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Though the material is unlikely to cause serious harm, Becca Cosmetics has moved to voluntarily recall its Light Shifter Brightening Concealer due to concerns of a common household mold on the sponge-tip applicator.

Becca Cosmetics Recalls Concealer Due to Mold Concerns

Though the material is unlikely to cause serious harm, Becca Cosmetics has moved to voluntarily recall its Light Shifter Brightening Concealer due to concerns of a common household mold on the sponge-tip applicator.

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Humane Society Voices Support for EPA Animal Testing Draft Policy

Titled Use of Alternative Approaches for Skin Sensitization as a Replacement for Laboratory animal Testing, the draft supports the use of non-animal methods for single chemical substances including pesticide active ingredients.

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[podcast] Beauty and the Microbiome: Happily Ever After

"The introduction of chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products while simultaneously not interacting with the environment has had a significant impact on the diversity of our skin microbiome." Hear more in this podcast and at Beauty Accelerate.

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US FDA Plans First Cosmetic Allergen Survey in Decades

The proposed survey is meant to help the organization better understand adverse events caused by allergens in cosmetics, and is the first of its kind since 1975.

L'Oréal Creates Scientific Advisory Board

The board's mission will be to bring unexpected ideas pertaining to L'Oréal's research fields of interest in order to prepare for the future through the exploration of emerging scientific and technological domains.

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LanEsters' Lanolin Named the First AllergyCertified Raw Material

This certification ensures that the moisturizing and wrinkle-reducing ingredient does not contain allergenic impurities that may cause a reaction for users.

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FTC Warns: Don't Make Zika Protection Claims Without Scientific Data

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent 10 warning letters to online marketers selling products that claim they provide protection from the Zika virus without the scientific data to back it up.

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Animal-free Test Detects CLP 1A and 1B Allergens with High Accuracy

A new animal-alternative, biomarker-based in vitro test from SensaGen has been shown to successfully identify and classify CLP Class 1A and 1B chemical sensitizers with 82% accuracy.

Fashion Group Meets on Health and Beauty

FGI addresses the Convergence of Health and Beauty...

Results showed that 7.7% of samples were non-compliant with legislative requirements due to a missing or false declaration of allergenic fragrance compounds.

EDQM Finds Allergenic Fragrances in ‘Perfume-Free’ Cosmetics

Results showed that 7.7% of samples were non-compliant with legislative requirements due to a missing or false declaration of allergenic fragrance compounds.

The Current State of Preservatives

Once straightforward and rarely questioned, preservatives have become mired in controversy in recent years.

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Current consumer trends drive multifunctional ingredients in skincare

Climate change. Skin fasting. Skip care. With all these trends what’s a brand to do? The answer: formulate with multifunctional ingredients to meet consumer needs for simplified skin care.

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EquiScalp and Rootness Energize: Clariant’s Active Ingredients

Clariant Active Ingredients has unveiled a skin cell revitalizer from Luffa cylindrica roots called, Rootness Energize; and a microbiota-friendly scalp soother derived from apple stem cells called, EquiScalp.

What’s in My Jar is an app that analyzes unsubsidized company claims and marketing language for skin care products based on their ingredients to educate consumers about how effective and potentially irritating products are.

What’s in My Jar Analyzes Product Efficacy and Irritant Potential

What’s in My Jar is an app that analyzes unsubsidized company claims and marketing language for skin care products to educate consumers about how effective or potentially irritating products are.

TCM in Skin Whitening and Lightening: The Eternal Pursuit in East Asia

Statistics have shown that products with TCM claims account for a large share of the skin whitening product market—nearly 33% in 2011, which has risen year after year.

Chemical Reaction: When Looking Back is Looking Forward

The beauty industry has an insatiable craving for innovation. Evaluating the foresight and acumen of the founders of the modern beauty business informs where the industry’s been, the methods of its advancement and where it can still advance.

Chemical Reaction: A Deep Breath

In response to changing demands, an evolution in fragrance safety protocols has ensured that an already safe segment works to continually improve its tools and data.

Seeking the Perfect Complexion

Understanding the cause of hyperpigmentation and the action of ingredients that address hyperpigmentation is key to developing impactful skin care products.