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Patent Picks—Water-soluble Essential Oils, Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics, Bamboo and Scutellaria, and Other 'Green' Solutions

Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features the latest inventions related to 'green' technologies for cosmetics and personal care, including nature-derived, mild and eco-friendly solutions.

Patent Picks—Açai Palm Anti-aging, Sea Fennel and Tomato Healing, Ginger Antioxidant and More

Chosen biweekly for their relevance to personal care, Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources. This edition features patents related to naturals and botanicals in skin care.

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Survey of Skin Research Findings

Cosmetic science has outdone itself this year, with breakthroughs not just emerging, but rolling out in actual applications. Following is a brief literature review of recent skin care findings.

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Quantifying Visual Aspects of Hair

Quantitive claims regarding hair care can be questioned if the results and approaches do not equate to real life occurrences. This article highlights ongoing research efforts that aim to improve our understanding of visual evaluations of hair.

Patent Picks—Venus Flytrap, Cross-linked Silk, Wax Plant and More for Anti-aging and Skin Repair

Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features recent inventions related to lifting, antioxidants, delivery, collagen production, density and more for anti-aging and skin repair.

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Editor’s Note: Outgrowth of Innovation

This edition of Cosmetics & Toiletries penetrates, reconstructs, nourishes and seals in novel solutions to address underlying hair issues and formulation challenges.

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Editor's Note: Menagerie of Inspiration

From trending claims and global demands to individual expression, consumers provide a menagerie of inspiration for product development.

Assessing Use of Gold Nanoparticles

Gold nanoparticles have a wealth of pharmaceutical and medical uses. Notably, the ability of these nanoparticles to absorb light and turn this light into heat has put them at the center of ongoing cancer studies exploring their efficacy in destroying malignant cells.

Top Scientific Innovations of 2008

Microfluidics, a white laser confocal instrument, a PET/MRI combined imaging system, and a continuing-focus microscopy instrument were ranked among the top ten life science inventions of 2008.

Effects of Occlusion: Percutaneous Absorption

This is the first article in a series discussing effects of occlusion on skin.

Research Reveals Multiple Conformations of Collagen

Collin Stultz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) associate professor, cardiologist and biomedical engineer, recently examined how collagen breaks down in his work published online in the journal Biochemistry. His research suggests that collagen has multiple conformations, both rigid and flexible, that depend upon temperature.

Role of Photography in Acne Metrics*

To optimally treat acne, an accurate severity assessment is required1 and while visual assessments have relied on text descriptions, lesion counting and photographic methods, an ideal grading system would be more accurate and reproducible. Further, its ease of use, and time and monetary costs are also important. Here, the authors consider different approaches for improved acne assessments using photography.

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The Future of Color? Creative Layering

The color industry has done very well and continues to grow. Color cosmetics are fun, and consumers enjoy the effects they create. For the most part, the major trends we see fall into two categories: the natural look and the bold, dramatic look.

The normal microflora of humans consists of bacteria, yeasts, fungi and possibly viruses. Recent studies are revealing that many of their actions are like those of the normal microflora present in the intestinal tract and on the skin and mucus membranes.

The Probiotic Nature of Normal Microflora

The normal microflora of humans consists of bacteria, yeasts, fungi and possibly viruses. Recent studies are revealing that many of their actions are like those of the normal microflora present in the intestinal tract and on the skin and mucus membranes.

Aesthetic practices and physicians have begun offering treatments that focus on wellness and vitality that refelect aesthetically.

Vitality Meets Aesthetics: How Hormone and Stem Cell Therapies Are Influencing Regenerative Aging and Beauty Treatments

Aesthetic practices and physicians have begun offering treatments that focus on wellness and vitality—addressing health concerns at their core, intrinsically, while enhancing external appearance—working from the inside-out.

Gender and Dermatitis

Are females more sensitive to allergens than males? If they are, is it because of something innate in female skin or because of life patterns of exposure to irritants?

Molecular Targets of Aging Processes

The purpose of this article is to discuss some key target molecules and receptors involved with aging mechanisms. As scientists learn more about the biochemical processes involved with aging, an increasing number of these loci are discovered that could be selected as targets for cosmeceutical ingredients with the final goal of an end-product with good anti-aging benefits.

Skin Penetration of EGCG, Quercetin Examined

A recent study in Skin Pharmacoloy and Physiology examined the delivery of epigallocatechin-3-gallate and quercetin from green tea and Ginkgo biloba extracts into the skin from cosmetic formulations.

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