FEATURE ARTICLES

Philip Orawski - Honeywell, USA

Rheological additives for lipids not only dramatically build viscosity but improve the aesthetics of emulsions and anhydrous systems for all types of personal care formulations.

Soh Bee Hong - Sederma, Singapore

As the hair care sector looks to develop new products in order to drive sales growth, the relatively unexploited scalp care sector is becoming a focus for innovation.

Anthony C. Dweck FLS FRSC FRSH - Technical Editor

The IFSCC event in Osaka, Japan, clearly stimulated the creativity of the exhibitors at CHi, which was held in Warsaw in October and which is reviewed here.

In-Young Kim PhD, Sayaka Nakagawa, Kinka Ri PhD, Satoru Hashimoto PhD and Hitoshi Masaki PhD - Nikkol Group, Cosmos Technical Center Co Ltd, Japan

The intercellular lipids of stratum corneum form a lamellar crystalline structure, which consists mainly of ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids as amphiphilic substances, demonstrating very important skin barrier functions.1,2

Pierre-Yves Morvan and Romuald VallTe - Life Science Research Department, Codif International, France

Marine brown algae could play an important role in the cellular metabolism thanks to specific sugars and polyols naturally produced or induced after stress.

16. Krisdaphong Ph.D., Dean, School of Cosmetic Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand

Plants have been used in Thai traditional medicines for the treatment of diseases. Mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana L.(Clusiaceae), is a tree fairly widespread in Southeast Asian countries, and is known for its medicinal properties.

Alexei Sheptitsky - DDF (Australia)

The study of microorganisms' sensitiveness to subcritical CO2-extracts is completely defensible because the method of extraction of chemical ingredients from vegetative raw material by fluid CO2 produces a different spectrum of components compared to other common technological methods.

A.C. Bansal - Tradax, India

India is at the beginning of a strong growth cycle, with consumer spending increasing at a more than satisfactory pace.

Anthony C. Dweck FLS FRSC FRSH - Technical Editor

The personal care market is becoming obsessed with a number of concepts which seem to have become the norm for most marketers.

Drom Fragrances International, Germany

Drom creates top-quality perfumes, which are marketed all over the world under the brand names of famous fashion designers, as well as developing personal care products, soaps and even special fragrances for cinemas.

Pam Jones - Special Correspondent and Kunio Shimada - NOF Corporation

Participants of the recent IFSCC Congress, held at the Osaka International Convention Centre (OICC) in Japan, enjoyed an unforgettable three days - both professionally and socially - as Personal Care correspondents reveal.

Paula Lennon Ph.D. and Laurent Schubnel - Gattefossé, France.

When today's consumers decide to go to work on their appearance, they are seeking rapid and radical results. They are willing to go to more and more extremes in order to attain the appearance they desire and they do not want to wait for the results.

Albert Lee and Angelito B Delos Reyes - Rohm and Haas, Singapore

Introduced by Rohm and Haas is a new, multi-functional rheology modifier - ACULYN 88 [INCI: Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Crosspolymer].

John R Warby - Technical Advisor to the Australian Society of Cosmetic Scientists

As scientists one of our key tasks is effectively communicating with not just our peers, who may understand a technical article but, more importantly, with the public. The key element in effective communication is understanding what is said and more importantly still, what is meant. (I will no longer use the term effective communication - just communication - if it is not effective then it is just a lot of sound in the same way that muzak is background noise, sometimes soothing - when we can doze off in the presentation - or annoying - in the way that makes us feel angry at the intrusion.)

Fred Zülli and Esther Belser - Mibelle, Switzerland

When it comes to love we are all at the mercy of biochemical reactions in our body. Hormones such as phenylethylamine, oxytocin, dopamine, serotonin and endorphin play an import role in our behaviour. These "love hormones" control to a large extent our feelings such as happiness, excitement and the desire for sex.

Isabelle Van Reeth and Jinlong Yang - Dow Corning (Shanghai)

While consumers in the Asia Pacific became increasingly aware of the effects of the sun on skin, the region captured a 17.7% share of the global sun care market in 2005.a The market reached nearly $1 billion (USD) during this period and ranked ninth globally.

Nobuaki Ohto - Research Center, Maruzen Pharmaceuticals, Japan

The number of men and women who suffer from hair loss and/or hair thinning is increasing due to changes in lifestyle and nutritional balance. Therefore, in response, new materials need to be developed.