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A study from the University of Minho revealed that designing peptides with small molecular weights and high affinity to hair keratin could interact with and reinforce keratin properties when supported by surfactants to help increase the penetration of peptides into the cortex.

K18 Granted Patent for Hair Fiber-penetrating Peptides

San Francisco-based indie brand K18 has been awarded a patent for peptides that can penetrate the hair fiber to improve its strength and hydrophobicity, and that have more affinity to hair keratin than previously developed peptides.

The ingredient is a clinically proven biomimetic filler that delivers bilayer-forming structures into the skin’s intercellular spaces, rebuilding the lipid matrix architecture.

Ultra Chemical's Bicosome FS Reinforces the Skin’s Intercellular Spaces

The ingredient is a clinically proven biomimetic filler that delivers bilayer-forming structures into the skin’s intercellular spaces, rebuilding the lipid matrix architecture.

Wrinkle patches have grown the most in terms of skin care trends.

Spate: Top TikTok Skin Care Brands & Trends

Regarding wrinkle patches, consumers are viewing concern hashtags around forehead and frown lines.

Per Circana data, 67% of surveyed consumers say that 'skin care brands at drug stores or mass merchandisers are as good as higher priced department store brands.' This represents a rise in such sentiments, year-over-year.

Let's Compare US Prestige and Mass Beauty Sales: Q1 vs First-half 2023

“Beauty continues to be the darling of retail through the first half of 2023,” said Larissa Jensen, beauty industry advisor at Circana.

The guiding principle for the scientists in the collaboration is to rejuvenate the skin and prevent skin cancer.

Beiersdorf Establishes Joint Lab with the German Cancer Research Center

The guiding principle for the scientists in the collaboration is to rejuvenate the skin and prevent skin cancer.

Three studies were conducted, including the use of 1.5% Biolin/P in a cream on babies 15 babies suffering from severe diaper rash caused by C. Albicans.

Ultra Chemical Conducts Clinical Studies with Biolin/P Formulas

Three studies were conducted, including the use of 1.5% Biolin/P in a cream on babies 15 babies suffering from severe diaper rash caused by C. Albicans.

Men's daily usage of 11 products reportedly exposes them to 105 ingredients per day. To compare, men in 2004 used six products featuring a total of 85 ingredients.

Men Have Doubled Personal Care Product Usage & Formulas Are Getting Simpler: EWG x Morning Consult Report

Per the report, "the largest sources of ingredient exposures are body care, skin care and [color] cosmetics." It provides no direct evidence in its report of actual harm, however.

Tik Tok Trends And Cosmetic Hacks Jail Makeup With Kelly Dobos

[video] Tiktok Trends and Cosmetic Hacks

What can formulators learn from the recent "jail makeup" trend on TikTok? Kelly Dobos breaks it down for us in this brief chat.

The poster and satellite symposium presentations focused on translating biological learnings and progressive research efforts into meaningful innovation, including better methods to care for and protect skin, per the company.

Estée Lauder Brands Present Findings at the 25th World Congress of Dermatology

The poster and satellite symposium presentations focused on translating biological learnings and progressive research efforts into meaningful innovation, including better methods to care for and protect skin, per the company.

Blocked indole-5,6-quinones (IQs) are said to be precise and tailorable molecules that can offer a bottom-up understanding of properties in eumelanin and have the potential to advance the design of melanin-inspired materials.

Melanin Insights Could Drive Ultra-protective Sunscreens

McGill's Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with Ohio State University and the University of Girona, has identified an approach to stabilize indole-5,6-quinone (IQ), an implicated biosynthetic intermediate and subunit of eumelanin.

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Simplifying Environmental Science for Beauty Consumers

In this interview, EBS Consortium representatives Felix Bäuerle (FB), of Beiersdorf, and Laurent Gilbert (LG), Ph.D., of, L’Oréal, describe why there is a need for the EBS system and the parameters on which it is focused. Following is an adapted excerpt.

Collectively, Beauty Accelerate 2024 will connect the dots among emerging R&D advances, market and consumer trends, and supply chain innovations. Attendees will come away with the insights and connections they need to take their brands to the next level.

Beauty Accelerate 2024 is Coming to Los Angeles

Taking place March 6-7, 2024 at the Millennium Biltmore in Los Angeles, next year's in-person event will feature discussions and presentations from West Coast beauty innovators, thought leaders and more.

The strength of this study lies in the extensiveness of the data collected and its representativeness; the respondents are drawn from samples proportional to the population of each country, enabling a very reliable analysis of needs on a global scale by geographical territory.

Pierre Fabre Compiles 3.3 Million Skin-related Data Points in One Source

At the 25th World Congress of Dermatology, to be held July 4 to 7, 2023, in Singapore, Pierre Fabre will present the largest ever skin survey in dermatology — 3.3 million data points from 50,500+ individuals — which it is compiling into one database.

The liquid-liquid encapsulation system introduces a drop of core material through a nozzle, which impacts on a host bath containing a floating shell layer on the surface.

Univ. Waterloo Develops Liquid-Liquid Technique for Stable Encapsulation

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a simple method for encapsulating liquid or liquid-suspended functional ingredients to protect and stabilize them, and control their release.

Overall, the exercise offered a glimpse into the variability of aesthetic standards worldwide. (select examples shown)

100 Global Interpretations of 'Beautiful Women' by AI

A recent project by StyleSeat explored how beauty is perceived by AI in 100 countries. The results revealed a spectrum of renderings.

Nearly 100 bioactive compounds have been isolated from babchi's seeds (shown) and fruits, the most prominent being coumarins, flavonoids and meroterpenes; bakuchiol is one of these meroterpenes.

Inside Ingredients: Bakuchiol

Bakuchiol is a chemical entity that can be naturally found in Psoralea corylifolia and it has many benefits for skin.

Selected brands had to be 51% minority-owned and generate less than $20 million in annual sales.

NIQ Announces 2023 Beauty Trailblazer Cohort

The three month program for minority-led beauty brands will give free access to NIQ data, direct support from data professionals and mentorship from industry leaders.

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Improve Your Haircare Formulations with Surface Zeta Potential Analysis

Want to improve the formulations of your shampoos and conditioners? Want to find out how to determine if a shampoo or conditioner has the desired effect on hair? Zeta potential measurements can help.

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