who is not in love with curcuma? http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ptr.5640/abstract?campaign=woletoc
whether you like Kimchi or not, you'll love this song: http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/lettuce-turnip-beets-electro-swing-ode-kimchi.html
TreeHugger
Lettuce turnip the beets with an electro-swing ode to kimchi
Even if you don't carrot all about fermented veggies, Formidable Vegetable Sound System will rock your kitchen with their 'glitch-permaculture-ukulele-wonk-swing.'
Your water phase (plantasens dispersed in water phase) should be as smooth as the above photo before adding the oil phase. If they are white particcles in the water phase, plantasens is not completely melted and dispersed
time for our weekend discount: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Preservatives/Dermosoft-GMCY.html
Who has the opportunity to make and try this mask during the weekend? http://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/447-Avocado-self-emulsifying-oleogel-mask.html
read about panthenol properties in our "cosmeceuticals on Tue" thread: https://www.instagram.com/p/BJKMJIbhmbT/?taken-by=skinchakra
25% discount on our Yucca extract. Have a nice weekend: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Cosmetic-ingredients-A-Z/Yucca-Extract.html
food ingredients and food by-products are becoming more and more popular in professional skin care: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/03639045.2015.1088865
Taylor & Francis
Exploring the antioxidant potentiality of two food by-products into a topical cream: stability, in vitro and in vivo evaluation
(2016). Exploring the antioxidant potentiality of two food by-products into a topical cream: stability, in vitro and in vivo evaluation. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy: Vol. 42, Special Focus Issue: Transdermal, Topical and Folicular Drug Delivery…
this is a nice and short introductory to clays altough there are absolutely no mention of the preserving challenges which is unknown to industry experts because they generally apply synthetic preservatives: http://knowledge.ulprospector.com/5044/pcc-clays-fundamental-ingredient/
Prospector Knowledge Center
Clays: A fundamental personal-care ingredient - Prospector Knowledge Center
Silicate minerals comprise approximately 90 percent of the Earth’s crust, and many of them are classified as clays. Clays are fine-grained natural rocks or soil materials that primarily contain hydrates of aluminum silicate, often in combination with other…
FDA keeps cosmetic claims under magnifying glass: http://www.cosmeticsandtoiletries.com/regulatory/claims/FDA-Claim-Warnings-Strike-Again-This-Time-its-About-Botox-like-and-More--389757641.html
Cosmeticsandtoiletries
FDA Claims Warnings Strike Again: Using Terms 'Botox-like' and More
Once again, U.S. regulators are cracking down on beauty companies that have crossed over into unapproved drug claim territory based on how they are promoting their products online.
a creash review of pollution and anti-pollution trend in cosmetics: http://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Market-Trends/What-s-the-state-of-anti-pollution-skin-care-Part-I
CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com
What’s the state of anti-pollution skin care? Part I
Anti-pollution is a key rising trend for the beauty and personal care industry: in this three part mini-series, Cosmetics Design sits down with formulation expert Gabrielle Sore, scientific communication director for skin care at L’Oréal, to find out more.
apart from the fact that the studies are performed on rodents, the results could be very exciting to the cosmetic industry: http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Cacao-extract-may-have-atopic-dermatitis-skin-care-benefits-rat-study
NutraIngredients-USA.com
Cacao extract may improve atopic dermatitis-like symptoms, rodent study
Researchers in South Korea studied how the polyphenols in Theobroma cacao extract may reduce atopic dermatitis-like symptoms.
this week, we've 20% discount on our cold process natural W/O emulsifier: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Cosmetic-Lab/Emulsifiers/Symbio-muls-WO.html
anybody looking for new perspectives and concepts? http://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Market-Trends/Africa-flagged-to-be-the-next-male-grooming-market
CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com
Africa flagged to be the next male grooming market
As global cosmetic brands rush to tailor products to meet consumers’ needs in Africa; Datamonitor Consumer says there is an emerging audience that cosmetics firms should pay attention to – black African men.