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Cosmetics Ingredients
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Cosmetics Ingredients

Jun 25, 2012 | Article

Ingredients, Activities and Claims

By SpecialChem

Cosmetic products, from volumizing lipsticks to eye-lash growing mascara, from anti-wrinkle skin care facial creams to slimming anti-cellulite gels, from split-end repairing shampoos to anti-hair...

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Jul 20, 2011 | Article

Dermatological Anti-wrinkle Agent

Skin is always exposed to external stimuli. Consequently, wrinkles, flabbiness, dullness and pigmentation occur in the skin with age, and the properties of the skin change. This is called skin...

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May 26, 2010 | Article

Anti-Aging Injectables

By Nick Morante

In addition to light diffusion as a method of hiding wrinkles, other methods of wrinkle reduction involve injections of substances into the skin and can be somewhat painful. But it has been shown...

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Mar 23, 2007 | Article

A Lot of New Wrinkles In the Anti-Aging Segment

By Navin M. Geria

Skin becomes thinner primarily due to a loss of subcutaneous fat. The ceramide content of stratum corneum decreases with advancing age, presumably diminishing barrier function. Skin loses elasticity...

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Mar 8, 2007 | Article

Skin Aging and Makeup Products

By Nick Morante

There are two types of skin aging that all cosmetic chemists should know about. The first is controlled mostly by heredity and occurs over time and with age. It is manifested by a loss of collagen...

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Oct 25, 2006 | Article

"Green chemistry": a new way to fight against age

The population is getting older and all available strategies to retain youth are proposed, particularly on the cosmetic market. Following consumers' insistent demands - the skin care market is...

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Sep 6, 2006 | Article

Current Skincare Claims

By Karen

This article will explore some of the current claims in the cosmetic industry, as part of the never-ending quest for perfect skin. No surprise, the main focus is the broad category of anti-aging...

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Jun 14, 2006 | Article

The multi-functionality of UV products

The protection against UV damage is now common knowledge to consumers. For many years now, sun products have been made to offer an efficient screen against UV rays and for specific sun exposure...

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Nov 2, 2005 | Article

Special Delivery

By Ava Caridad

Yves Saint Laurent's YSL Beauté has developed two new delivery systems to enhance their skin care products. The Cyto-Regenerating complex is composed of ganoderma lucidum extract and oligo-peptides...

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