Studies

Many consumers ask for skin lightening products fortheir anti-ageing skin care. Scientists are continuing to work on new active ingredients. Here is an overview of the current status. 

Dr Karl Lintner discusses whether preventing ROS-induced skin damages with antioxidants is a reasonable approach and how to optimise product performance, while taking perceptions and emotions during product usage into consideration. Here you will find the results of two workshops* he organised and presented at In-Cosmetics.

Series: Greater China | After having focused on China and Hong Kong in the March and April issue of COSSMA, see box, Taiwan is in the limelight this month.

Find out about the latest R&D findings, effective protection from blue light and pollution and solutions for the customisation trend from Dr Andrea Weber of Babor.

Product development | How do teenagers define themselves and what impact does this have on the development of beauty products? Teenage expert Sam Farmer* provides his intriguing insights on the topic. 

Most delivery systems rely on lipid-based capsules. However, in order to really meet the expectations of consumers, more advanced delivery systems are necessary. Find out about a broad range of options.

Product development | Imogen Matthews, consultant to In-Cosmetics, explains how evolving beauty preferences impact on new product development.

Interview | Find out more about the full light technology as well as the current situation concerning SPF evaluation methods.

Ingredients | Find out about photo-ageing and the ingredients and ingredient concepts with which you can combat skin-damaging effects.

Interview | May Shana’a explains why an innovator in skin care has to be more than just a scientist. 

Interview | What are the challenges in the development of sustainable ingredients and what solutions are there for new market needs? Find out from Xavier Susterac from BASF.

Interview | What were the most important new scientific findings in sun and light protection at this year’s IFSCC conference in Munich? In spite of all investigation into different types of light sun care expert Uli Osterwalder is convinced that UV protection is of major concern.

Interview | Find out more about the latest developments in ingredients with long-lasting anti-ageing effects and the benefits of a combined topical and oral application. 

Testing methods | Anne Charpentier from Skinobs shows the broad choice available for testing hair care products and substantiating claims such as anti-pollution.

Interview | What are the main trend clusters driving facial care? What are the challenges involved in natural cosmetics? And what are we to think of current ingredient trends? Find out from Michele Marchini and Svetlana Vinogradova from DSM. 

Ingredients | This paper provides an overview of current challenges in using mineral UV filters and explores the latest scientific advances that improve their performance.