FEATURE ARTICLES

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.)

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.

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.

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.

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.