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Hidden Hair Damage and the Importance of Multiple Tests

It is of paramount importance for hair researchers to know the history of hair at the time of applying a treatment. The lack of such knowledge can create misleading results. Thus, a stress-strain test in both dry and wet states can provide a rapid means to check the reliability of the information collected, as is shown here.

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[video] What the Moving Face Reveals about Age

POLA researcher Motonori Kurosumi explored how we perceive the age of others in moving vs. static faces. He touches on his findings in this video interview.

Comparatively Speaking--Analytical Methods: The mg KOH/gm System

This is the first of several columns that will examine key analytical methods used in quality control to discuss their application to raw materials. The mg KOH/gm system is the most commonly used system to analyze surfactants and it originally was developed by chemists in the soap business.

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Testing the Fate (and Exposure) of Cosmetic Ingredients

Risk and exposure go hand-in-hand. So when researchers dared to publish a new method to assess the exposure and fate of cosmetic ingredients, we couldn't help but give them exposure, in this review.

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Integrative Medicine and Research: Cosmetics Can Lead the Way

Health care is seeing a development of more integrative approaches to employ CIM practices. People have adopted the idea of using natural products and therapies as these are perceived as safer treatments.

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Will the U.S. Finally Ban Animal Testing for Cosmetics?

It's been attempted before, so will U.S. legislators succeed this time in a nationwide ban against animal testing for cosmetics? The U.S. Humane Society believes so; and it appears the industry is on board.

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10 Aspects of Cosmetics Data Mandated by the EU

Product safety: It's crucial. That's why European Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 requires the following 10 aspects of cosmetic product data to be provided in order to support a proper safety assessment.

For License: Process for the Epoxidation of Olefinic Compounds

Yet2.com,presents a processing technology for the production of an epoxide and/or its corresponding vicinal diol by a reaction of an olefinic compound with hydrogen peroxide...

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Zombie Hair and Insights from the Living-dead Connection

"How can we create a synergy between the living and dead part of hair to give consumers the best results? We manipulate the living to improve the dead,” said Thomas Dawson, Jr., Ph.D., during the TRI-Princeton 8th International Conference on Applied Hair Science.

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Autophagy and Anti-glycation Lead the IFSCC 2020 Talks

Autophagy has become a "hot field" in cell biology, according to Yoshinori Ohsumi, Ph.D., who gave the IFSCC 2020 Congress Distinguished Lecture during the opening ceremony. In addition, Ka-Heng Lee, Ph.D., received the Henry Maso Award for his work on anti-glycation.

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The Microbiome Movement: Commensal Cosmetics Offer a Viable Future

Various factors shape an individual’s skin microbiome, which has key effects on skin appearance and health. These are described herein, as is the potential to develop products in consideration of the microbiome.

Cooking Chemistry and the Formulator: Egg Whites and Milk

This article is the first in a four-part series that will highlight connections between the chemistry of cooking and personal care product development—including the reactions that occur and why, and how to best utilize these reactions for the benefit of novice formulators.

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Performance Claims: When, Why and How to Use Them

Oftentimes formulators will test products to add performance claims to the product’s marketing. Here’s a look at how to approach the process.

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Pushing Back Against the Noise of Consumer Misinformation (continued)

“The goal is ... to try to get a sense of what people believe and gain from alternative medicine and other crazy ‘scientific’ stuff—by this, I mean things that don’t have strong evidence behind them," says Timothy Caulfield. Click through to the digital magazine for more.

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The Estée Lauder Cos. 'Green Score' Method Could Standardize Sustainability

The company published its internal approach to evaluate ingredients and formulas through the lenses of human health, ecosystem health and the environment, in hopes that others might build upon it.

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Kao Test Gets to the Bottom of Makeup Film Structures

Kao Corp. has developed a new test based on Raman spectroscopy to assess the internal film structure of makeup bases and determine their component distribution. An additional application explored sebum characterization in the films.

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'Behind the Gloss'—Multiple Angles Reveal New Soft-focus Insights

Described here is a novel method to investigate the soft-focus effects of powders. It utilizes a handheld, multi-angle spectrophotometer to capture reflectance spectra at various observation angles. Results showed variances in results taken in the trans or “behind the gloss” plane, indicating which powders provide the best light-scattering capabilities.

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Breaking Down Under-eye Baggage: The Need for Novel Delivery

The under-eye area is delicate, with thin skin prone to dark circles, swelling and wrinkles. Novel delivery techniques that take this region’s physiology into account can help to facilitate under-eye skin health.

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