FEATURE ARTICLES

Preservation efficacy testing, or challenge testing, has for many been a vital tool in judging a personal care product’s safety and is a requirement for EU market access. Here, evident ingredients explains why meta analysis is a powerful tool in understanding and predicting challenge test results

Givaudan Active Beauty unveils clinical study data of its new Cristalhyal e-Perfection active ingredient featuring bentonite clay, which is said to allow high molecular weight hyaluronic acid to reach deep epidermal layers previously seemed impossible

Behnaz Shakersain of AstaReal Sweden explains how natural antioxidant astaxanthin can fight ageing

Balint Koroskenyi, global product manager for micro protection of Symrise’s cosmetic ingredients division, explains the multiple benefits of multifunctional cosmetic ingredients, which he believes are often underestimated and overlooked

CLR Berlin shares the results of in vitro studies into an active ingredient based on an extract of the red alga Galdieria sulphuraria. The active was shown to slow down the ageing process under simulated stress conditions

LipoTrue has designed an innovative plant-based collagen fragment identical to human type I collagen: Col-Frag remastered. This product is able to achieve greater and immediate anti-ageing, rejuvenating, lifting and brightening effects

Sebastian Clifton-Welker of software provider Selerant explains why a reliable product lifecycle management platform can aid formulation of cosmetic products

Martin Perry, senior safety assessor at cosmetic consultancy Advanced Development and Safety Laboratories, reviews recent amendments to European cosmetics regulations, notifications to the World Trade Organisation and Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety opinions.

Yann d’Hervé, head of Evonik’s Care Solutions business line, discusses its under-construction rhamnolipid biosurfactants plant in Slovakia and where it fits in with the German chemical company’s long-term strategic objectives.

Retinol and structurally related molecules of the group of retinoids are well-known for their strong anti-aging effects and their use in the treatment of acne. However, most retinoids are not stable in formulations and the treatment with retinoids can lead to side effects, such as dry skin, photosensitivity, and redness, limiting the chronic therapeutic application and largely preventing the use in cosmetics.

Cellular Goods explains how cannabinoids such as CBG and CBD have potent anti- inflammatory and antioxidant properties that are capable of preventing skin inflammation

VMI Mixing sets out how to manage the complicated process of scaling up the development of cosmetic products from the laboratory to industrial production

Laboratoires Expanscience explores how holy basil - one of the most famous and respected medicinal plants in ayurvedic medicine – can help in the struggle against ‘inflammaging’ effects on the skin

Kalichem explains how explains how a SPF mineral booster based on biomimetic hydroxyapatite, used in sun care formulation, offers proven benefits in terms of multifunctionality, texture improvement, safety and low environmental impact

BotanicalsPlus, in collaboration with partner company Jeen international, is investigating the use of the latter’s patented just-add-water powder technologies to potentially store and maintain viable probiotic cultures to be reconstituted at the point-of-use to deliver living probiotic cultures to the skin via elegant emulsions

Ashland explains how its Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride plant-based hair styling agent with conditioning properties delivers all-weather durability with a salon- and consumer-proven sensorial experience

Dow explains the development and benefits of a new, novel hydrolysed corn starch polymer for leave on hair styling applications

Straticell, a Belgian provider of in vitro efficacy testing for dermato-cosmetic products, explains how it has developed a new 3D model to study the interactions between the skin and its flora, by colonizing reconstructed human epidermis with microorganisms of interest

Spanish company Vytrus Biotech takes a deep dive into its new concept of ‘tensegrity’ - a contraction of ‘tensional’ and ‘integrity’ - for hair care and its 100% natural active ingredient made using wild olive stem cells

British biotechnology outfit XCellR8 believes more work needs to be done to completely remove the use of animals from safety & efficacy testing, with the use of animal components raising both scientific and ethical concerns. Here, the company examines viable replacements for animal testing