[video] Cosmetics R&D Vlog: Testing Color Retaining Shampoos and Conditioners

May 3rd, 2021

Michele Behrens, Cosmetics & Toiletries with Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping Institute

Cosmetic R d Vlog Sabina Wizemann

To analyze which hair products had the highest performance with dyed hair retention, Good Housekeeping tested shampoos with matching conditioners through both lab and consumer tests.

Featured: Color Developments: Advances in Hair Dye Within the Last Decade

Here, Michele Behrens, assistant editor of Cosmetics & Toiletries, gained insights from Sabina Wizemann, senior chemist in the health, beauty and environmental sciences lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute, on testing shampoos and conditioners for color-treated hair and results they found such as product efficacy, labeling and additional testing insights.

Watch now to learn more.

Jojoba Desert CT Branded Content 10-14-24

Jojoba Desert CT Branded Content 10-14-24

Xylyx Bio Matrikynes Exhibits Clinical Anti-aging, Barrier Repair Efficacy

The ingredient is based on matrikines, whose intrinsic bioactivity have been shown to activate regenerative mechanisms that can drive tissue repair, the company reports.

Learn more about RNA sequencing and how it benefits claims support in this exclusive podcast, sponsored by Genemarkers. Register now to listen; it's free.

[podcast] How RNA Sequencing Advances Claims Support

RNA sequencing is a newer, more dynamic approach than DNA sequencing to measure the effects of ingredients and products on skin. Rishabh Kala, Ph.D., of Genemarkers, explains its capabilities in this sponsored podcast. Listen now; it's free.

Using an oil blotting film to collect facial sebum, Kao can apply skin surface lipids-RNA monitoring technology to 'infer' skin and physical conditions such as pediatric atopic dermatitis and Parkinson's disease.

Kao's New Infant Sebum Testing Protocol Can Flag Atopic Dermatitis, Parkinson's Disease

The move is the start of Kao's expansion into health testing services.

In evaluating how different solvents may affect the rheology of personal care formulas, it is helpful to consider that different formulation types have distinct relationships between viscosity and elasticity depending on the factors generating their elastic properties.

How Natural Butylene Glycol Advances Market and Rheology Dynamics

Demand for sustainable ingredients in cosmetics and personal care is well-known. Here, a sustainable natural butylene glycol is described to advance this trend and its effects on viscosity and elasticity are assessed in five test formulas.

Like other markets, efficacy testing, including for cosmetics, is projected to have a substantial increase in revenue by 2027, largely due to pharmaceuticals and biotechnology making constant advancements in relation to public views and the pandemic.

Efficacy Testing Market Worth $423 Million by 2027

Like other markets, efficacy testing, including for cosmetics, is projected to substantially increase in revenue by 2027, largely due to pharmaceuticals and biotechnology making constant advancements in relation to public views and the pandemic.

The authors believe that adding the properties of a wide range of commercial sunscreens to the system database will increase the rate of appropriate sunscreen usage by customers.

AmorePacific, Hanyang Univ. Dynamically Visualize UV Dose on SPF-protected Skin

Work by AmorePacific and Hanyang University, Seoul, published in Skin Research & Technology, reveals a dynamic approach to visualize UV dose based on MED, weather, outdoor activity, etc., on SPF-protected skin.

To prevent and repair UV-induced skin damage, a sustainable ingredient was developed from Sargassum vulgare, a brown seaweed that naturally evolved phlorotannins to defend against UV damage. The algae was fermented using a proprietary yeast to enrich this bioactive content; the resulting ingredient was tested as described here for skin benefits.

Brown Seaweed Ferment Propagates UV Damage Protection for Skin

To prevent and repair UV-induced skin damage, a sustainable ingredient was developed from Sargassum vulgare, a brown seaweed that naturally evolved phlorotannins to defend against UV damage.

The model accurately predicted skin permeability and the speed of the UHPLC method could classify it as a high-throughput approach.

Test Model Developed to Predict Skin Permeability of Compounds

A test model published in the Journal of Chromatography A uses retention on octadecyl, cholesterol-bonded and immobilized artificial membrane columns to accurately predict the skin permeability of compounds.

The Dermial ingredient, a hyaluronic acid matrix ingredient for skin and beauty, delivers better results for skin health over standard hyaluronic acid (HA) in nutricosmetic form.

Bioiberica’s Dermial Nutricosmetic Outperforms Extracted and Fermented HAs

A pre-clinical in vitro study showed the Dermial hyaluronic acid (HA) matrix nutricosmetic increased type I collagen production by almost half. According to Bioiberica, this has not been seen with standard extracted or fermented HAs.

For multifunctional products such as moisturizing hand sanitizers, the sanitizer claim requires a significant reduction (2-3 log) of a microorganism population while the moisturizer claim requires data showing an increase in skin moisture.

Testing the Safety and Efficacy of Multifunctional Personal Care Products, A Primer

Multifunctional products may offer solutions to consumer challenges but as the needs of consumers grow more complex, so do their safety and efficacy testing. This article provides a primer on these considerations.