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Big Data with a Grain of Salt
Now that we’re tallying up results from intricate tests of genetic up- and down-regulation, alterations in our body’s microbiome and neuron response patterns for product likes/dislikes, we have to be careful.
Skin Care
Speeding Up R&D: Spotting Clues to Anticipate Stability Problems
Besides directing cosmetic beginners to read the abundant literature in the field of stability, the aim of this article is to give some clues for starting stability matters “with the right foot”—indeed, to anticipate stability problems helps to speed up the R&D process.
Method/Process
VIDEO: 3D Printing Takes Efficacy Tests to New Depths
3D-printed skin samples demonstrate the full potential of a product's efficacy, as AMA Labs explained during in-cosmetics North America.
Actives
Acne Meets Germ Theory Meets the iPhone in Telegermatology Study
Patients can take part in the research regardless of location, using medications and iPhones shipped personally to them.
Method/Process
Package Design Research: Your Expression Says it All
A thesis study is under way at Clemson University to develop dynamic test methods that evaluate consumer facial expressions in reaction to packaging designs in a new way: in situ.
Companies
L'Oreal Takes on Carbon Emissions, Embraces Solar Power
L'Oréal announced two new projects in Arkansas and Kentucky, USA, whose solar panel arrays will reduce carbon emissions from manufacturing by nearly 80%.
Methods/Tools
Tell Me How You Really Feel
Focus groups provide colorful qualitative data that can set up brands for success.
Companies
New Kao Reseach and Innovation Center to Study Kansei Science, fMRI
The new center will bring together all beauty research and development within the Kao Group and go beyond typical cosmetic studies.
Animal Alternatives
Kao and Shiseido Tackle Animal-alternative Skin Sensitization Test
Skin sensitization is neither simple nor desired, but options to test and prevent it have relied heavily on animal testing—until now, thanks to Japanese cosmetic giants Kao and Shiseido.
Skin Care
Beiersdorf-Innoget Expand Technology Innovation Program
The move is part of a larger open innovation program at the company.
Methods/Tools
How Do Cosmetic Formulas Impact Skin’s Microbiome?
The investigation of skin microbiota under the influence of environmental factors such as cosmetics and from a dynamic perspective has as yet been poorly investigated. Here, metagenomics are used to provide clues.
Methods/Tools
New Report Shows How Beauty is Getting More Connected
A desire for greater diagnostic power and personalization is fueling opportunities that bridge beauty, hygiene, wellness and technology ... with a human touch.
Claims/Labeling
Is ‘Anti-pollution’ Just a Ruse?
Remember "naturals?" Where did they lead us? In some cases, to benefit-infused natural products but in others, to greenwashing and chemical-free claims. Enter anti-pollution.
Methods/Tools
Taking it Off: Cosmetics Removal Essentially is Decontamination*
To develop effective means to remove cosmetics without damaging skin, it is important to understand the complexities of the decontamination process. Recent findings in this area are described here.
Tech Transfer
Study Proves: Our Age Clocks are Not Synchronized
There's a general consensus that both, gender and race impact aging. Now there's epigenetic evidence to back that consensus, as a new study reveals.
Tech Transfer
Study Proves: Our Age Clocks are Not Synchronized
There's a general consensus that both, gender and race impact aging. Now there's epigenetic evidence to back that consensus, as a new study reveals.
Literature/Data
The Microbiome: Our Greatest Challenge or Best Opportunity?
Is the microbiome our greatest challenge, the best opportunity we've had, in a long time, to innovate and renew ourselves?
Cosmetic Ingredients
Fulfill Your Film Curiosity
Films impart more than just a tacky layer on skin—they've gained formulators' attention for the protection they afford and the sensory characteristics they can provide. Researchers from Imperial College London studied their behavior more closely using a film formed by the antiperspirant active aluminium chlorohydrate with water and glycerol.
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