RECENT FEATURE ARTICLES

Personal Care Global editor Dr Andrew Warmington reports from a recent Proderm webinar on tests that confirmed the reliability of its in vivo cigarette smoke model

Lou Graydon introduces some of the key new developments Aston Chemical will present at SCS Formulate

Australian company Marinova discusses the natural benefits of high purity fucoidan extracts for topical use

BotanicalsPlus has developed a technology called Sc-Help Defense to addresses three prominent environmental threats of UVB, pollution and blue light

Water scarcity is making dry shampoos popular again. Evonik has developed Spherelix 10, a spherical hydrated silica, as a key ingredient that overcomes some of the disadvantages associated with them

Stream Sensing shows how electrical resistance rheometry measurements can accurately predict in-line rheological properties across a range of products

Dr Sara Robb describes how Melbec Microbiology turned a personal commitment to veganism into a business proposition

To be vegan, a product must not have been tested on animals, nor contain any ingredients derived from animals. MSL Solution Providers have been addressing this need with new testing materials

Olfasense has developed standardised methods for the determination of odour threshold values for a great variety of compounds

Ophélie Bourgon introduces some of the hair care products of Roquette, based on hydroxypropyl starch, xylitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate and others

BASF has been developing cosmetic concepts that help reduce the negative effects of particulate matter on the skin, targeting the four mechanisms of anti-adhesion, removability, anti-penetration and cleansing

Decovec is a powdered liposome that is proven to be effective in reducing and preventing damage caused to hair cuticles during the aggressive chemical process of discoloration

Swedish Algae Factory’s new product had its origins in a journey the company founder made to the Antarctic.

Because vitamin C is unstable and difficult to deliver into the dermis in the optimum dosage, research is being directed to finding stable compounds and newer methods of delivery, says Dr Cuross Bakhtiar

Martin Perry of ADS Laboratories looks in depth at recent changes to the European Cosmetics Regulation

Astaxanthin can improve the overall health of the skin, providing comprehensive biological cell protection against cell damage caused by UV radiation. BDI shares some results about its AstaCos OL50

Dr Tina Meder discusses how brands offering microbiome-friendly solutions can educate beauty therapists and retail sellers in order to promote their greater use

Jelena Miladinović-Delić, founder and the director of Beauty Core, looks at the potential peptide molecules offer, in particular where fine cellular and molecular mechanisms are used to regulate gene expression

Bicosome and Ultra Chemical showcase a double encapsulation system that both stabilises the active in an algae-based formulation and delivers it to the epidermis

In order to relieve sensitive skin, Silab has developed an overall natural neuro-soothing active, derived from the red sage grown in China. It shares the results here