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Kao Raises Shield Against Dust and Pollen in Hair
Kao Corp. presented new findings on the adhesion and negative effects of dust and pollen in hair. From this, researchers designed a shampoo and conditioning system to suppress this adhesion based on an oil-absorbing polymer.
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.
Efficacy
Kao Takes the Heat Off Infrared-exposed Skin
By focusing on principle factors related to light wave interference, Kao researchers have identified a means to selectively block the NIR wavelength.
Literature/Data
[podcast] Consumer Gaps, Waterless Forms, Bio-inspired Ideas and More in Hair Research
This podcast underlines opportunities for hair care product development, including unaddressed consumer segments, waterless products, concepts from the hair transplant and cloning communities, and more. Listen now!
Literature/Data
[podcast] Anti-pollution, Genomics, Personalization and More in Hair Research
This podcast explores new directions in hair research, including anti-pollution and hair protection, the hair follicle microbiome, how genomics is changing what’s possible, personalized products and more. Listen now!
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."
Regional
Clearing the Haze Around CBD Cosmetics at SCC Annual Meeting
CBD in cosmetics is a big mess, according to Victor Mencarelli, of the Hain Celestial Group. He and others tried to suss through it during the SCC Annual meeting this week in NYC.
Literature/Data
Chrysanthemum Blend Inhibits UVA Damage Post Exposure
Recent work published by Amway and Zen-Bio Inc. researchers shows that a chrysanthemum extract and ascorbic acid-2-glucoside blend reduces CPD production in melanocytes hours after UVA exposure.
Sensory
SGS Measures Diaper Softness—Could it Work for Hair?
SGS's laboratory in France is the first to measure the softness of disposable hygiene products using specialized equipment that reproduces the perception of human touch. Could a similar approach work for hair?
Tech/Equipment/Services
Delfin Device Makes Sebum Control an Exact Science
Skin sebum measurements are now possible in absolute units and within a 0.1-microgram resolution.
Regulations
U.S. FDA Issues 15 Warning Letters Over CBD Products
“We remain concerned that some people wrongly think that the myriad of CBD products on the market, many of which are illegal, have been evaluated by the FDA and determined to be safe," said FDA principal deputy commissioner Amy Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D.
Methods/Tools
Stability Testing Just Got Automated
The CPI consortium's "Microstar" project aims to develop a testing platform comprising a series of microfluidic chips to rapidly screen formulation stability.
Animal Alternatives
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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