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Sesame Oil from Arista Industries, Inc.

This natural ingredient applies to a variety of product types.

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A Soft Touch—Concepts in Hair Softness

Softness technically seems the opposite of stiffness but measuring properties related to fiber stiffness is difficult due to hair’s anisotropic structure. And while hair is technically “softened” at elevated humidity, this is the definition of a “bad hair day.” Improving fiber flexibility without adversely impacting breakage seems a sound technical strategy... Click through to read more in the digital magazine.

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Comprehensive Cranium Care Caters to Bald, Shaved and Buzzed Heads

C3's Head Wash was "designed specifically for the bald dome" and can be used for daily cleansing of the head, face, neck and beard.

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'Clean' Beauty, Decoded*

While the specifics may vary, most appear to agree that key pillars of clean beauty include: safety, sustainability, ethics and transparency. How are current retailers supporting these pillars? And how do they translate technically from the label to the lab? This report takes a closer look. Click through to read the full article in the digital magazine.

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Simple and Safe: Formulating ‘Clean Beauty’

A clean beauty product seems imply its development with a heightened sense of safety as well as unnecessary ingredients. For the formulator, this article explores how to follow the clean beauty profile with approaches to match various interpretations.

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Vegan Silk Peptide Surpasses Silicones for Hair Benefits

Obtained by fermentation, the biopolymer represents a new generation of materials and is said to demonstrate greater efficacy than silicones.

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Clean cleansing is socially responsible — and in high demand

Try five hair and skin cleansing formulations designed for a greener, cleaner beauty routine.

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BASF on Quorum Quenching, Subcritical Water Extraction and More at IFSCC 2019

Epigenetic anti-hyperpigmentation, upcycled rambutan and a second-skin film former were among the other topics presented.

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IPA-free Hair Conditioning, Softening

This IPA-free hair conditioning agent helps to meet today's consumer demand for softness in hair.

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Oxiteno Adds Frizz Control and Thickening Agent to Its Portfolio

Hair conditioning and thickening in transparent formulas are the focus of Oxiteno's latest offerings.

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Nourishing 'Hair Block' Bar from Croda

Embracing consumers' waste-free lifestyle shift, Croda inventors created a bar format shampoo that bypasses the need for packaging.

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[video] Valorizing Ingredient Efficacy: On Location with Sederma

In addition to 2D models, Sederma's 3D skin equivalent and other customized models, e.g., to measure pollution, pigmentation, etc., make links between ex vivo and in vivo results, bringing results closer to reality. Learn more in this behind-the-scenes look. Watch now.

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Researchers Uncover Role of Exosome in Hair Growth

Scientists from SILAB and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research have uncovered a communication pathway between dermal fibroblasts and the dermal papilla that could stimulate the regrowth of hair.

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Patent Pick: Binding Agreement for Hair Repair

MIT inventors have filed for a patent on a newly identified molecule to help protect and/or repair damaged hair, and color hair without the use of harsh chemicals.

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Who helps defy gray hair? We do

Chromafend™ biofunctional is a golden flax seed extract with exciting new data that demonstrates how it can promote hair darkening and reduce the appearance of gray hair.

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Isopentyldiol for Preservative-free Formulating

The original multipurpose material is now being positioned to aid formulators in developing preservative-free formulations.

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Snail Slime, MMP-2 Trigger and More: Advances in Delivery and Efficacy at IFSCC19

Using the same approach to develop or test a product will not result in a step-change innovation. For this reason, new solutions to deliver, develop and test product efficacy were presented during the 2019 IFSCC Conference.

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[podcast] How Function of Beauty Makes Hair Care Personal

In this exclusive podcast, sponsored by INOLEX, Function of Beauty co-founder Zahir Dossa explains how the company came to be, and how it achieves a truly personalized product. Register to listen; it's free.