Sep 12, 2012 | Article
In humans, the color of the hair and the skin is connected to individual factors (ethnic origin, sex, age, etc.) and to environmental factors (particularly the seasons of the year, living area...
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Nov 16, 2011 | Article
An effective ways to inhibit skin aging is by using a cosmetic to add various anti-aging ingredients to a cosmetic. Recently, an active ingredient obtained by fermentation has been applied to a...
Sep 29, 2010 | Article
By Nancy Jeffries
Eye makeup and treatment products are strong performers in today's burgeoning eye care market. Enhanced lashes, featuring lash growth and volumizing formulations, and the reduction of fine lines...
Aug 18, 2010 | Article
The invention is directed to peptides which bind skin and do not bind hair. Alternatively, the invention is drawn to peptides which bind hair and do not bind skin. Methods of identifying the...
Jul 14, 2010 | Article
By Yoshiko Kasuga
BB creams are booming in Japan. Every drugstore and variety store seems to have BB cream corner and it seems all the Japanese females are using at least one. BB creams provide multiple functions...
Jan 3, 2008 | Article
By Nick Morante
With the seminars over and the holidays quickly falling farther behind us, it is time to move forward and reflect on the SCC Meeting this past December and discuss some of the highlights of that...
Dec 19, 2007 | Article
There are some things that seem to linger in this industry of ours. They just don't seem to go away like we hope they would. This could be good or it could be bad. It all depends on what side of the...
Jan 4, 2007 | Article
By LaToyah Burke
Tapping into a lucrative niche, dermatologists are staking their claim in the cosmeceutical industry by formulating their own remedies to sell directly to consumers without the middleman...
Dec 20, 2006 | Article
By Marie-Claude Martini
In both men and women, skin aging is generally seen as modifications in the epidermis and the dermis which appear extremely unsightly. Because mitosis of keratinocytes slows and this leads to...
Sep 21, 2006 | Article
Formulating with preservatives can sometimes be very difficult. More and more products coming on the market contain ingredients which make cosmetic systems very difficult to preserve. Preservation...