Cosmetics and Toiletries articles from June 1996

Cosmetics and Toiletries archives from June 1996

Mad Cow scare is short-lived. (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
June 1, 1996... How hard will the "Mad Cow" panic affect the personal-care industry? That is the question reverberating in the United Kingdom, across Europe and - via the global economy we depend on - everywhere else. While the British beef industry reels from...

1996 In-Cosmetics, part 2.
June 1, 1996... February 28-March 1, 1996, Milan, Italy Last month, Cosmetics & Toiletries magazine published a report on new ingredients introduced at the In-Cosmetics exhibition, held in Milan, Italy, from February 28 to March 1. This month, we complete...

Cosmeceuticals: an advanced forum for manufacturers.
June 1, 1996... March 7-8, 1996, Meadowlands, NJ, USA More than 150 scientists braved the freezing rain to attend a meeting at the Sheraton Meadowlands. What attracted all of these people? It was a program that included such speakers as Kligman, Van Scott,...

Advanced technology conference.
June 1, 1996... February 27, 1996, Milan, Italy The day-long conference featured current research on state-of-the-art technology that will mold the shape of cosmetics in the next decade. In addition to talks on skin lightening (Tohru Tejima, Kao Corp., Tokyo...

Applications of iontophoresis in dermatology.
June 1, 1996... Using electrical charge to deliver compounds past the stratum corneum Because barrier properties of the stratum corneum (SC) limit passive topical delivery, only unionized and lipophilic compounds can penetrate through the skin. To increase...

House organisms: dealing with the "bug in the plant." (includes related articles)
June 1, 1996... Microorganisms are ubiquitous in the environment. The bacteria, yeast and molds that become established in any ecological niche depend on the presence of the particular microorganisms, their ability to use available materials for energy and...

Nitro musks in fragrance products: an update of FDA findings. (includes related article on self-regulation by the fragrance industry)
June 1, 1996... Discussing the safety of musk ambrette and musk xylol in fragranced personal-care products Nitro musks are a series of structurally similar, nitro-substituted, aromatic compounds that are used as fragrance fixatives and materials in...

A dextran-protease conjugate for cosmetic use. (includes related articles)
June 1, 1996... A stabilized dextran-protease conjugate leads to cleaner, smoother, more attractive skin. Living human skin consists of the sebum, the stratum corneum (SC), the viable epidermis and the dermis. The outermost component, the sebum, is a...

Objective measurement and self-assessment of skin-care treatments.
June 1, 1996... Researchers investigate how women perceive measurable skin parameters and cosmetic treatments "Dry skin" is not an established scientific term, although it is frequently used - and misused. The term, used by dermatologists and other...

A marine moisturizer.
June 1, 1996... An algal extract gives immediate in-depth and lasting moisturization When an external membrane first separated the precursors of cells from the surrounding medium's salt concentration, the resulting organisms were able to create their own...