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Hair Care
Can Hair Follicles Be Printed?
A new partnership between L'Oréal and Poietis is giving it a shot.
Methods/Tools
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.
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.
Skin Care
Anti-pollution Skin Care: It's Real
'No kidding it's real,' you're probably thinking. Like naturals, though, at first it felt more like a passing fad. Now we know better, thanks to new research, some of which was presented in London earlier this year.
Tech/Equipment/Services
Tools of the Trade for Sensory Testing
One challenge in manufacturing is the variance in quality of raw materials; another is the mixing process. Mechanical tests, described here in brief, will quickly identify cosmetics and lotions that should be rejected or reworked.
Companies
TRI Princeton and Rutgers Teach 'Measuring Up' to Skin Claims
The wording on product labels is crucial; you can tout cosmetic benefits but you'd better support them with evidence. That's where claims substantiation comes in, which is the focus of a new two-day course from Rutgers and TRI Princeton.
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.
Actives
Antibacterial Soap? You Can Skip It, Says FDA
The FDA is issuing a final rule under which OTC consumer antiseptic wash products containing the majority of the antibacterial active ingredients—including triclosan and triclocarban—will no longer be able to be marketed.
Skin Care
When Acne Attacks, Hexylresorcinol and Ethyl Linoleate Fight Back: Experimental (part II)
Although
P. acnes
is a commensal bacterium of normal skin, together with the sebaceous gland, it clearly is implicated in acne. Here,
P. acnes
and other possible causes are reviewed, and a hexylresorcinol and ethyl linoleate anti-acne treatment to target them is described.
Skin Care
When Acne Attacks, Hexylresorcinol and Ethyl Linoleate Fight Back (part I)
Although
P. acnes
is a commensal bacterium of normal skin, together with the sebaceous gland, it clearly is implicated in acne. Here,
P. acnes
and other possible causes are reviewed, and a hexylresorcinol and ethyl linoleate anti-acne treatment to target them is described.
Efficacy
A Sunny Proposition: The Effects of Sun on Hair
While not nearly as well-documented as skin, plenty of literature indicates the sun can have damaging effects on hair.
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.
Nutricosmetics
A Great Barrier, Enhanced: A Review of Oral PUFA Supplements for Skin
Skin breakdown is implicated in many areas of health, and transepidermal (TEWL) water loss can indicate the integrity of the skin barrier. This article reviews the literature for evidence of how oral supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) could positively impact TEWL, and therefore, skin barrier functioning in healthy individuals.
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.
SPF/Sun
Sunscreen Saga Continues, Thanks to EWG
The FDA and PCPC came to the industry's defense this week, when the Environmental Working Group called out sunscreen makers for adding anti-inflammatory and antioxidant ingredients to products, to allegedly "mask" signs of sunburn and falsify SPF ratings.
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?
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