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Google Assistant Can Be Your Hair Colorist Too With Clairol Collab

Coty has announced the launch of its at-home action for the Google Assistant on Google Home smart speakers and smartphones, the Clairol Color Expert.

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Shea Terra Replaces Shampoo with Mud-Poo

Mud-Poo cleanses, softens and detoxifies hair using a blend of Moroccan lava clay and African essential oils.

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Intact Challenges Hair Loss With New Root Securing Complex

Root Securing Complex is meant to temporarily reinforce the hair matrix and increase the force it takes to pull out hair, Intact explained.

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Renpure Goes Coconuts for Plant-based Hair Care

Harnessing the power of extra virgin coconut oil, Renpure's Coconut Milk Shampoo and Conditioner are meant for severely dry, damaged hair.

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Cake Beauty Launches New Sweet Treats for Hair Care

Cake Beauty has launched two vegan, cruelty-free hair care products: Posh Wash Swirl Shampoo and Soft Serve Cream Rinse Conditioner.

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[video] L’Oreal and Gjosa Collaborate on a More Sustainable Rinse Shampoo

The duo teamed up to rinse shampoo with only 1.5 liters of water, compared to the standard 8 liters, in response to the growing global water crisis.

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Vinyl Gums Replace Hard-to-find Options in AB Specialty Silicones Launch

The new blends offer cushion, film-forming, anti-frizz, conditioning and other benefits for skin and hair care applications, and offer a solution to silicone scarcity.

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The Complete and Natural Cyclomethicone Replacement

Go beyond silicone replacement: build a pure, effective, and clean formulation base your end customers and supply chain will love.

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Judgment Stands: Emollient Profiling Proven Consistent Over Time

Previously, the “Oil Sensory Qualification” test was outlined to quickly evaluate the sensory properties of raw materials in formulas. As a follow-up, this article describes the further development and validation of this test for consistency over time.

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Unassuming Softness: Silicone Conditions Hair Without Affecting Dyes, Perms or Pores*

This study assesses the deposition on hair of a coacervate comprising silicone, cationic cellulose polymer and water, and its impact on hair dyes and permanent waves, as well as scalp pores. Results suggest silicones provide conditioning benefits to hair without disrupting these subsequent chemical treatments, or blocking pores.

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Supplier Roundtable: Hitting the Rheology Bullseye

Cosmetic sensory experiences can convey efficacy to consumers while contributing to product benefits. In this installment of the Cosmetics & Toiletries Supplier Roundtable, innovators weighed in on how to create these pleasing textures.

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Colonial Chemical Inc.’s ColaLipid GS

This multifunctional ingredient is derived from grapeseed oil to provide a velvety texture to a variety of products, including skin and hair care.

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BASF Care Creations’ Luviset One

This polymer offers both styling and thickening properties for a reportedly new level of performance for hair-styling products.

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Clariant Conditioners Target Custom Hair Care

The supplier's recent lineup of conditioning agents is meant to deliver targeted benefits to damaged, dry or limp hair, all with sustainable benefits and versatile formulating potential.

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Evonik Casts a Wide Skin and Hair Care Net at in-cos Asia—and Grabs the Gold

Evonik's latest innovations for skin and hair, featured at in-cosmetics Asia, include a Lactobacillus extract for skin care and the company's award-winning natural glycolipid for skin and hair cleansing.

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Givaudan Active Beauty's Hair Care Concept Wins Big at in-cos Asia

Givaudan Active Beauty's winning formulation concept utilized the company's Darkenyl and ResistHyal actives to recover graying hair's natural color.

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[update] US FDA Orders Lead Ingredient Out of Hair Color

The final ruling is a response to a color additive petition over safety concerns of lead acetate, which allows for gradual color change in "progressive" hair dyes.

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[video] Building Product Perceptions

Besides sight, scent is perhaps our most primordial sensory input. Here, Gabriela Daniels, of the London College of Fashion, explains a master's degree study on crossing sensory cues to elevate cosmetic product experiences.