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Mechanism of wound healing examined
Pascal Mallefet MD – Novartis Healthcare, UK Anthony C. Dweck FLS FRSC FRSH – Technical Editor Wounds and skin damage are subjects of great importance to both the dermal pharmaceutical and skin care products industries – the two sectors, of course, focus on different levels of damage. A wound occurs when the integrity of any tissue is compromised (e.g. skin breaks, muscle tears, burns are suffered, or a bone fractures). A wound may be caused as a result of a fall, a surgical procedure, an infectious disease, or an underlying condition.

New blend of UV filters protects product colour
Maria-Theresa Luna-Lumain – DSM Nutritional Products, Singapore UV light does not only cause damage to the skin but also to cosmetic products. Exposure to UV light can induce decomposition reactions which can affect the appearance and performance of the product. With respect to colour, fading and discoloration are the immediate visible effects of these reactions.

Therapeutic clays suit all skin types
Jennifer Bishop – Lake Life Sciences, UK Since the beginning of time, people and animals have used natural sediments for both medicinal and aesthetic purposes. Animals are instinctively drawn to clay: they roll about in mud pools completely covering their bodies in order to treat sores and protect themselves from infection and they even eat it to stock up on minerals.

Tripeptide’s ability to reduce wrinkle depth affirmed
Marc Heidl Ph.D. – Pentapharm, Switzerland A new tripeptide has been shown to significantly reduce wrinkle depth on the forehead and also in the facial skin area in which crow’s feet can be present. This article extends information previously provided (Personal Care, July 2006).

Indian show blends science and business
India’s dynamic cosmetics and personal care market is valued at £2.5 billion1 and is growing annually by 20%.2 It is the world’s third fastest-developing market for personal care raw materials,2 proving fertile ground for the international and Indian companies lining up to exhibit at in-cosmetics India in Mumbai this year.

Ingredients boost hair condition
Frederic Serres – Seppic, Singapore Is hair simply an ordinary part of our body? Studied by scientists and styled by hairdressers, hair has always been the focus of close attention.

Sustainable methods are vitally important
Anthony C. Dweck FLS FRSC FRSH – Technical Editor The planet cannot withstand the plunder of its treasures without some investment by man for the future. It is an inescapable fact that oil will most certainly run out, and we will need to look to other sources for this precious feedstock that provides not only fuel for energy and transport, but also, and maybe even more importantly, the starting blocks for chemical biosynthesis.

Multifunctional silicone elastomer technology
Christina He, Isabelle Van Reeth – Dow Corning (Shanghai) In today’s skin care market trend, we clearly see that the emotional benefit (i.e. what the consumer feels from the products) is becoming increasingly important in addition to the functional performance.

Bangkok event geared to flourishing market
With its 28% share of global sales,1 Asia now ranks as the world’s second largest personal care market after Europe and ahead of North America. While flourishing, Asia is clamouring for further knowledge and innovation and significantly helping to priovide this is in-cosmetics Asia, the science, business and networking platform for the personal care ingredients industry in the region. Following on from Seoul in 2006 and Guangzhou in 2007, in-cosmetics Asia (formerly called PCIA) is returning to Thailand in November after a three-year absence.

Cosmeceuticals: advertising rules and claims
Wen Schroeder — SEKI Cosmeticals, USA According to a market research report published in February 2005 by BCC Research, baby boomers’ unprecedented purchasing power, coupled with the youthdominated cultural shift and modern technological advancement have fuelled a rapidly growing US anti-ageing industry that exceeded $45.5 billion in 2004 ($7.7 billion of which was spent on appearance products alone).

Creativity and imagination highlighted
Pamela Jones – Special Correspondent The Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists recently held its annual conference at the Marriott Resort on the Gold Coast, Queensland, and the theme of the event was “Cosmetic Science – Creating the Vision”.

Liquid crystals are skin boosters
Dr Sergio Amari, Alain Thibodeau Ph.D. – B&T, Italy The skin is externally located and thus serves as a sheath separating internal organs from direct contact with the environment. Despite this perception as an inert envelop, the skin is a very complex and metabolically active tissue endowed with both intracrine and paracrine capabilities. The main roles of the skin are: protection from UV radiation (melanogenesis), immune defence and a barrier function preventing the penetration of foreign particles.

Asian skin care sector holds boundless promise
Pamela Jones – Special Correspondent Heralded as the “New World Economy”, many sectors of the Asian market are booming, largely driven by the stellar performance of two prodigious markets, China and India.

New approach to optimise soft focus effect
Emilie Desmarthon, Manuel De Arriba – LCW-Sensient Cosmetic Technologies, France New generations of anti-ageing products have been formulated according to optical rules, giving the consumer an immediate, visual improvement.

Formulating to achieve sense of wellbeing
Pierfrancesco Morganti — II Università di Napoli / Mavi Sud–Aprilia, Italy G. Morganti — Mavi Sud–Aprilia, Italy The cosmetic market, even though considered mature in many areas, is still increasing in size globally and reached a value of US $200 billion in 2007 (Fig. 1).

Global market overview and analysis
Wenjun Huang – Euromonitor International, Shanghai, China According to Euromonitor International, the global cosmetics and toiletries market kept growing in the review period – by 2006, the market had expanded by US $60 bn since 2001 in terms of retail value based on current prices, growing at more than 5% CAGR (Fig. 1).

Shanghai event secures positive feedback
China’s only dedicated event for the Chinese personal care and homecare ingredients markets, PCHi (www.pchichina. com), received overwhelming positive feedback from exhibitors and attendees at the recent edition in Shanghai, says Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (RSE), organiser of the event.

Amsterdam event to offer ‘perfect mix’
in-cosmetics, the leading global business platform for personal care ingredients, is taking place from 15 to 17 April 2008 at the Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands.

Aloe vera acts as barrier against pollutants
Ken Jones – Aloecorp Inc., USA Over the past two decades, skin care has advanced at a rate rivalling that of technology. Just as it used be enough for cell phones to simply make phone calls, it used to be enough for skin care products to simply cleanse, tone and moisturise.

Scrutinising waxes and butters
Anthony C. Dweck FLS FRSC FRSH – Technical Editor The natural world is abundant in fatty acids that are beneficial to both body and skin, internally and externally. Table 1 gives some of the examples according to carbon numbers and double bonds present.

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