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Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate: Biosurfactant in Action

Taurates are bio-based surfactants that combine strong detergency with mildness and biodegradability. This column reviews the chemistry, manufacture, properties and application of one in particular: sodium methyl cocoyl taurate.

Assessing the Safety of Parabens: Percutaneous Penetration and Risk Analysis

In cosmetics, parabens are widely used due to their low cost and efficacy. In recent years, however, some reports have claimed that these materials exhibit estrogenic activity, which has led to attempts to replace them in formulations. This article reviews penetration studies of parabens spanning the past 20 years to determine whether they pose a risk to human health.

Assessing the Safety of Parabens: Percutaneous Penetration and Risk Analysis

In cosmetics, parabens are widely used due to their low cost and efficacy. In recent years, however, some reports have claimed that these materials exhibit estrogenic activity, which has led to attempts to replace them in formulations. This article reviews penetration studies of parabens spanning the past 20 years to determine whether they pose a risk to human health.

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Patent Pick: Sulfate-free Pump Delivery

Procter & Gamble inventors focused on sulfate-free, high-foaming cleanser in a recent patent application. Read more in this overview.

Patent Picks—Sulfate-free Clarity, Rheology, Scalp Care and More

Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features the latest patents related to sulfate-free products, including technologies to improve their characteristics, and some that simply provide sulfate-free formula examples.

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Foaming for Formulators: Coco-glucoside

Coco-glucoside is naturally derived from plant sugars and fatty alcohols, and has become increasingly popular as a foaming and cleansing agent in formulations due to its natural properties. In this column, the creation, composition and application of coco-glucoside are examined for proper formulating in personal care products, compared with other anionic surfactants.

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Improve Your Haircare Formulations with Surface Zeta Potential Analysis

Want to improve the formulations of your shampoos and conditioners? Want to find out how to determine if a shampoo or conditioner has the desired effect on hair? Zeta potential measurements can help.

Comparatively Speaking: CAPB from Coconut Oil vs. Fatty Acid

Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr., explains that CAPB can be made from two different processes, one with coconut oil and the other with fatty acid, which create two potential differences that affect how the material works in a formulation.

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Cerebral Beauty: Emotions and Aging, an Ayurvedic Analysis

How might mind-body connections improve skin care? This article provides modern insights as illustrated through ancient ayurvedic principles. The fact that negative emotions and psychological stress affect aging is not ancient folklore, it has been validated scientifically; telomeres, for example, are shorter in pessimists.

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[reader favorite] Comparatively Speaking: Shampoo vs. Body Wash Formulation

For some time now, the following article from Tony O’Lenick and David Zhang, Ph.D., has drawn frequent reader interaction on CosmeticsandToiletries.com. Considering its overwhelming popularity and relevance to this month’s topic, it seemed appropriate to include here, for your consideration.

Silicone Safety and the Cosmetic Industry

The use of silicones in personal care products continues to expand because of the unique performance attributes they provide and their well-established record of safety. As a result, progressively larger volumes of silicones are being released to the environment, and interest in their life cycle has increased. The present article summarizes relevant fundamental chemical and physical properties of silicones and how these relate to material performance, safety and environmental fate.

Comparatively Speaking: Cocamide DEA vs. MEA vs. DIPA in Shampoos

Tony O’Lenick asks Bob Coots, PhD, of Colonial Chemical Inc., "What is the difference between cocamide DEA, MEA or DIPA when used in shampoos?"

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Comparatively Speaking: Complexation vs. Coacervation in 2-in-1 Shampoos

Hair care traditionally involves cleansing with anionic or amphoteric surfactants, rinsing, then using a conditioner with cationic surfactant and cetyl and stearyl alcohol. Combining these as 2-in-1 products is not easy but complexation and coacervation approaches can achieve such.

Silicone Safety and the Cosmetic Industry

The use of silicones in personal care products continues to expand because of the unique performance attributes they provide and their well-established record of safety. As a result, progressively larger volumes of silicones are being released to the environment, and interest in their life cycle has increased. The present article summarizes relevant fundamental chemical and physical properties of silicones and how these relate to material performance, safety and environmental fate.

Patent Picks—Cocoa Polyphenol, Navy Bean, Ginseng Berry, Anti-tyrosinase Esters and More in Skin Pigmentation

Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources and cover recent patents issued, or applied for, in the cosmetic and personal care industries and relevant peripheral markets. This edition features inventions related to skin pigmentation, including whitening treatments and those for redness reduction, among others.

From Skin Warming Foam to Octoxynol Safety Skin and Skin Care

Skin-warming foam: Pola Chemical Industries discloses skin-warming cosmetic foam compositions containing polyhydric alcohols and defined polyglycerin fatty acid esters. The foam is suitable for massaging and/or cleansing.

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