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Analyze, Optimize: Ensuring Pollution Won’t ‘Get Under Your Skin’

Anti-adhesion, removability, anti-penetration and cleansing properties were assessed in steps, as described here, to optimize formulas for effective anti-pollution protection. An approach was designed to test cosmetic ingredients and formulas for their abilities to suppress the negative effects of pollution in skin.

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Validate the efficacy of actives, raw materials & products in preventing/repairing skin damage from environmental pollution

Learn more about The Environmental Stress Panel – an innovative gene expression panel developed by Genemarkers, the leader in applying state-of-the-art genomics technologies to personal care product development.

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Fighting AGEs Formation: Upcycled Artichoke Inhibits Glycation, Increases Skin Firmness

Upcycling organic waste into cosmetics has been of interest for the growing sustainability trend—and artichoke, in particular, demonstrates anti-aging activities. Described herein is the development of an upcycled artichoke byproduct, which was tested for effects on skin glycation and elasticity.

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Propanediol Caprylate: Shifting the Microbiome, Sebum Levels and Classic Approach to Dandruff

Propanediol caprylate was previously shown to deactivate Malassezia for dandruff control. In parallel, its effects to shift the balance of Cutibacterium and Staphylococcus in the scalp microbiome, and reduce dandruff and sebum are explored here.

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Safe and Strategic: Hyaluronic and Retinoic Acid Derivative Allays Aging and Acne

A hyaluronic acid and retinoic acid derivative were developed to combine their individual anti-acne and anti-aging efficacies. In vitro and in vivo testing, described here, showed the conjugate penetrated skin to exert the desired biological activities—in low concentrations and without irritation.

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‘Cleaning Up’ Sun Care: Natural Wax/Surfactant Blend for Sustainable Performance

Many clean beauty edicts emphasize the replacement of synthetic ingredients with sustainable and natural-derived materials wherever possible. Maintaining the same or better efficacy, however, poses a formulation challenge. This article explores the efficacy of multipurpose natural wax/surfactant blend to replace several traditional materials with one.

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Comparatively Speaking: Crossmodal vs. Lineal Perception

Lineal perception relates to a direct line between a stimuli and a single sensory interpretation. Crossmodal perception refers to responses and interpretations of various senses to a stimulus, offering product developers opportunities to create novel consumer experiences.

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“COSMETICS LAB” magazine – Quality Control

Read about techniques used for quality control of cosmetics in "COSMETICS LAB" magazine. How to benefit from greener extraction methods, chromatography, NIR and more when demonstrating product safety

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The treasure of Gabès oasis to treat acneic skin

SILAB Softcare presents its second natural active ingredient ACNESIUM®, developed to prevent the clinical signs of slight to moderate acne in adults. Discover how it improves patient’s quality of life.

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Mitigating 'Maskne:' Boldo to Balance Sebum, Bacteria and Redness in Acneic Skin

Peumus boldus (boldo) extract was tested for effects on sebum production, S. aureus growth and C. acnes lipase activity in vitro, as well as on skin redness in vivo. This work aimed to develop a natural ingredient to control sebum, inhibit microbes and their activity, and reduce redness in acne-αfflicted skin.

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Testing Tactics in Hair: Beyond Biology—Why African Hair is Fragile*

The remarkable shape of African hair can lead to a variety of issues for the wearer. High on this list is a marked propensity for breakage, and efforts to minimize this result in unique hair-related habits and practices. This article describes recent measurement advances that shed much needed light on the reasons for these issues.

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“COSMETICS LAB” magazine – Must-knows on Ingredients

Read about extraction and purification of active ingredients in the newest "COSMETICS LAB" magazine. See how to optimize ingredient selection and develop quality cosmetic products.

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Good As Gold: Validating Alternative SPF Test Methods

This article presents alternative sunscreen test methods to the gold standard ISO 24444:2019. Options range from in vivo calibrated in silico tools and in vitro plate procedures, to a hybrid method. This discussion highlights their potential and procedures for their validation with the aim of replacing the current standard.

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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.

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[video] Understanding Adhesion of Pollution Particles to Skin

University of Le Havre researchers sought to better understand the adhesion mechanism of pollution particles to skin. Here, Lívia Salomao Calixto, Ph.D., explains their study design and findings, presented at the IFSCC Conference in Milano.

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Solving Sensitivity: In vitro Assays for Sensitive Skin

There are many mysteries regarding sensitive skin, including how to minimize the chance that a product will create a negative response. This article details causes of this syndrome, along with details for testing personal care ingredients for their interaction with sensitive skin.

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[video] Standardized Test to Assess Anti-irritant, After-sun Gel

While these researchers could not prove the efficacy of the after-sun gel, they did establish the first-known, standardized approach to assess the efficacy of an after-sun product. Learn more from the video.

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Grooming Habits: A New Focus for Ethnic Care

Product developers often develop hair solutions for a specific ethnic market; however, fundamentally, hair structures are the same. The present article proposes how grooming habits, along with drastic variations within a single head of hair, should be considered.

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