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Section: Testing > Efficacy
Efficacy
Melatonin: An Ancient Protector for Modern Skin Care
Melatonin evolved in response to ROS exposure throughout the ages as an innate defense for organisms to protect themselves. Due to its anti-inflammatory and protective properties, melatonin is being used more often in skin care, and several assays can demonstrate its efficacy.
Efficacy
Conscientious Claims in Hair—Consumer Perception Before Formulation
The author proposes first fully developing claims that address consumer perception to simplify formulating and ensure products pass acceptance tests. The hair care industry is constantly changing, as are its product claims—the latest of which are reviewed here in the context of science vs. consumer language.
Formulas/Products
Mind Your Microbes: Gentle Malodor Protection Supports the Axillary Microbiome
Here, 2-methyl 5-cyclohexylpentanol is explored for its deodorant efficacy and impact on the human axillary microbiome, and compared with triclosan. Lasting deodorant efficacy may be achieved without impacting the natural human axillary microbiome.
Natural/Sustainable
CosmEthically ACTIVE certificate – Creating a new era of cosmetics
Products that not only make promises, but can actually keep them!
CosmEthically ACTIVE is the first certificate that reviews natural cosmetics based on scientific evidence behind cosmetically active ingredients.
Efficacy
Words from Wiechers: Off the Scales?
In this installment of our Words from Wiechers series, the late author reviews three types of lies in the cosmetics industry: "lies, damn lies and statistics," keeping our statistical honor in check.
Natural/Sustainable
Planting Ideas: Upcycled Rubber Seed Offers a Renewable Cosmetic Ingredient
The sustainable utilization of by-products from the para rubber production industry is presented here for cosmetics. Experiments confirmed the safety of para rubber seed oil, in addition to antioxidant and skin-lightening efficacies.
Efficacy
Managing Adversities: Atopic Dermatitis and the Microbiome
The AD process and S. aureus provide targets for intervention, which can be explored in vitro as described here. Although not causative, there is a strong correlation between the severity of AD and density of S. aureus in the microbiome.
Animal Alternatives
Strat-M® Membrane for Transdermal Diffusion Testing – FREE Sample
Strat-M® membrane is a synthetic, non-animal based model for transdermal diffusion testing that is predictive of diffusion in human skin and is an alternative to animal testing. Learn more about this innovative technology and request a free sample.
Efficacy
Targeting Texture: Adapted Combing Test to Assess Curly Hair Product Efficacy
Changes in hair styling practices have increased the demand for hair products to maintain naturally textured hair condition and health. In relation, the current work aimed to develop test methods using naturally textured hair to assess products and ingredients specified for these hair types.
Consumers/Market
Expert Opinions: Making Waves in Hair
Featuring insights on genomics, Big Data, personalization, consumer gaps, wellness, waterless forms, scalp care and more, this crowd-sourced collection of "Expert Opinions" is all about advances in hair care. Click through to the digital magazine for the complete article.
Consumers/Market
Industry Insight: Pollution, Microbiome and Consumer Behavior in Hair Research
Presented here is an excerpt adapted from our podcast series on new directions in hair research, featuring Gill Westgate, Ph.D., and Marta Bertolini, Ph.D.
Consumers/Market
Editor’s Note: New Frontiers in Hair Follicles
Could the exosome be a new frontier for healthy hair? What about “growing” benefits within the fiber itself? These advances suggest hair is not as “dead” as we thought; or at the very least, the living portion can be influenced. This issue is focused on textured hair treatments and biology, emotional ties to hair, low-water surfactants, water resistance vs. rheology and more.
Methods/Tools
"COSMETICS LAB" - The new cosmetics magazine made for scientists by scientists.
Read about the latest trends in research, formulation and testing in the new magazine "COSMETICS LAB". Discover how to develop cosmetics with care that your customers will feel.
Efficacy
Clinical Confirmation: Multi-step Routines Deliver Better Benefits to Skin
The goal of this study was to clinically compare the effects of using a multi-step skin care routine versus a select few products from the same range. Results suggest the advanced routine improved aspects of facial skin several times greater than a simple routine.
Anti-aging/Face
Anti-aging Safely: Bakuchiol for Skin-building Benefits
"Bakuchiol being non-irritating, as opposed to retinoic acid (which can cause irritation), is really the differentiating factor and what’s cause for excitement with this study."
Consumers/Market
Expert Opinions: Clean Beauty
Featuring insights on label transparency, performance, safety, greener chemistries, Pickering emulsions and more, this month's collection of "Expert Opinions" is all about clean beauty. Click through to the digital magazine for the complete article.
Safety/Stability
A Safety, Toxicity and Irritation Testing Primer
To ensure a product’s success, especially in light of ‘clean beauty’ tenets, it must be tested for stability as well as safety and efficacy. The following primer offers an overview of key tests to perform as products are developed and prepared for launch. Click through to the digital magazine for more.
Efficacy
A Soft Touch—Concepts in Hair Softness
Softness technically seems the opposite of stiffness but measuring properties related to fiber stiffness is difficult due to hair’s anisotropic structure. And while hair is technically “softened” at elevated humidity, this is the definition of a “bad hair day.” Improving fiber flexibility without adversely impacting breakage seems a sound technical strategy... Click through to read more in the digital magazine.
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