Dec 9, 2009 | Article
By Nick Morante
The skin essentially is an organ of the body and is made up mostly of water. It is multi-layered and in these layers, various biochemical processes take place. These biological processes involve...
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Jul 2, 2008 | Article
As you will have noticed by now, anti-aging ingredients are quite numerous and I can probably go on for the rest of this year writing about them. This week I would like to talk about Ceramides...
Mar 3, 2008 | Article
By Imogen Matthews
The skincare market has come a long way from basic water-in-oil formulas. Traditionally, it went that the thicker the cream, the better it moisturised. This premise has been blown away by new light...
Jan 31, 2008 | Article
By Nancy Jeffries
Dermatological skin care, also known as cosmeceuticals cater largely to the needs of mature skin, offering skin tightening, toning, and brightening...
Apr 26, 2007 | Article
By Doris De Guzman
The foundation of the anti-aging segment's double-digit growth is in the development of new and formulation-improved cosmeceutical products. US demand for cosmeceuticals - loosely defined as...
Mar 23, 2007 | Article
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...
Mar 8, 2007 | Article
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...
Jan 8, 2007 | Article
As the market for anti-aging products continues to grow, consumers are seeking sophisticated techniques that harness the combined power of science and aesthetics to provide the desired cosmetic...
Jun 14, 2006 | Article
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...