Search Cosmetics & Toiletries: Page 14

2,494 Results

Section: Research > Literature/Data

The cocoa facial mask remained stable in its bioactive content, holding nutritional and therapeutic values.

Cocoa Facial Mask Maintains Antioxidant-rich Potential

Theobroma cacao L. (cocoa) beans are a rich source of antioxidants. In relation, a study in the Journal of Physics: Conference Series explored their stability in a facial mask application.

Most Rosa centifolia-derived ingredients are reported to function as skin conditioning agents in cosmetic products. Other functions associated with ingredients in this group include abrasives, antioxidants, fragrance ingredients and skin protectants.

CIR Assesses Safety of Rosa Centifolia Derivatives in Cosmetics

The CIR reviewed the safety of Rosa centifolia-derived ingredients, most of which are reported to function as skin conditioning agents in cosmetic products; read on for the findings.

Powered by finger contact, this bioenergy-harvesting process can continuously collect hundreds of millijoules of energy during sleep and without movements.

Device Harvests Power from Finger Perspiration, Holds Potential for Wearables

Powered by finger contact, this device's bioenergy-harvesting process can continuously collect hundreds of millijoules of energy during sleep and without movements.

The commensal bacteria S. epidermidis helps to support the skin barrier by generating protective ceramides.

How S. Epidermidis Supports Skin Barrier Integrity

New research published in Cell Host & Microbe has uncovered how the commensal bacteria Staphylococcus epidermidis helps to support skin barrier homeostasis and integrity.

Indian sandalwood oil could serve as a protective and anti-aging active in cosmetics and dermatology against environmental stressors.

Indian Sandalwood Tops Vitamin E for Antioxidant Activity, Inhibits MMP-1

Promising antioxidant effects of Indian sandalwood against environmental stressors including blue light and cigarette smoke were revealed in a study published in Cosmetics; MMP-1 inhibition also was demonstrated.

'It’s certainly true that the study’s authors looked at packaging samples and found some of these samples contained chemicals they suspect to have metabolism-disrupting effects....just not the shampoo bottles.'

Latest Alarmist Farce: Shampoo Makes You Fat

Throw another pick on the junk science pile; or at least, it's portrayal. A recent headline in The Daily Mail has British beauty consumers buzzing over fears that their shampoo bottles are making them fat.

The new study develops potential treatment methods for chronic wounds and offers the possibility of tailoring skin implants to the specific wound

Researchers Develop 3D Printing Technique for Skin Equivalent

Researchers used a tissue engineering technique to develop a functional skin equivalent that can be created using a 3D printer, per an article from Forbes.

Natural cosmetics as well as evidence-based concepts in product development and scientific progress are certifiable. The present work explores the balance between performance and composition and posits whether natural is rational.

Is Natural Rational? A Discourse in Support of Evidence-based Formulating

Natural cosmetics as well as evidence-based concepts in product development and scientific progress are certifiable. The present work explores the balance between performance and composition and posits whether natural is rational.

The combined approach was found to increase the characterization of known skin bacteria by 26%.

Cultivation + Metagenomics Dataset Uncovers 85% of Microbiome Sequences

A paper published in Nature Microbiology describes a combined approach to develop a genome reference that has increased the characterization of known skin bacteria by 26%, providing a broader view of skin microbiome diversity.

Having healthy hair is important at all ages but the signs of hair health will change. The five stages of hair aging described here illustrate changes to hair biology as well as how hairstyles, wash frequency and products contribute to hair health.

Through the Years: 5 Stages of Aging in Hair

Having healthy hair is important at all ages but the signs of hair health will change. The five stages of hair aging described here illustrate changes to hair biology as well as how hairstyles, wash frequency and products contribute to hair health.

Although hair loss is a common condition affecting both men and women, the company noted significant differences in hair loss between the sexes and also between various ethnic groups.

Nutrafol Studies Hair Growth Across Ethnicities with its Supplements

Published in the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, Nutrafol's study examined how effective its hair growth supplement range is across ethnicities.

Oral vitamin D enhanced the efficacy of minoxidil in patients with female pattern hair loss.

[Hair Growth] Vitamin D + Minoxidil Superior to Monotherapy

Ghada F. R. Hassan, MD, et al, evaluated the serum levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D in patients with hair loss (vs. controls) as well as the efficacy of three treatment options: oral vitamin D, minoxidil and combination of both.

This work evaluated the occlusive performance of different vegetable oils used as emollients in skin care formulations through comparative analysis with petrolatum.

Research Finds Sustainable Alternatives for Petrolatum

This work evaluated the occlusive performance of different vegetable oils used as emollients in skin care formulations through comparative analysis with petrolatum.

Evidence shows serpinins are a constituent of sensory innervation in the skin and they have previously been shown to be highly active; e.g., acting on vasodilation.

Are Serpinins Novel Targets for Skin Health?

Research published in Biomedicines presents evidence that serpinins are a constituent of sensory innervation in the skin, making them a potentially interesting target.

Cannabis skin care

Inflammatory Skin Conditions Drive Patient Interest in Cannabis

When evaluating surveys that discussed the use of medical cannabis products for dermatologic conditions, researchers found that consumers are interested in and currently using these products.

The supplement, containing a mix of tomato carotenoids, visibly improved skin appearance after 12 weeks of use.

Tomato-based Carotenoids Visibly Improve Skin Appearance

Researchers evaluated changes in plasma levels of phytoene, phytofluene, zeta-carotene and lycopene as well as consumer-perceived efficacy of an oral supplement containing tomato carotenoids.

UV-induced skin aging can affect the brain, decreasing hippocampal neurogenesis, for example.

Could Senescent Skin Cells Age the Entire Body?

Senescent skin cells accumulate and spread to neighboring cells. A recent opinion published in Trends in Molecular Medicine suggests this could induce aging in other tissues.

The device aims to equip astronauts, isolated from medical care, with a means to bandage wounds using the astronauts' own skin cells.

Astronaut-tested 3D Bioprinter Could 'Tape' Wounds Closed

The portable handheld bioprinter was sent to space for astronauts, isolated from medical care, to test its potential to apply tissue-forming bandages made from skin cells to injuries in real time.

Page 14 of 139