Skin Care


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    Plant-Based Skin Whitening Cosmetics
    03/01/2010 - Skin depigmentation to lighten skin color and even skin tone has been practiced since ancient times. Skin-whitening compositions are utilized to brighten skin from the dulling and blotching effect that becomes pronounced upon aging.    ...
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    Japanese Ingredients Sourcing Skincare Innovation
    02/22/2010 - Japanese natural resources and ingredients such as Aloe vera, plankton, bamboo, starchy root vegetables and volcanic ash are giving formulators a new spin on anti-aging.    ...
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    The Baobab Fruit … An African Treasure for Skin
    02/16/2010 - In the last few years many natural ingredients, especially from the Amazon, have been touted for their antioxidant and cosmeceutical properties. An African natural—Baobab—also has a tremendous amount to offer the skin.    ...
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    Mircoemulsion Improves Lycopene Delivery
    02/12/2010 - Results from a recent study demonstrated a mono/diglycerides of capric and caprylic acids-containing microemulsion is an efficient and safe system to increase lycopene delivery to the skin and the antioxidant activity in the tissue.    ...
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    Modeling Can Improve Your Products' Look—But Maybe Not the Way You Think
    02/08/2010 - Today’s cosmetics involve an array of functional additives. These may impact the absorption of actives by skin or extend wear time. How does a company cost effectively optimize these factors to distinguish itself from competitors, expand market share and drive top-line growth?    ...
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    Is Lead in Makeup Bad?
    01/27/2010 - Did the Egyptians have it right and we have it wrong? Are lead-based cosmetics really bad for you? A recent study published in Analytical Chemistry examined the role of lead-based compounds that were used during antiquity as both pigments and medicine in the formulation of makeup materials.    ...
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    A Sticky Situation
    01/25/2010 - Manuka honey can serve as an anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and moisturizer, and can fight off free radicals due to its high level of antioxidants, making it a great addition to any skincare line.     ...
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    Lycopene Lowers Skin Roughness
    01/21/2010 - Results from a recent focused on lycopene concentration in the furrowed and wrinkled foreheads of 20 subjects between 40 and 50 years old, demonstrated high levels of antioxidants in the skin may be correlated to lower levels of skin roughness.    ...
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    Sweetening Up For Healthy Skin
    01/11/2010 - Chocolate. Just that word starts a mouth-watering sensation for its sweet flavor and creamy texture. Fortunately for chocolate lovers, recent research is touting cocoa beans’ and cocoa powder’s skin health benefits.    ...
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    Sensory Effects with Lipex® Natural Lipids
    12/14/2009 - Vegetable fats offer a variety of ways of controlling the sensory properties of cosmetic products, and have considerable effects on the structure and feel of a product; understanding how ingredients interact and respond to temperature changes is important to obtaining a perfect product. AAK developed a special range of semi-solid emollients derived from carefully selected raw materials with a high impact on the sensory properties of the formulation. ...
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