Cosmetics and Toiletries articles from August 1995

Cosmetics and Toiletries archives from August 1995

Aloe standards and testing: today and the future. (includes related article)
August 1, 1995... With aloe's various forms and grades, not to mention its unknown mechanism, are industry standards and testing procedures in need of re-evaluation? Not-so-quiet rumors about aloe manufacturers diluting their products have been floating around...

Contact urticaria syndrome: 1996.
August 1, 1995... Background Contact urticaria syndrome is a general condition that encompasses a variety of clinical symptoms ranging from the mildest complaints of burning, stinging and itching to internal organ involvement or life-threatening anaphylactic...

Keratechnics: "affairs of the hair."
August 1, 1995... "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair." Famous words from an equally famous "affair of the hair." The SCS Symposium, held at the The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne, England, April 24-25, 1995, ended with a speaker extolling the strength of...

Conditioning agents for hair and skin.
August 1, 1995... A discussion of electrostatic, solubility, hygroscopy and occlusivity properties in commonly used conditioners Think of your skin and hair as your body's protective armor; it is subject to damage from a variety of external sources, including...

Glycoceramides. (includes related articles)
August 1, 1995... Their role in epidermal physiology and their potential efficacy in treating dry skin Sphingolipids are functionally important components of the skin. The transitional epidermal layers (stratum granulosum and stratum corneum compactum)...

A beech bud extract.
August 1, 1995... An extract from the meristem tissue has numerous metabolic precursors and powerful enzymes Leaf and flower buds are an important part of a plant's embryogenic system, responsible for building leaves, stems and new buds. During the winter,...

Live yeast cell derivative. (includes related article)
August 1, 1995... The manufacture of efficacious cosmetic ingredients utilizing the living biochemical processes of yeast Yeast has become an exceptionally well-researched material over the past 25 years, as the biochemical processes present inside the living...

Guerbet citrate esters.
August 1, 1995... These esters give nonirritating, high-cushion emolliency; fluoro-guerbet citrates provide breathable, nonocclusive films Guerbet alcohols are key raw materials used in the preparation of citrate esters and fluoro-citrate esters for...