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Recent in Testing (page 9 of 29)

Prove It: At-home Use Studies

Oct 24, 2016 | Denise Herich, TBC

In-home usage studies put your beauty care brand to the test and yield compelling consumer claims.

'Mirror, Mirror, in the Internet of Things. . .

Oct 17, 2016

...use great caution with the advice you bring.' Just what we need. Another critic scrutinizing appearance. And before coffee no less. Yet, this unbiased, digitized evaluation offers interesting potential; and if we don't like it, we can always turn it off.

PCPCs Beth Jonas Defends Cosmetic Science to the U.S. Senate

PCPC's Beth Jonas Defends Cosmetic Science to the U.S. Senate

Oct 7, 2016

It's nice to see our government liaison supporting our scientists' efforts by standing up to share with others the notion that cosmetic science is real.

Editors Note: Positive Vibes

Editor's Note: Positive Vibes

Oct 3, 2016 | Rachel Grabenhofer

Intuition, vibe, instinct, gut feeling—most of us have experienced it. Science has tried to measure it. What does this have to do with cosmetics? Well, everything.

Quantifying Wellness: Anti-aging Benefits Beyond Wrinkle Reduction

Quantifying Wellness: Anti-aging Benefits Beyond Wrinkle Reduction

Sep 30, 2016 | P. Bedos, Ph.D., C. Leduc, Ph.D., and C. Damez, Ph.D., Syntivia, France; A. Sirvent, Ph.D. and F. Girard, Ph.D., Laboratoires Dermscan, France; K. Lintner, Ph.D., KAL'Idées, France

Rather than anti-aging claims, these authors sought to quantify well-being as it relates to the effects of a new active: centcyamine. The authors confirmed a correlation between well-being scores, instrumental observations, self-assessment and, indirectly, in vitro mechanistic data.

The Dirty Truth About Pollution-induced Skin Aging: The AhR Pathway Tells All

The Dirty Truth About Pollution-induced Skin Aging: The AhR Pathway Tells All

Sep 29, 2016 | Imke Meyer and William Johncock, Ph.D., Symrise AG, Hamburg, Germany; and Susanne Grether-Beck, Ph.D., and Jean Krutmann, Ph.D., Leibniz Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany

Studies have shown that exposure to airborne, traffic-related particulate matter (PM) is associated with increased signs of extrinsic skin aging.1-3 Using model particles as surrogates, these researchers developed an in vitro model to evaluate premature aging induced via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway. They found a new AhR antagonist could inhibit the up-regulation of genes indicative for premature aging.

The Dirty Truth About Pollution-induced Skin Aging: The AhR Pathway Tells All

Can Hair Follicles Be Printed?

Sep 28, 2016

A new partnership between L'Oréal and Poietis is giving it a shot.

VIDEO: 3D Printing Takes Efficacy Tests to New Depths

VIDEO: 3D Printing Takes Efficacy Tests to New Depths

Sep 27, 2016

3D-printed skin samples demonstrate the full potential of a product's efficacy, as AMA Labs explained during in-cosmetics North America.

Package Design Research: Your Expression Says it All

Package Design Research: Your Expression Says it All

Sep 20, 2016

A thesis study is under way at Clemson University to develop dynamic test methods that evaluate consumer facial expressions in reaction to packaging designs in a new way: in situ.

Tools of the Trade for Sensory Testing

Tools of the Trade for Sensory Testing

Sep 14, 2016 | Robert McGregor, Brookfield Ametek, Inc., Middleboro, MA USA

One challenge in manufacturing is the variance in quality of raw materials; another is the mixing process. Mechanical tests, described here in brief, will quickly identify cosmetics and lotions that should be rejected or reworked.

Tools of the Trade for Sensory Testing

Tell Me How You Really Feel

Sep 12, 2016 | Denise Herich, The Benchmarking Company

Focus groups provide colorful qualitative data that can set up brands for success.

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