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TriNutra Study Confirms B’utyQuin’s Skin-boosting Properties

Oct 30, 2020

TriNutra has released recent findings of its anti-aging ingredient, B’utyQuin, underlining the ingredient’s ability to boost mitochondrial functions, respiration, metabolism and energy production.

Calming the Storm: Cannabis Sativa Cell Culture Extract Eases Neurogenic Inflammation

Calming the Storm: Cannabis Sativa Cell Culture Extract Eases Neurogenic Inflammation

Oct 29, 2020 | A. Tortora, M. Bimonte and A. Tito, Arterra Bioscience SpA, Naples, Italy; C. Zappelli, Vitalab srl, Naples; F. Apone, Ph.D., Arterra Bioscience SpA and Vitalab srl

The field cultivation of hemp is tasked by today’s large scale demand. Here, a Cannabis sativa cell culture extract is proposed as a sustainable alternative. Furthermore, after initial characterization, the extract was tested for efficacy against inflammatory markers for skin-soothing activities.

Calming the Storm: Cannabis Sativa Cell Culture Extract Eases Neurogenic Inflammation

PETA’s Wheeler Scholarship Supports Non-Animal Testing

Oct 23, 2020

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Andrew Wheeler, is honored by PETA by naming a new research grant after his late mother. This grant aids in the development of using animal-alternative testing methods.

Words from Wiechers: What You Say is What You Get

Words from Wiechers: What You Say is What You Get

Oct 19, 2020 | Tony O'Lenick and the late Johann W. Wiechers, Ph.D.

This installment of "Words from Wiechers" explores what we see and say about cosmetic products, and cautions to not make “conclusions” that are simply that—conclusions, without underlying science.

Words from Wiechers: What You Say is What You Get

BASF Develops Tests to Verify Anti-pollution Product Efficacy

Oct 14, 2020

BASF has developed a multifaceted approach to test the ability of products to protect skin against environmental pollution. The in vivo and in vitro tests target four core mechanisms of action: anti-adhesion, removability, anti-penetration and cleansing.

Path Uncovered to Create Dermal Papilla-like Cells and Advance Hair Follicle Growth

Path Uncovered to Create Dermal Papilla-like Cells and Advance Hair Follicle Growth

Oct 6, 2020

Researchers from a group of universities in China have uncovered an approach to convert dermal fibroblasts into dermal papilla cell-like cells to advance hair follicle regeneration.

Path Uncovered to Create Dermal Papilla-like Cells and Advance Hair Follicle Growth

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

Oct 1, 2020 | Corinne Reymermier, Ph.D., Manon Gault, Ph.D, Sabrina Leoty-Okombi, Ph.D., Louis Danoux, Sabine Pain, Ph.D. and Valérie André-Frei, Ph.D., BASF Beauty Care Solutions France, Lyon, France

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.

Path Uncovered to Create Dermal Papilla-like Cells and Advance Hair Follicle Growth

Omni Antioxidant: Acetyl Zingerone Scavenges/Quenches Reactive Species, Selectively Chelates Iron

Oct 1, 2020 | Thomas Meyer and Ratan K. Chaudhuri, Sytheon, Boonton, NJ USA

Daily exposure to environmental stress keeps skin under a persistent burden from excess ROS. This drives premature skin aging. The present article explores the multiple effects of a single ingredient, acetyl zingerone, to proactively manage excess ROS production via chemical and physical paths.

Beauty Giants Jointly Uncover Skin Absorption of Some 50 Compounds

Beauty Giants Jointly Uncover Skin Absorption of Some 50 Compounds

Sep 22, 2020

Researchers from P&G, L'Oréal, Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique, Beiersdorf AG and the ADME Task Force of Cosmetics Europe have undertaken a massive in vitro assessment of some 50 compounds to determine their skin absorption and toxicity potentials.

Beauty Giants Jointly Uncover Skin Absorption of Some 50 Compounds

Researchers Develop Device to Evaluate Blue Light Harm

Sep 10, 2020

Amorepacific’s R&D Center has recently published the reportedly first clinical evaluation method analyzing blue light and a way to screen the harmful effects of blue light on the skin.

Words from Wiechers: Is Cosmetic Science Really Bad?

Words from Wiechers: Is Cosmetic Science Really 'Bad'?

Aug 31, 2020 | Tony O'Lenick and the late Johann W. Wiechers, Ph.D.

In this month's "Words from Wiechers" series, we learn about a metric to evaluate cosmetic science and related claims: The Baloney Detection Kit.

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