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Patent Picks—Sugar Sunscreen, UV Microcapsules, ‘Rugby Ball’ Particles and More

Chosen biweekly for their relevance to personal care, Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources. This edition features technologies related to sun care and UV protection, as well as reversing the effects of UV damage.

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Cosmetics & Toiletries Formulary: Face Care

Technavio reports the face care market will register a modest CAGR of 4% between 2016 and 2020. However, multifunctional solutions, especially in color cosmetic formats, will raise the stakes in the game. As such, here we present our latest face care formulas for your consideration and adaption; perhaps to up the ante.

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Sun Care Gets Personal

From sunscreen hybrids to SPF made for specific lifestyles, sun care is getting personal.

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Read the Label: The Inkey List Zinc Moisturizer with SPF 50

"In The Inkey List’s case, the zinc oxide used is non-nano as it is not specified as ‘nano’ on the ingredients list. I therefore wanted to test this and see how the product performed."

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Anti-pollution Skin Care: It's Real

'No kidding it's real,' you're probably thinking. Like naturals, though, at first it felt more like a passing fad. Now we know better, thanks to new research, some of which was presented in London earlier this year.

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Which Finished Prestige Formulas Will Prevail in the 2026 C&T Allēs?

By prioritizing premium ingredients and superior sensory experiences, these brands are setting the benchmarks for quality that often trickle down through the rest of the market.

Patent Picks—Water Resistance, Vitamin D, Lactone for Stabilization and More

Chosen biweekly for their relevance to personal care, Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources. This edition features patents related to sun care and photoprotective technologies.

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Read the Label: Tancream with SPF 50

This is a rich moisturizer, SPF 50 sunscreen (5-star UVA protection), gradual self-tanner and instant bronzer in one product. For all the chemists reading, yes, you read that right—self-tan and SPF in one product. Key ingredients include caramel, dihydroxyacetone, octocrylene and more.

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Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether to Enhance Pigment Wetting, Preservation in Cosmetics, Sunscreens

Caprylyl glyceryl ether is a natural multifunctional emollient with previously demonstrated preservative-boosting effects. More recently, its pigment wetting and dispersion properties for color cosmetics and sunscreens also were identified, as shown here.

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Photostability Leads the Way: Formulating Safer Sunscreens

The need to prevent skin from UV damage is well-understood but the most effective way to achieve this is not. Here, a novel photostabilizer is presented in a test pump sunscreen spray formula as part of a total photoprotection strategy.

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Supplementing Sunscreens: Rosemary and Grapefruit Protect Skin from Within

Concerns over the damaging effects of sun exposure continue to grow as increasing evidence becomes available. In relation, growing scientific research supports sun protection from within as an adjunctive approach to topicals; one such solution is presented here.

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Soaking up the Self-Tan: The Pros and Cons of DHA and Self-tanners

Many people utilize non-UV tanning methods to meet fashion demands without exposing themselves to UV radiation. This article reviews the health benefits and possible drawbacks of dihydroxyacetone, the main active ingredient in self-tanning products.

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6 New Trends in Cosmetic Technology

The topics described during in this conference session were but a sampling of innovation scattered throughout the in-cosmetics Global show floor. But their overall tone seemed to accurately reflect a larger future direction of the industry.

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Kenvue Drives Home the Clinical Efficacy Message, Uncovers Microbiome, Lipids, TXA, Acne and Other Findings

Kenvue highlighted 22 clinical findings from studies presented at this year's AAD. Topics included oats and the microbiome, NMF + lipids for a skin barrier boost, ZnO skin protection, acne care hydrocolloid patches, TXA + niacinamide, anti-aging and more.

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Cosmic Beauty: How Space Insights are Shaping Skin Care Innovations

Pollution and climate change speed skin aging, calling for innovative new solutions. Space stressors like radiation and microgravity mimic these effects, as described here, and can inspire technologies to tackle Earth’s skin care challenges.

Nature-inspired Innovation

The intersection of R&D and consumer needs.

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Safer Solar Protection: Going Beyond UV Defense, Part I

This two-part article is controversial. In part I, it reviews a number of concerns about the safety of traditional sunscreens. In part II, scheduled for February, the authors propose new approaches to move past these issues.

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Revolutionary Ingredients Transforming Anti-aging and Skin Health

This article explores the science and sustainability behind innovative cosmetic ingredients and how they address skin concerns like aging, oxidative stress and damage.