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What’s New in Skin Protection: A Periodical Review

The author reviews recent publications discussing the protection of human skin against photodamage, reactive oxygen species, and other skin health topics.

Quality Comparison of W/O and O/W Photo-Protection Creams

The authors determined the quality of a photoprotector W/O cream by evaluating its microbial control, physicalchemical stability and sensory appeal in comparison to an O/W photo-protector cream.

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Lubrizol’s Curcushine: Curcumin Microcapsules for Personal Care

Lubrizol Life Science has introduced Curcushine curcumin microcapsules to help anti-aging, UV protection and hair care from within.

Alpine Purity: Edelweiss

The growing use of floral and plant extracts, such as edelweiss, from pristine environments is indicative of the trend for purity in cosmetic products.

Francois Marchi, COO & managing director of Sytheon France accepting the award.

Sytheon Ltd.’s Synoxyl HSS Photostabilizer Awarded Best Raw Material

Sytheon Ltd.’s Synoxyl HSS (INCI: Trimethoxybenzylidene Pentanedione) was awarded winner of the 2016 competition for best raw material in personal care at the COSMETIC 360 Conference in Paris .

Tigernut for Skin, Hair Health and Protection

Crodarom has launched an ingredient obtained from the organically farmed tubers of Cyperus esculentus that is designed to provide nutrients for protecting and maintaining skin and hair health.

Francesca Giampieri, center, is a doctoral student at the Università Politecnica delle Marche’s department of odontostomatologic and specialized clinical sciences. She conducted the research with fellow students Luca Mazzoni, left, and José Miguel Alvarez Suarez, right.

In Sight—UVA Protection Through Strawberry Anthocyanins

Scientists at the Università Politecnica delle Marche, The University of Barcelona, the University of Salamanca and the University of Granada have produced an extract of strawberry to quantify the ability of the fruit to protect the skin.

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Stabilized Vitamin C for Sun Spots

This vitamin C derivative that is stable against external factors unlike other derivatives that has benefits with skin and sun care.

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Wheat Active Takes on Blue Light Damage

Laboratoires Expanscience's botanical ingredient utilizes wheat germ and lupines to protect skin from everyday environmental aggressors at a cellular level.

Jeen Combines Organic Acids and Boosters for Alternative Preservation

Jeen International Corp. has combined organic acids and efficacy boosters in a glycerin base to offer formulators an alternative to traditional preservatives.

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[video] That's a Wrap: Top News the Week of 6/16/17 from Cosmetics & Toiletries

Could methylene blue be the next greatest anti-ager? And what's filaggrin's role in eczema? If you missed this week's news, you missed out. Check out our video re-cap.

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St. John's Wort to Soothe and Repair Acneic Skin

Mario Badescu has formulated with green tea, aloe vera and St. John's Wort in an oil-free, lightweight, daily facial lotion that protects skin from the sun.

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New Skin Benefits Published with Sabinsa’s pTeroWhite

Sabinsa's pTeroWhite is the subject of two recently published studies reporting additional benefits such as antiaging, skin brightening and SPF.

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CBD Infused Sunscreen Benefits Ocean Life

Black Pearl CBD Reef Friendly Sunscreen is designed for the ecological minded lifestyle and provides broad-spectrum UVA/UVB sun protection.

Antioxidants in Sunscreens for Improved ROS Protection

In the present article, sunscreens containing the antioxidants vitamin E and diethylhexyl syringylidene malonate were tested for their efficacy in preventing UV-induced reactive oxygen species in the lower stratum corneum. The addition of the antioxidants was found to significantly improve the ability of low to high SPF sunscreens to attenuate ROS formation in UV-exposed skin.

Ferulic Soy Glycerides for Personal Care Products

iSoy Technologies has created ferulic soy glycerides (FSG), an active ingredient derived from soy oil and ferulic acid.

MANA’s Clean Screen collection features four products that will provide the ultimate sun protection for the skin.

MANA Creates Clean Screen to Protect from Sun and Artificial Rays

The Clean Screen product line includes Mineral Primer SPF 30, Mineral Serum SPF 50, Mineral Moisture Lotion SPF 50 and Mineral Stick SPF 50 for UV protection and incorporates botanicals for added benefits.

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Sustainable Ingredient Science: Amazonian Aguaje and Pequi Palm Oils

The food and nutrition supply chain is often the first entry for “super plants” from the Amazon to the market, but other applications are increasing, especially in personal care and cosmetics. The present article profiles two Amazonian palm oils, aguaje and pequi, in terms of their sustainability, chemistry and application.