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Type: Article
Section: Formulas/Products > Skin Care
Literature/Data
The Latest in Whitening Agents
In recent years, new agents, especially from plants, have been discovered and extracted to test for their depigmenting effects in vitro and in vivo. This article reviews these most recent skin whitening agents of interest, whose efficacy, mechanism and safety have been tested.
Skin Care
Experience the Latest Sensations from Lubrizol Skin Care
The quest for beauty involves offering new textures and colors to suit the ever changing needs and expectations of consumers.
Color Cosmetics
Delivering High Moisturization from Lipstick
To improve the appearance of dry and wrinkled lips, it is necessary to hydrate them. Here, the author describes a lipstick concept to meet this need and a formulation process to achieve it. The product was then tested for immediate and long-lasting moisturization using a corneometer, and a quantitative study was conducted to rate its usability.
Literature/Data
Comparatively Speaking: Lips vs. Skin
If you're a "lip reader," you may know why lips tend to chap more than skin. Or why they're usually reddish in color. If you don't know why, this edition of "Comparatively Speaking" gives you a nice primer.
Formulas/Products
Selling Lipstick to Your Dad
The pitfalls of one-size-fits-all marketing.
Literature/Data
Patent Pick: Lips Sealed with Improved Occlusion
Cosmetic elegance, not to mention lip moisture, did not escape these Glaxosmithkline inventors in a recent patent submission for lip care.
Skin Care
Introducing Argassential™: Sustainable Argan for Plumper, Firmer Skin and Lips
The newest ingredient from BASF’s Sustainable Argan Program is clinically proven to plump and firm the skin through collagen production and optimized adipogenesis.
Event Coverage
IFSCC Focus: High Throughput Formulating, Next Generation Lipstick, NMF and More
Melanin-derived hair dye, pearl-inspired skin radiance and the effects of thermal energy on skin were among the unique research concepts presented at the International Federation of the Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) Congress, held Sept. 20–23, 2010, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Skin Care
Counteracting the Impact Preservatives Have on the Microbiota
Research shows that preservatives can impact the microbiota. There is a prebiotic that supports the microbiota against the skin’s disturbance from preservative exposure.
Skin Care
Facial Sheet Masks on the Go: Reviving the Face
Facial sheet masks have numerous benefits, such as delivering active materials to the skin and leaving the face feeling moisturized. Innovations in sheet masks are on the rise, and formulators are searching for new materials that are safer, friendlier for the skin and environment, and sensorially pleasing.
Literature/Data
Preserving the Facts on Parabens: An Overview of These Important Tools of the Trade
Parabens have a long history as effective preservatives in foods, cosmetics and drugs, with extensively documented human and environmental safety profiles. This article reviews these important ingredients.
Literature/Data
Patent Picks—Lipstick Gloss, Probiotics, Anti-acne, Cosmetic Films, Heat Shock Proteins and More for Skin
Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features inventions related to cosmetics and skin care, including heat to improve lipstick gloss and probiotics for oily skin, as well as heat shock proteins, FABACs, improved vitamin C derivatives, an anti-acne blend, a skin-smoothing cosmetic film and a photo-initiated filler from the medical field.
Skin Care
5 Skin Care Claims on the Horizon
Claims are a leading purchase driver for beauty and personal care consumers; how are those claims evolving?
Literature/Data
The Effect of Glycerol on the Water-holding Capacity of Chemically Irritated Skin*
Glycerol is one humectant commonly employed due to its high hygroscopic and hyperosmotic properties. It is used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and in pharmaceutical formulations as an active compound.2 Being naturally present in the skin, glycerol was quickly identified for its role in skin hydration, similar to natural moisturizing factors (NMF).
Color Cosmetics
Read the Label Online: Urban Decay Naked Skin
Urban Decay promises that its Naked Skin foundation allows the consumer to feel like they are not wearing makeup. This column, written by Susan Raffy, reviews the ingredient listing for claims substantiation and functionality.
Methods/Tools
Visualizing the Impact of Emulsifiers on Emulsion Perception
This paper describes an approach to systematically investigate the intrinsic effects of emulsifiers, quantify them and translate them into consumer preferences. These are processed mathematically and displayed in a simplified, two-dimensional map to assist formulation work.
Anti-aging/Face
Telomere Protection: Act on the Origin of Youth
A cellular biological clock, the telomere is a fairly long repeated nucleotide sequence that terminates the chromosome. When telomeres become really short, the cells stop their division/replication and enter senescence, making them reliable markers of aging.
Color Cosmetics
Read the Label Online: Sephora's Instant Airbrush Foundation
Now one can achieve the “mistake-proof and gorgeous look” results of a makeup artist at home with Sephora Instant Airbrush Foundation. This column will review the ingredient listing of this product for claims substantiation and functionality.
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