FEATURE ARTICLES

An increase in dryness, a reduction in skin thickness and elasticity, alterations in surface roughness and microrelief, and an accentuation of the main ageing signs are some of the characteristic consequences of menopause on the skin.

Preservatives are essential components for any personal care formulation that contains water. However, the palette of useable preservatives has steadily declined in recent years necessitating the use of new systems to accommodate consumer preferences.

Fullerene, which has a structure similar to diamond, is a carbon allotrope consisting of a large spheroidal molecule of a single element (carbon).

In 2015, South Korea was the sixth biggest makeup market worldwide, just after the UK, reaching a value of US$2.2 billion. Considering its relatively small population, South Korea has the highest spend per capita, with $44 per year, per inhabitant in 2015 – compared to $39 per capita in the UK and $34 in the US.

To obtain reliable UV protection afforded by sunscreen products for consumers’ health, different key requirements have to be respected including technology, compliance, labelling, assessment methods and finally control.

Solar elastosis is the degeneration of elastic tissue in the dermis, one of the main causes of photoageing.

Sun care products are enormously important to the safety of people worldwide. They have also helped consumers to more fully understand the dangers of overexposure to the sun’s rays, and thanks to this and greater uniformity of product labelling, more people than ever regularly apply a sun protection formulation before venturing outside.

in-cosmetics Asia will return to the BITEC in Bangkok from 8-10 November 2016.

The second edition of in-cosmetics Korea saw the event building on what was a successful first show in difficult circumstances last year.

Environmental pollution is a significant problem in many large cities around the world and anti-pollution skin care is a hot new trend coming out of Asia. A significant number of studies have examined the effects of pollution on the ageing of the skin and found some alarming results.

For many years, Spain has been considered a centre of excellence in the design, manufacture and supply of cosmetics.

If you have been following the skin care trends in Asia, you know that consumers are interested in protecting their skin from the potentially damaging effects of fine-dust air pollution.

Wet wipes have become an increasingly popular item of everyday use in homes and in workplaces.

If we look up the definition of natural according to the Oxford Dictionary, it is listed as: ‘Existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind’.

Trends in personal care are continuing their rapid rate of change; products that do more, increasing demand for efficiencies, faster acting, multifunctional uses, etc. The challenge is to respond with products that push the limits and to develop concepts that give you an edge.

The skin is protected naturally by a hydro-lipidic film. However, this is subjected to oxidative stress, which generates free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS).

The supply of topical antioxidant molecules into the skin requires the development of advanced formulations and technologies able to ensure the stability of the molecules and their delivery into target skin layers.

Imagine – you have just been born and your future looks bleak. You have been cared for only the first days after birth and then you are already forced to work: cleaning the home that you share with your many siblings, collecting food not for yourself but for the community, keeping watch and defending your home with your life, if necessary.

Natural waxes are sustainable materials that remain under-exploited today in cosmetics while they represent a unique starting block for many green chemistry reactions.

On 16 March the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) confirmed its position that the preservative, phenoxyethanol, is safe for use in cosmetic formulations up to the use level of 1%.1