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Aesthetic practices and physicians have begun offering treatments that focus on wellness and vitality that refelect aesthetically.

Vitality Meets Aesthetics: How Hormone and Stem Cell Therapies Are Influencing Regenerative Aging and Beauty Treatments

Aesthetic practices and physicians have begun offering treatments that focus on wellness and vitality—addressing health concerns at their core, intrinsically, while enhancing external appearance—working from the inside-out.

Gender and Dermatitis

Are females more sensitive to allergens than males? If they are, is it because of something innate in female skin or because of life patterns of exposure to irritants?

Patent Picks—Autophagy for Skin, Hair Color; Luster Pigment; Depigmenting Compounds and More in Color and Coloration

Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. This edition features inventions that relate to color cosmetics and skin coloration, including autophagy to regulate skin and hair color, layered and luster pigments for cosmetics, mineral powder with high dispersion, approaches for depigmenting and evening out skin tone, and more.

Nutrition is becoming cosmeticized, with active ingredients that are not only for well-being, but also for aesthetics, such as vitamins and micronutrients that act directly on the skin.

Expert Opinions on Nutrition and Beauty – Vitamin K2, Beyond Beauty, Self-care, Plant-fed and More

Influencers, consumers, marketers and researchers are all seeing the nutrition and beauty categories converge. How do industry insiders view this cross-pollination of markets? We asked several experts to weigh in; following are their insights.

Measles, Mumps and Acne?

Chun-Ming (Eric) Huang, PhD, and his team at the University of California, San Diego, have developed what they believe to be a vaccine for acne.

Surfactants and Cleansing Products

Today, cleansing products are available in solid bar, liquid and gel forms and can be based on alkaline salts and synthetic and natural surfactants. When substituted for alkaline salts, synthetic and natural surfactants improve the foam structure and mildness of formulas.

Exfoliation, Scrub and Gommage

Cosmetic means for achieving rejuvenated skin can be positioned according to intensity of action, skin renewal speed and some functioning details, thus: gommage, scrub, exfoliation and peel represent the four rejuvenation strategies. In some regions, peel refers to aggressive treatments requiring authorized operators such as dermatologists or medical doctors. Therefore, this column will discuss only the first three methods for a better skin glow.

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SABERRY®: MULTIFACETED AND MULTITASKING

Hormesis and Cosmetic Dermatology

This review examines hormetic effects of various agents on skin biology. Recognition of this emerging biological phenomenon in dermatology could lead to markedly improved integrative assessments of animal/human skin responses to toxic substances and pharmacological agents, as well as endogenous agonists.

Hair and Amino Acids

Amino acids are taken up by hair and assist in improving hair surface hydrophobicity, tensile strength and luster. This article discusses interactions between amino acids and hair.

Defining and Controlling Frizz

There is likely a variety of causes and contributors to the nebulous consumer term “frizz.” This article attempts to craft a universal definition and then progresses to further examine impacting factors. These discussions focus on methods for quantifying hair properties and assessing the positive impact of commercial hair care products.

Nanotechnology and Polymer Brushes

Nanotechnology is one of the words that come to mind when we think about what’s new in the world of technology.

Biotechnology and Cosmetics: Dermagenetics

Planet Earth has not always been the comfortable place that the human race has evolved to inhabit. At one time, the planet existed in an atmosphere of constant reduction. Instead of oxidative molecules like oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitric oxide, the environment contained principally hydrogen, methane, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.

Sunscreens and Other Products

Modulation of zinc levels and tissue properties: Essentia Biosystems discloses the modulation of zinc levels to improve tissue properties. Methods of altering the properties of tissues were explored by modifying the amount of zinc, which may be in the form of zinc ions, through the use of topical compositions containing one or more zinc-containing components such as salts and/or other zinc compounds or in complexes, particularly zinc acetate. By altering the zinc levels, researchers found they were able to increase or decrease fatty tissue, increase or decrease epidermal thickness, increase elastin content, and prevent or treat gum regression or atrophy.

Sunscreen Formulation and Testing

The author reviews SPF testing methods and sunscreen components (actives, active solvents, water-resistance agents and emulsifiers) that assist the formulator in the art and science of sunscreen formulation.

Ceramides and Other Topics

Schreiner et al. have investigated the barrier characteristics of different human skin types with X-ray diffraction, lipid analysis and electron microscopy imaging.

Hair and Amino Acids

Amino acids are taken up by hair and assist in improving hair surface hydrophobicity, tensile strength and luster. This article discusses interactions between amino acids and hair.

Compass: Song and Dance

This issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries offers its own song and dance to readers with topics of varied interest. They are all hot areas in personal care for various reasons.

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