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CLR's CutiBiome CLR Exhibit Goes Digital

With events being pushed further back due to COVID-19, CLR has taken a digital approach for online exhibits called, 'Innovation Zone,' 'Formulation Lab,' 'Makeup Bar,' 'Sustainability Corner' and 'Marketing Trends'—bringing formulations and ingredients to your screen.

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Yemoja Launches On-demand Microalgae

Yemoja, Ltd. explains how its growing and harvesting microalgae with photobioreactor technology for natural and vegan formulations.

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3 Top Trends in Food for 2020

Food feels safe and familiar to consumers, and is often a segue into cosmetic ingredients. A report from Innova Market Insights underlines this cross-over with two familiar trends, but also gives us something new to chew on.

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Kimberly-Clark Wearable Gauges Instant and Accumulated UV Exposure

The wearable sensors market is projected to grow to more than US $5.5 billion by 2025 and Kimberly-Clark wants a piece of it. In a recent tech offering post, the company described a new UV sensor for commercial development.

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Non-animal Ocular Irritation Test Adopted by OECD

InVitro International announced the adoption of its Ocular Irritection (OI) protocol, an animal-free ocular irritancy test, by the OECD.

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MIT Wetness Sensor Changes Diapers, Perhaps Wearables Game?

MIT researchers have engineered a hydrogel that changes electrical conductivity when wet. Embedded into diapers, it interacts with an RFID tag to alert parents when it's time to change junior. Is this a new angle for wearables?

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Vantage Unveils ‘Clear’ Solutions for Skin

Vantage will be launching a few products during in-cosmetics Global at booth G40. Included in this launch are rosehip oil, jojoba oil, argan oil, encapsulants and technology curated to help sensitive skin.

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Duolab Creates Preservative-free, Personalized Skin Care Solution

With help from L’Occitane Group, Duolab created an on-demand personalized and preservative-free skin care solution with capsules that include moisturizing bases and targeted concentrates as a generated protocol.

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Netzch Expands Product Portfolio with Rheometers

Netzch has enhanced its product portfolio with rheometers as thermal analysis instruments.

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New Measuring Additions for C+K Electronic’s Tewameter

C+K Electronic adds to its collection of TEWL sensors with the Tewameter Hex. The device, using additive sensors that are equipped, measures skin’s water loss or local skin energy balance, vapor concentration and humidity on the skin.

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Jojoba Desert Achieves Sustainability One Drop at a Time

Jojoba Desert has focused from the ground-up by using drip irrigation to cultivate its ingredient, JD Jojoba Oil, and reusing resources to create a green and eco-friendly habitat for wildlife.

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Deinove, Sharon Labs Partner Toward Cosmetic Bioactives

Deinove partners with Sharon Laboratories in a Memorandum of Understanding to develop bio-based cosmetic solutions.

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[video] Probiotic Technology Collaboration, Talcum and Toxins Lawsuits and 'Carbon-neutral' Skin Care Line

Cosmetics & Toiletries is back with its top headline picks in cosmetics R&D news. Here's Michele Behrens, assistant editor, with her video recap. Watch now!

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DSM Collaboration Brings Probiotic Technology

Royal DSM signed an agreement with S-Biomedic to bring probiotic technology to the skin care market aimed specifically for acne-prone skin.

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Don’t Sweat It: Wearable Sensor Detects Wellness Indicators

National University of Singapore researchers have designed a wearable sensor that can read if the wearer is dehydrated, low on sugar or has a risk of skin infection just by detecting sweat. This sensor can be cost-effective and easily be attached to any smart watch to offer a personalized wellness assessment.

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Formulation Database to Accelerate Product Development

This scientist curated collection of formulations and data provides a foundation for solutions that increase R&D efficiency.

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Personalized Cosmetics: Has the Time Come?*

Personalized medicine, aided by advances including pharmacogenomics, is ready for mainstream clinical adoption. These authors suspect such techniques could be applicable for personalized cosmetics, complete with tolerance and efficacy considerations. Click through to the digital magazine to read more.

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Lipidomics Researcher Maps Lipid Transfer Between Cells

University of Geneva researcher Anne-Claude Gavin, Ph.D., was recently honored with the Lipidomics Excellence Award for her work in mapping "lipid highways."