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Cleansing
Water-saving Grace: Glutamate and Alaninate Surfactants to Reduce Rinsing
Glutamate and alaninate surfactants offer superior ease of rinsing and water-saving properties for both sulfate and sulfate-free systems. Experimental methods were developed to demonstrate and quantity these properties in various formulas, as are shown here.
Cosmetic Ingredients
Opposing Forces: Water Resistance vs. Rheology Control: An Exploration*
Water resistance is desired across a range of cosmetic categories. Two materials used to impart this property, however—the emulsifier system and film-forming polymer—are known to change the rheology of formulas. This study assessed the impact of these ingredients on rheological and texture profiles.
Hair Care
ClearHance C by Ashland
Ashland launched a new conditioning polymer for a broad range of uses in transparent shampoos, body washes and more.
Efficacy
Targeting Texture: Adapted Combing Test to Assess Curly Hair Product Efficacy
Changes in hair styling practices have increased the demand for hair products to maintain naturally textured hair condition and health. In relation, the current work aimed to develop test methods using naturally textured hair to assess products and ingredients specified for these hair types.
Consumers/Market
Expert Opinions: Making Waves in Hair
Featuring insights on genomics, Big Data, personalization, consumer gaps, wellness, waterless forms, scalp care and more, this crowd-sourced collection of "Expert Opinions" is all about advances in hair care. Click through to the digital magazine for the complete article.
Consumers/Market
Industry Insight: Pollution, Microbiome and Consumer Behavior in Hair Research
Presented here is an excerpt adapted from our podcast series on new directions in hair research, featuring Gill Westgate, Ph.D., and Marta Bertolini, Ph.D.
Hair Care
Evoking Emotion: The Impact of Hair
Following is a brief review of recent hair aging research and emotional connections with consumers. Premature graying and other changes in hair with age are a significant cause of low-self esteem.
Consumers/Market
Editor’s Note: New Frontiers in Hair Follicles
Could the exosome be a new frontier for healthy hair? What about “growing” benefits within the fiber itself? These advances suggest hair is not as “dead” as we thought; or at the very least, the living portion can be influenced. This issue is focused on textured hair treatments and biology, emotional ties to hair, low-water surfactants, water resistance vs. rheology and more.
Hair Care
Ichimaru Stimulates Regenerative Hair Growth
Burgeon-Up is a natural ingredient designed to restore hair by activating the follicle to help promote hair growth.
Natural/Sustainable
Irwin Naturals Launches CBD Body Care Line: HydroCanna
Irwin Naturals launched its CBD-centered body care line, HydroCanna, for the face, body and hair using full-spectrum hemp extract (FSHE) and C60 Fullerenes.
Literature/Data
[podcast] Hair Cloning, Scalp Microbiome and Melanin Color Transcription
Regarding new hair research, "[One] trend, almost entering the “sci-fi” realm, is for hair cloning and transplantation, to regenerate hair in the dermal papilla cells," explained Gill Westgate, Ph.D., in this "Industry Insight" interview.
Actives
Sensolene Light Awarded for 2019 Best New Ingredient
Hallstar Beauty’s Sensolene Light ET won 2019 Best New Ingredient Bronze at in-cosmetics Asia for its unique positioning unifying antioxidants with biomimetic ‘dermollient’ benefits.
Literature/Data
[podcast] Consumer Gaps, Waterless Forms, Bio-inspired Ideas and More in Hair Research
This podcast underlines opportunities for hair care product development, including unaddressed consumer segments, waterless products, concepts from the hair transplant and cloning communities, and more. Listen now!
Literature/Data
[podcast] Anti-pollution, Genomics, Personalization and More in Hair Research
This podcast explores new directions in hair research, including anti-pollution and hair protection, the hair follicle microbiome, how genomics is changing what’s possible, personalized products and more. Listen now!
Hair Care
[updated] New Results to Reverse Graying Hair
IFF/Lucas Meyer updated data for previously launched hair care active to reverse graying in hair.
Hair Care
ShamLuLu's Shampoo Tablets Offer Hair Care Without the Bottle
The tablets can be converted into liquid shampoo when mixed with hot water.
Hair Care
Brian K. Marks Brings 'Ancient Formulas' to 2020 Hair Care
The brand reportedly comprises modernized ancient formulas that utilize its Israelceutical Complex.
Preservation
Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Protection with 100% Natural Spectrastat™ Technology
Effective preservation is important in formulation and new innovations must deliver broad spectrum antimicrobial control and originate from natural sources to truly meet consumer expectations. Spectrastat™ technologies ease the burden in this challenging environment by delivering broad spectrum efficacy from consumer-friendly ingredients at easy-to-formulate neutral pH.
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