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Method/Process
Skinobs' V2.0 Simplifies and Accelerates Preclinical and Clinical Beauty Testing
Skinobs offers two platforms dedicated to preclinical assays (in-silico, in-tubo, in-vitro or ex-vivo) and clinical evaluation (in-vivo on humans) to reportedly optimize product development in terms of performance, cost, speed and innovation.
Method/Process
The DNA & Cosmetics Consortium Developing Database for Beauty Ingredient Traceability
Cruelty-free/Halal
Washington State Considers Animal Testing Ban
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Event Coverage
Which Cosmetic Product Test Method/Tool, Device and Digital Tech Will Clinch
C&T Allēs
in 2024?
Which test method/tool, device and digital technologies will win
C&T Allē Awards
? Find out at our exclusive dinner on March 6, 2024, at the Biltmore, L.A. – alongside our captivating
Beauty Accelerate
event. Following are the contenders...
Sponsored
Discover your skin’s mindfulness coach that improves your self-perception
Calisensix™ is an ingredient obtained from the bark of white willow and the stem cells from tomato. It resolves neurogenic inflammation, soothes discomfort and enhances pleasant sensations in sensitive skin, both self-perceived and objectively detected.
Method/Process
'Testing Tactics in Hair' Column Series — An Index of Works by Trefor Evans, Ph.D.
From 2013-202, adviser and columnist Trefor Evans, Ph.D., wrote the column series, "Testing Tactics in Hair" for
Cosmetics & Toiletries
, covering methods to measure damage, treatments, claims and more. This is an index of his works.
Tech/Equipment/Services
Consistency of Vaselinum Album and Flavum - Hollow Cone Method (EU Pharmacopeia)
The penetrometer PNR 12 is suitable for consistency measurements required in the pharmaceutical industry. Various test kits are available for different pharmaceutical products and standards like the official WHO method European Pharmacopoeia 2.9.9.
Efficacy
How Dissolving HA Microneedles Change Before/After Application
Dissolvable microneedles have gained popularity to overcome the skin barrier and deliver actives. Here, SEM was used to evaluate changes that occur to microneedles upon application. The results could provide claims and regulatory classification insights.
Cruelty-free/Halal
US Moves a Step Closer to Banning Cosmetics Animal Testing
“Cosmetics testing on animals is cruel, unnecessary, and outdated, and Congress should finally put a stop to it."
Regional
China Updates: Benzene Limit, 19 Test Method Revisions, Benvitimod/Tapinarof Ban
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) recently issued Notice No. 41, limiting benzene impurities in cosmetics, revising five and adding 14 test methods, and banning the tapinarof skin treatment for psoriasis.
Tech/Equipment/Services
Are Your Formulations Affecting DNA Methylation?
Determine how active ingredients and finished formulations impact DNA methylation produced by stressors such as UV, blue light and diesel particulate matter with DNA Methylation Services from Genemarkers.
Safety
UK Seeks Data, Reports on Testing the Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics
The UK's Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is calling for data and any scientific information related to assessing the safety of nanomaterials in cosmetics.
Safety
$18.8 M Payout in J&J Talc Lawsuit Could Upset Settlement Offer
The ruling could sway individuals in the tens of thousands of other cases to also pursue claims in front of a jury, pressuring the judge overseeing the settlement case.
Animal Alternatives
Canada Officially Bans Animal Testing for Cosmetics
On June 22, 2023, Canadian officials passed measures through the Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-47, prohibiting the sale of cosmetics that rely on new animal testing data to establish product safety.