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Microbiome Utopia: The Secret to Skin Care Success [with podcast]

The secret to successful skin care is not the emollient choice. Nor is it nourishing ingredients or proper pH. The secret is at the intersection of these variables, where a utopian environment forms so the microbiome can "take it from there"; at least, that's what recent research from J&J suggests. Kim Capone, Ph.D., explains the research in this podcast. Listen now!

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Microbiome Compromised by Antibiotics, Antiseptics

The skin microbiome remembers antibiotic and antiseptic treatments even after their use concludes, potentially opening the door to skin infection, according to research in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

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[podcast] Age of Inflammation: How Health is Driving the Microbiome Market

"I think millennial women are changing the world by doing something that’s never been done before," says Larry Weiss, M.D. "They're reading labels and asking questions." What are they looking for? Read on and listen in to learn more.

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[podcast] Formulating Microbiome Care: Watch Your Language

"If it doesn’t have a live cell in it, don’t call it a probiotic," says Larry Weiss, M.D., chief medical officer of AOBiome. "...As we move into this new area, [we must] retain our ability to communicate with consumers effectively."

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[podcast] Half Megapixel Limit: A Wider Angle Will Enable Better Microbiome Care

"Tools for sampling and sequencing continue to advance," says Larry Weiss, M.D., AOBiome. "16S is the basis for which we look at phylogenies ... [but] do you remember when your phone had like a half a megapixel camera? That’s sort of where we are today."

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Probiotic Personal Care: A Case Study

The body’s microbiome is an exciting new “organ” for scientific exploration—and formulation. Here we present a case study with David Keller, Ph.D., of Ganeden, a company leading the way in probiotic innovation, and Jacqueline Gelardi, of Smart-N-Healthy LLC, a company that employs Ganeden ingredients.

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Are Your Preservatives Up to EU Snuff?

Clearly, cosmetics must be safe for human health. To ensure there's no mistaking just how safe, EU Cosmetics Regulation No. 1223/2009 has set forth some ground rules. Among them are microbiological considerations, which will truly challenge your preservative systems.

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Alternative Preservation Spectrastat™ Series

The Spectrastat™ Series may be used in anhydrous and surfactant systems, and emulsions. All are completed, high-performing systems that pass challenge tests every time.

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Patent Pick: Bacteria vs. Bacteria Clash Over Acne

In the acne battle, science has gotten smarter. It has gathered new intelligence on the enemy, and is directing covert operations to neutralize the source. In fact, this patent application arms rebel bacteria to do the "dirty work," on-site.

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Patent Pick: Unilever Takes Charge of Cleansing, Literally

There's a battle ensuing between microbes and anti-microbes that transcends the physical skin barrier to a larger, regulatory one. Regardless, Unilever inventors are charging ahead utilizing electrons to enhance the power of oligodynamic metals.

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Armpit Malodor: Who Are You Wearing?

Microbiome transplants have been all over recent headlines to treat everything from the symptoms of autism and Parkinson's to diet failure. Now, researchers from Ghent University and the University of California look to expand their use to address armpit malodor.

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Alternative Preservation Spectrastat™ Series

The Spectrastat™ Series may be used in anhydrous and surfactant systems, and emulsions. All are completed, high-performing systems that pass challenge tests every time.

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[video] How Antibacterial Cleansers Led to Preservatives in Cosmetics

This seventh and final video in our triclosan series with David Steinberg gives the history of how contaminated antibacterial cleansers led to safely preserved cosmetics. It also highlights how preservative-free and natural movements are unraveling product safety.

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Smell That? Neither Do Beiersdorf Researchers

Beiersdorf researchers have developed a deodorant based on polyquaternium-16 that decreased the production of axillary bacteria, in turn reducing malodor. So no, there's nothing to smell here (but innovation).

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Solving the Mystery of Natural Product Preservation

Personal care formulators are aware that “natural” products can be difficult to preserve, but they may not be aware of all of the underlying reasons. The experts at schülke have solved the mystery, using non-traditional preservative systems to preserve natural products. Find out how schülke can solve your Natural Product Preservation mystery

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Q Laboratories Announces Four New Appointments

The microbiology and analytical chemistry company has announced the appointment of four new leadership positions.

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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.

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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.