FEATURE ARTICLES

A novel safe and easy-to-formulate tripeptide solution helps to fight visible signs of skin ageing by stimulating hyaluronan (HA) synthesis and expression of the proteoglycans, decorin and lumican.

While it is well documented that UVB waves can burn the epidermis, less visibly damaging UVA waves can reach the dermis and hypodermis layers of skin, accumulate over time, and have been shown to accelerate skin ageing, suppress the immune response and increase the risk of developing skin cancer.1

Constant exposure of the skin to various types of mechanical and environmental stresses such as reactive oxidative species, air pollutants and, particularly, ultraviolet radiations, namely UVA, UVB and UVC, can cause damage by activating a complex cascade of biochemical mechanisms, especially via the generation of free radicals

FormulaCare i-2010 was held in Manila on 17 and 18 March. This unique and new style of exhibition was the forerunner of a novel technology transfer designed to assist formulators in the ASEAN region and judging by the comments of the visitors, it has achieved its objective.

A highly pure hexylresorcinol (>99% purity), designed for topical application, is shown to be a safe and effective skin lightener as demonstrated by in vitro and human clinical studies. Melanin inhibitory activity of hexylresorcinol is demonstrated to be due to the inhibition of various points in the melanogenesis pathway. Skin protective property of hexylresorcinol is shown to be due to its stimulatory effects on glutathione, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase.

There have been a number of raw material introductions that have come to my attention during the last half of 2009. These may not be new launches but they are materials that had missed our radar!

Held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England on 18-19 November 2009, SCS Formulate provided the cosmetics industry in Europe with a comprehensive overview of the local and global ingredients marketplace as it turns the corner into a new decade.

The UK Society of Cosmetic Scientists (SCS) announced attendance details from their annual event in the UK last year, which took place at the Ricoh Arena in the heart of the UK in November.

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) is a perennial shrub native to Arizona, California, and north western Mexico.1 The oil from this plant, jojoba seed oil, is a wax ester that has been used in the past as a folk remedy for

Over the past 20 years, colour management has become a prime focus in a growing number of industries.

Aloe vera has become a common additive or enrichment in the cosmetic industry. Where the earliest records on application go back thousands of years, modern day applications in the cosmetic and personal care industry started in the second half of the 1900s.

Today, consumers prefer sunscreens with high protection values. Over the years, the best selling category shifted more and more to even higher SPF numbers. An SPF of 30 is now the standard, but there is also a significant segment in the area of SPF 50 and higher.

Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, was renowned more for her beauty than that of being the last pharaoh of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty. History suggests that her secret to unrivaled beauty was from regularly bathing in milk.

Plants living in climates where very low temperatures (–30°C) periodically coexist with moderate or even high temperatures (30°C), as is the case in some parts of Canada, are subjected to considerable stresses.

Squalane has been used in cosmetic formulations for many years as a highly effective emollient oil. It is derived from the hydrogenation of squalene which was, for many years, extracted from the liver oil of certain species of deep water sharks.

The primary function of the skin is to act as a barrier against unwanted influences from the environment and to protect the body from water loss. This barrier function is ensured mainly by the stratum corneum, the upper layer of the epidermis.

Over the past 20 years in-cosmetics has showcased some of the most innovative and cutting-edge products in the industry and the 2010 event is set to be no different. Visitors can expect to see a whole host of new and exciting developments from the 500+ exhibitors taking part.

Knowledge is power and anyone who wants to stay ahead of the game in the cosmetics, toiletries and personal care industry knows that with new scientific developments constantly emerging and ever-changing regulations, no one in the industry can afford to lag behind.

EurolBT is an active ingredient for cosmetic and cosmeceutical applications that is a 100% natural aqueous extract derived from Olea europaea (olive) tree leaves. EurolBT is endowed with very interesting properties that mainly rely on its free radical scavenging action.1

The many amendments to the Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 was leading to confusion and different interpretations by some member states. The unification of the regulations should be a good thing and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast), Official Journal of the European Union L342/59 on 22 December 2009 is the universal hymn sheet from which we should all be singing.