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Cosmetics, Volume 5, Issue 2

2018 June - 16 articles

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Articles (16)

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
23,337 Views
10 Pages

Problems associated with bleaching hair include damage to the hair and the pungent smell of ammonium hydroxide. Many consumers dislike the stiffness and smell of bleached hair. In this study, we investigated the suppression of both the damage and pun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
12,089 Views
13 Pages

Screening-Level Safety Assessment of Personal Care Product Constituents Using Publicly Available Data

  • Ernest S. Fung,
  • Derek A. Drechsel,
  • Kevin M. Towle,
  • Melinda T. Hoang,
  • Rachel M. Novick,
  • Cayla Poteete,
  • Dennis J. Paustenbach and
  • Andrew D. Monnot

Organizations recommend evaluating individual ingredients when assessing the safety of personal care or cosmetic products. The goal of this study was to present a screening-level safety assessment methodology to evaluate the safety of a product by id...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
15,240 Views
8 Pages

The microbiome of the gut and skin have recently been shown to have a strong connection through the host immune system. Various skin and gut inflammatory conditions are interrelated and connected through intricate immune pathways that affect the host...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
10,927 Views
13 Pages

Schisandra chinensis Protects the Skin from Global Pollution by Inflammatory and Redox Balance Pathway Modulations: An In Vitro Study

  • Edwige Ranouille,
  • Carine Boutot,
  • Emilie Bony,
  • Oriane Bombarde,
  • Sarah Grosjean,
  • Antoine Lazewski,
  • Jean-Yves Berthon and
  • Edith Filaire

Epidemiological results show that airborne particulate matter (PM) induces health alterations in line with pulmonary and cardiovascular pathologies. Deleterious effects of PM on the skin have also been investigated. A possible approach to prevent Rea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
9,308 Views
14 Pages

From Mice to Men: An Evolutionary Conserved Breakdown of the Epidermal Calcium Gradient and Its Impact on the Cornified Envelope

  • Maria Karolin Streubel,
  • Claudia Neuhofer,
  • Johannes Bischof,
  • Peter Steinbacher,
  • Elisabeth Russe,
  • Gottfried Wechselberger,
  • Klaus Richter and
  • Mark Rinnerthaler

In previous publications, we could establish that a hallmark of human skin aging is the breakdown of the epidermal calcium gradient. This redistribution of calcium has many implications, including a restructuring of the cornified envelope, a reduced...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
16,842 Views
13 Pages

Alkenones as a Promising Green Alternative for Waxes in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products

  • Kyle McIntosh,
  • Amber Smith,
  • Lisa K. Young,
  • Michael A. Leitch,
  • Amit K. Tiwari,
  • Christopher M. Reddy,
  • Gregory W. O’Neil,
  • Matthew W. Liberatore,
  • Mark Chandler and
  • Gabriella Baki

The move toward green, sustainable, natural products has been growing in the cosmetic and personal care industry. Ingredients derived from marine organisms and algae are present in many cosmetic products. In this study, a new green ingredient, a wax...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
9,855 Views
13 Pages

Absorption and Photo-Stability of Substituted Dibenzoylmethanes and Chalcones as UVA Filters

  • Silvina Quintana Lazópulos,
  • Federico Svarc,
  • Gabriel Sagrera and
  • Lelia Dicelio

There is still an international need to develop broad-spectrum sunscreen products with an adequate UVB/UVA balance, while the approved filters available in the UVA are scarce. Currently, one of the few UVA filters approved in the United States and Eu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
12,832 Views
12 Pages

Herbal Cosmetics Knowledge of Arab-Choa and Kotoko Ethnic Groups in the Semi-Arid Areas of Far North Cameroon: Ethnobotanical Assessment and Phytochemical Review

  • Evariste Fongnzossie Fedoung,
  • Tize Zra,
  • Christine Fernande Nyangono Biyegue,
  • Achille Nouga Bissoue,
  • Suzanne Baraye and
  • Nole Tsabang

The plant-based traditional knowledge of many Cameroonian populations concerning beauty and skin care is still poorly documented, yet they are real resources of innovation and economic development. The aim of this study is to document the indigenous...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
14,862 Views
20 Pages

Secondary Plant Metabolites for Sun Protective Cosmetics: From Pre-Selection to Product Formulation

  • Liudmila Korkina,
  • Vladimir Kostyuk,
  • Alla Potapovich,
  • Wolfgang Mayer,
  • Nigma Talib and
  • Chiara De Luca

Topical sun protective cosmetics (sunscreens, pre- and post-sun) have been intensively developed and produced to protect human skin against solar irradiation-associated damages/pathologies. Unfortunately, routine cosmetics for sun protection containi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
9,445 Views
16 Pages

A Critical View of Different Botanical, Molecular, and Chemical Techniques Used in Authentication of Plant Materials for Cosmetic Applications

  • Samantha Drouet,
  • Laurine Garros,
  • Christophe Hano,
  • Duangjai Tungmunnithum,
  • Sullivan Renouard,
  • Daniel Hagège,
  • Benoit Maunit and
  • Éric Lainé

A number of approaches can be implemented to ensure plant-based material authentication for cosmetic applications. Doing this requires knowledge and data dealing with botany, molecular biology, and analytical chemistry, the main techniques of which a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
78,538 Views
9 Pages

Topical remedies capable of protecting skin from damage and supporting its regeneration can improve skin’s health as well as its appearance. Small copper peptides have an excellent safety record and are widely used in cosmetic products. The most stud...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
12,586 Views
8 Pages

In this study, the values of some scalp basal parameters, collected during several clinical studies involving a total of 254 subjects with androgenic alopecia, were analyzed. Subjects’ values were grouped by age and gender, and the differences betwee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
13,246 Views
12 Pages

The hair is composed of the cuticle (the outermost surface), cortex (its major part), and medulla (in the hair center). The lipid content of the medulla of Caucasian hair is relatively higher than that of African-American hair. However, the types of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
110,615 Views
12 Pages

Rice Water: A Traditional Ingredient with Anti-Aging Efficacy

  • Joana Marto,
  • Ângela Neves,
  • Lídia Maria Gonçalves,
  • Pedro Pinto,
  • Cristina Almeida and
  • Sandra Simões

The skin healing benefits of rice have been known for centuries. Rice (Oryza sativa) water is a food processing waste that can potentially be incorporated into cosmetic formulations. However, no scientific evidence supports their role in skincare pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
12,911 Views
7 Pages

Emulsions are of great use in cosmetic formulations due to their stability. The aim of this work was to develop and assess organoleptic, physicochemical, and microscopic properties of four auto-emulsifiable oil-in-water formulations. Such formulation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
20,180 Views
14 Pages

Mechanism of Cuticle Hole Development in Human Hair Due to UV-Radiation Exposure

  • Kazuhisa Maeda,
  • Jun Yamazaki,
  • Nana Okita,
  • Masami Shimotori,
  • Kyouhei Igarashi and
  • Taiga Sano

Hair is easily damaged by ultraviolet (UV) radiation, bleaching agents or permanent wave treatments, and as damage progresses, hair loses its gloss, develops split ends and breaks. However, the causes of hair damage due to UV radiation have not yet b...

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