.

Why Estée Lauder-Too Faced Makes Sense

Estée Lauder is on a makeup spree, just as the category is heating up.

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L'Oréal Focuses on Custom Cosmetics, Wearables and Try-on Technologies

During the IFSCC Congress, Guive Balooch, Ph.D., of L’Oréal, presented on the effects technology will have not only on the chemists working in the lab, but on the beauty industry in general. His team is focused on: personalization, coaching and virtual try-ons.

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Supporting Sellers is Key to Formulating for Direct Sales Industry

Catherine Ehrenberger, IFSCC day two keynote speaker, shared that formulators for direct-selling companies need to have a different view of quality, keep products easy to demonstrate and remember who their business owners are.

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How Cephalopods Became Nature’s Master of Cosmetics

Cephalopods possess reflectin proteins, which is unique in the animal kingdom. Roger Hanlon, Ph.D., of Brown University spoke during the biomimicry session at the IFSCC Congress on inspirations like these from nature to inspire the development of color cosmetics.

Bold brows, matte lipsticks and more are reshaping color cosmetic trends.

3 Emerging Cosmetic Innovations

Behind every color cosmetic trend is the need for a great-feeling product that applies easily and delivers the powerful visual effects consumers want.

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Swiping Tech Gestures Inspire Makeup Concept

A designer at ECAL creates a hybrid of traditional North African aesthetics and 21st century tech ergonomics.

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Estée Lauder VP Stresses Multi-disciplinary Networking Key to Innovation

Carl Haney, vice president Estée Lauder Companies and keynote speaker at IFSCC, captivated attendees during the first day of the event by sharing where innovation is happening.