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Section: Formulas/Products > Color Cosmetics
Formulating Basics
Label Challenge Answer: Lime Crime Unicorn Hair Dye – Sea Witch
The semi-permanent dye in "sea witch" is a teal shade with a vanilla scent. The product claims to be damage free, is vegan and contains conditioning benefits such as fatty acids and vitamins that moisturize the hair and give it shine.
Magazine
Red Tape and Golden Opportunities in Natural Cosmetic Colorants, Part I
This two-part series will explore the current regulatory environment for color additives in the U.S. (Part I) and global (Part II) cosmetic markets. It will also examine the unique chemistry of naturally derived colors and their benefits.
Color Cosmetics
Formulating On Trend: Lip Oil
In this “Formulating on Trend,” the author describes basic ingredients used to create lip oils, including the function of each and formulation suggestions. Thickeners, oils, antioxidants, colorants/pigments, flavor and plumping ingredients are considered.
Formulating Basics
Read the Label: Depixym's Cosmetic Emulsion
This "Read the Label" looks at color and care with a focus on inclusive beauty products. The product under review is Depixym’s Cosmetic Emulsion Range, featuring key ingredients such as a color blend, synthetic fluorphlogopite and others.
Natural/Sustainable
Emogreen™ HP 40: a sustainable alternative to viscous silicones
With its new product, EMOGREEN™ HP 40, Seppic consolidates its position as a CSR leading supplier for alternatives to silicones.
Formulating Basics
Formulating on Trend: Liquid Blush
In this installment of "Formulating on Trend," the author describes the evolution of blushes from powder to cream and liquid form. Specifically discussed are the types of emulsion systems, emollients, thickening agents and colorants.
Magazine
Wool Powder and Pigments for Pollution Protection—A Proposal
Air pollution induces oxidative stress that can cause skin damage. Keratin powder from wool can bind and neutralize pollutant species. This material was utilized to create a color pigment and tested, as described here, in vitro and ex vivo for its NO2-abs
Magazine
Under Pressure: Color Release Microcapsules for Dynamic Product Dimensions
The present article describes the preparation and characterization of encapsulated iron oxide pigments, whereby the color is released only upon the application of mechanical pressure.
Magazine
Cosmetics & Toiletries
Color Cosmetic Formulary
The following color cosmetic formulas such as a bi-phase foundation, warming lip gloss and more are offered as a basis from which to build and create your own. Readers should note in some cases, companies or ingredients may have changed. Read on for more.
Formulating Basics
Read the Label: Yves Saint Laurent's Rouge Sur Mesure Device
This "Read the Label" discusses personalized beauty tech with YSL’s Rouge Sur Mesure Device. The product contains dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, mica, CI 77891 and more for personalized lip shades.
Colorant
X-Free Nail Polish: Scientific Evidence and Market Reality, A Commentary
This commentary reviews claims and scientific evidence for hazards associated with ingredients omitted from nail polishes and marketed as such. It aims to arm product developers with both the scientific evidence and market reality, and envisions a time when both sides can meet in the middle.
Regional
EU Restriction on DHA to Minimally Impact Self-tanners
Self-tanning products in the EU will now be limited to a maximum of 10% DHA. Some consumer products are not likely to be affected because they use much lower levels of DHA (1-3%) to gradually develop color.
Natural/Sustainable
Formulate premium sustainable products with Silmer® Sustain-H [sample request]
Modern personal care consumers expect functionality, a “wow” factor and an ethical feel-good with respect to sustainability. Silmer® Sustain-H delivers all of these and more.
Color Cosmetics
Durable Beauty: Formulating Transfer-resistant, Persistent Color Cosmetics
Interest in long-wear and transfer-resistant color cosmetics, especially lip color, has grown substantially, particularly in relation to mask wearing. This brings renewed focus to ingredient selection and formulation strategies for these products described here.
Color Cosmetics
Cosmetics & Toiletries
Color Cosmetics Formulary
The following hair treatment and repair formulas, including velvet finishing powder, eyeshadow for darker tones and more are offered as a basis from which to build and create your own. Readers should note in some cases, companies or ingredients may have changed. Read on for more.
Literature/Data
Genetically Engineered Bacteria Produce a Rainbow of Natural Colors
While there are enormous regulatory hurdles to approving new colorants for cosmetic, food and pharma applications, this study represents progress in the search for naturally derived colors.
Color Cosmetics
Vegan Roots: Siddha-inspired Botanical Extracts as Colorants for Hair Dyes*
This article describes the development of hair dyes with 100% vegetable-derived colorants. Testing showed good semi-permanent hair color efficacy without the use of synthetic colorants, alkalizers and peroxide or other oxidizers.
Color Cosmetics
Clinging to Color: Isopentyldiol Boosts Brightness in Dyed and Damaged Hair
Keeping up natural hair color or making a bold statement are of utmost importance to hair color consumers, and isopentyldiol is structured to deeply saturate hair and achieve these effects. This ingredient was put to the test, as described here, in different dye products to study its influence on immediate color performance.
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