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Sun Care
Agency by Curology Launches SilkScreen SPF 50 Sunscreen
SilkScreen not only offers UVA and UVB protection with mineral UV filters, but it also protects against blue light and environmental stressors such as pollution.
Literature/Data
Melanin Insights Could Drive Ultra-protective Sunscreens
Sun Care
Bubble Enters Sun Care Category With SPF Launches
Latest
Magazine
Industry Insight: Mineral + Vegetal Sunscreen—An Aesthetic Answer for Sensitive, Mature Skin
In this "Industry Insight," Hemali Gunt, Ph.D., head of clinical scientific affairs for Burt’s Bees, offers insights into how Burt’s Bees went about formulating its latest mineral sunscreen.
Sun Care
How Sunscreen Base Formulas Affect SPF and Mechanical Properties
A recent study published in AAPS PharmSciTech tested four sunscreens to determine how their components influenced SPF, shear and thixotropy.
Sponsored
Natural & Sustainable Sensory Modification – Verdessence RiceTouch
Polymers are traditionally sourced from petroleum, which consumers may associate negatively with fossil fuels and environmental damage. The beauty of biopolymers lies in their sustainability, as they’re derived from the cells of living organisms.
Consumers/Market
3 TikTok Meta Trends: Barrier Cream, Lip Oil and Glowing Sunscreen
Barrier creams have exploded in interest thanks to TikTok. According to one source, videos mentioning barrier creams have amassed more than 143 million views on the platform; and lip oil and glowing sunscreen are next.
Sun Care
Byoma Launches Moisturizing Gel-Cream SPF 30 Exclusively at Target
The brand's proprietary Tri-Ceramide Complex works to safeguard the skin barrier.
Actives
Vytrus Biotech Highlights Sun-Microbiota-Skin Axis, Launches Photobiome
The interaction between sun radiation and skin microbiota can have a positive or negative impact on skin health and appearance. Here's how Photobiome affects these dynamics.
Rheology/Thickener
Clariant Rolls Out Aristoflex Eco T Biodegradable Rheology Modifier
Aristoflex Eco T is based on tara gum and has a renewable carbon index of 71%. It is designed to combine the performance of synthetic polymers with the environmental profile of biopolymers.
Video
[video] Evolving Sustainability and Silicones Further
In this video interview, sponsored by Siltech, Brian Allen explains how the company has evolved the sustainability of silicones with bio-based content beyond the ethoxylate, extending to the alkyl group. Watch now.
Skin Care
Lignovations Develops Multifunctional Ingredient LignoGuard
LignoGuard uses Fibenol’s Lignova raw material made from locally generated forestry and wood industry residues such as sawdust, woodchips and low-quality hardwood. The ingredient provides photoprotection and antioxidant properties.
Literature/Data
Kynurenines, Layered SPF, Red Algae and More: Sunscreen Patent Roundup
The Universities of Princeton and Utah, L'Oréal, Unilever, Kolmar Korea, Athena, Shiseido, Murata Manufacturing, LG Household & Health and Beiersdorf, among others, have recently published patents related to sunscreen innovation. Following is a roundup.
Literature/Data
Apple Polyphenols Grow Natural Sun Protection Possibilities
Plants have evolved metabolites to face photo-oxidative stress and irradiation. Apples, for example, are ripe with antioxidant and SPF opportunity, as research published in
Molecules
suggests.