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Braz J Med Biol Res 2019 Feb 14;52(2):e8209. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Laboratório de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Vila Velha, Vila Velha, ES, Brasil.

Vegetable oils have been used for a plethora of health benefits by their incorporation in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products, especially those intended for skin care. This study aimed to investigate the cutaneous benefits of a vegetable oil blend (VOB) formulation and its fatty acid composition. The anti-inflammatory activity was studied in macrophages of RAW 264. Read More

J Cosmet Dermatol 2019 Feb 19. Epub 2019 Feb 19.

Department of Chemistry, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.

Background: Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) are dispersions synthesized by replacing liquid lipid in an o/w emulsion with solid lipids. Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) improve on some of the major limitations of the SLNs as NLCs use liquid lipids along with crystalline solid fatty acids to build the core.

Aims: This work aims to investigate the potential advantage of using Prickly Pear (PP) seed oil to develop NLCs for topical delivery of vitamin A. Read More

Int J Trichology 2018 Nov-Dec;10(6):245-254

Department of Dermatology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Centro de Ciencias Medicas, Hospital Universitario Antonia Pedro, Niterói-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In contrast to the skin, aging of the hair has seemingly only recently found the attention of dermatological meetings, mainly promoted by the cosmetic industry for marketing purposes. In fact, basic scientists interested in the biology of hair growth and pigmentation have for some time already exposed the hair follicle as a highly accessible model with unique opportunities for the study of age-related effects. As a result, the science of hair aging focuses on two main streams of interest: the esthetic problem of aging hair and its management, in terms of age-related effects on hair color, quantity, and quality; and the biological problem of aging hair, in terms of microscopic, biochemical, and molecular changes underlying the aging process. Read More

Environ Res 2019 Feb 8;172:98-108. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

Toxicology Division, Biomedical Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695012, Kerala, India. Electronic address:

Nano technological research offered uncountable opportunities for engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the field of biomedical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, cosmetics, textiles, automobiles and electronic industry. Large scale commercial production and use of nanoparticles with smaller size and characteristic physico-chemical properties enhance the possibility of amenable toxicity to the environment. Primary important species of the ecosystem like bacteria, algae, fishes and plants are at high risk with nanoparticle (NP) toxicity. Read More

Contact Dermatitis 2019 Feb 18. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Service de Dermatologie, CHU Montpellier, Université Montpellier I, Montpellier, France.

A 56-year-old female patient was referred for itchy face dermatitis of a few months duration (fig 1). She had had allergic contact dermatitis to cheap jewellery and to an antifungal cream (Kétoderm) and was regularly using cosmetics for vascular rosacea. This article is protected by copyright. Read More

Front Hum Neurosci 2019 4;13:16. Epub 2019 Feb 4.

Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan.

Use of applied neuroscience to complement traditional methods of consumer research is increasing. Previously, fMRI has shown that prefrontal activity contains information relating to willingness-to-pay (WTP). The aim of the present study was to determine if functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can record WTP-related brain activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during a single, real use of cosmetic products. Read More

Int J Biol Macromol 2019 Feb 15. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Faculty of Chemistry, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland.

Most peeling products (exfoliators) available on the market, used in cosmetic and aesthetic dermatology applications, contain synthetic microbeads as abrasive agents. After being released into the natural environment, these non-biodegradable microparticles have an adverse impact on it, especially on aquatic ecosystems. Cosmetics consisting of solid plastic particles will be prohibited in the European Union from 2020. Read More

J Chromatogr A 2019 Feb 8. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China. Electronic address:

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) and gold nanoparticle aggregation based-colorimetric detection (AuNP/ABCD) were incorporated to provide rapid, sensitive and selective detection of Cd, Pb, and Hg. CE and AuNP/ABCD were interfaced by a pressurized electric field decoupler to isolate the colorimetric reaction solution from the separation voltage. The AuNPs co-functionalized with 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA) and 6-mercapto-1-hexanol (MCH) were used as colorimetric probes, which provided enhanced sensitivity and good selectivity toward the heavy-metal ions. Read More

J Chromatogr A 2019 Feb 7. Epub 2019 Feb 7.

Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address:

This work describes a new analytical method useful for monitoring the human exposure to the endocrine-disrupting plasticizer triphenyl phosphate (TPP) via nail polish use. The method allows trace determination of this parent compound and its main metabolite, namely diphenyl phosphate (DPP), in urine samples of nail polish users. The method is based on a novel microextraction technique termed stir bar sorptive-dispersive microextraction (SBSDME) using a magnetic composite made of CoFeO magnetic nanoparticles embedded into a mixed-mode weak anion exchange polymer (Strata-X-AW), followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Read More

Skin Res Technol 2019 Feb 16. Epub 2019 Feb 16.

Product Performance Evaluation, L'Oreal USA, Clark, New Jersey.

Background: Despite a strong desire to quantify skin radiance in the field of cosmetics, there does not exist a robust method to characterize it. Classical shine that quantifies the specular reflection from skin has been commonly used as the metric to characterize radiance. However, it does not always correlate with the perceived radiance as there are many other parameters that inform radiance perception including spatial distribution of shine and color homogeneity. Read More

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019 Feb 15. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK), University Medical Center, 37073, Göttingen, Germany.

The preservative methyldibromo glutaronitrile (MDBGN) (CAS 35691-65-7) is known since long as an important contact allergen mainly used in cosmetics (Review: [1]). MDBGN was banned EU-wide from being used in leave-on products in 2005, for rinse-off products in 2008, and further restricted for non-cosmetic (technical) applications in 2010. However, positive reactions in patch testing (PT) continued to occur. Read More

Neurochem Int 2019 Feb 13;125:74-81. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

National Institute of Drug and Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Osong, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

25INBOMe ("25-I", "N-Bomb"), one of new psychoactive substances (NPSs), is being abused for recreational purpose. However, the liability for abuse or dependence has not been systematically studied yet. The objective of the present study was to evaluate rewarding and reinforcing effects of 25INBOMe using conditioned place preference (CPP) and self-administration (SA) paradigms. Read More

Toxicol Res 2019 Jan 15;35(1):37-44. Epub 2018 Jan 15.

Neuroimmunology Lab, College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.

A major predictor of the efficacy of natural or synthetic cannabinoids is their binding affinity to the cannabinoid type I receptor (CB) in the central nervous system, as the main psychological effects of cannabinoids are achieved via binding to this receptor. Conventionally, receptor binding assays have been performed using isotopes, which are inconvenient owing to the effects of radioactivity. In the present study, the binding affinities of five cannabinoids for purified CB were measured using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique as a putative non-isotopic receptor binding assay. Read More

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2019 15;2019:3756092. Epub 2019 Jan 15.

Department of Pathobiochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland.

Background: Propolis and its ethanol extract show positive germicidal, bacteriostatic, and anti-inflammatory antioxidants and regenerative properties after use on the surface of the skin. Propolis is in common use in production of cosmetics and in folk medicine. The influence of this resinous mixture on ion channels, channels located in skin cells membranes and skin electrical resistance, was not explained. Read More

Pediatrics 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Department of Pediatrics, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.

A 14-year-old girl developed 4 episodes of anaphylaxis of unknown etiology, which required intramuscular adrenaline administration each time. She had eaten pizza and a cheeseburger immediately before the first 2 episodes, respectively, but had not eaten anything for several hours before the last 2 episodes. It turned out that she had eaten the same ice lolly 4 hours before the first 3 episodes and a Café au lait Swirkle (a half-frozen beverage) 4 hours before the last episode. Read More

Bioorg Chem 2019 Feb 11. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Department of Biotransformation, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland. Electronic address:

Levan is a polysaccharide composed of fructose units with β-2,6-glycoside bonds. Microorganisms synthesize levan by levansucrase as a mixture of low- and high-molecular-weight fractions. Due to its properties, it has a wide range of applications in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food and medicine; it appears that the molecular weight of levan might impact its industrial use. Read More

Int J Cosmet Sci 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Oriflame Skin Research Institute, Oriflame Cosmetics AB, Stockholm, Sweden.

Objective: In spite of hand care being a dynamic segment of skin care, hands skin physiology has been receiving little attention in comparison to facial skin. In the present study, we aimed at gathering a comprehensive set of skin data from the dorsal part of the hand to study age related-changes in two ethnic groups (Caucasian and Chinese).

Methods: Skin topographic, skin colour/colour heterogeneities, skin chromophores and skin biophysical measurements of 116 Caucasian and Chinese female volunteers aged 30-65 years old were collected in Ireland and in China as part of a cross-sectional study. Read More

Skin Res Technol 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Skin Research Institute, IEC Korea, Suwon, Korea.

Background: The stabilizing effect of lavender and the arousal effect of peppermint essential oils are acknowledged and used widely in aromatherapy and the cosmetics industry. However, no evaluation method confirms the effects of essential oils through quantitative and objective electroencephalogram (EEG) results; instead, only a psychological and subjective method exists. Therefore, this study aims to create a new emotional cosmetic evaluation paradigm using EEG values. Read More

Foods 2019 Feb 12;8(2). Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council, 10 Via Madonna del Piano, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.

Extracts from parts of coniferous trees have received increased interest due to their valuable bioactive compounds and properties, useful for plenty of experimental and consolidated applications, in fields comprising nutraceutics, cosmetics, pharmacology, food preservation, and stimulation of plant growth. However, the variability of the bioactive properties, the complexity of the extraction methods, and the use of potentially harmful synthetic chemicals, still represent an obstacle to the spreading of such valuable natural compounds. Hydrodynamic cavitation is emerging as a promising innovative technique for the extraction of precious food components and by-products from waste raw material of the agro-food production chain, which can improve processing efficiency, reduce resource consumption, and produce healthy, high-quality products. Read More

Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao 2019 Jan;35(1):121-132

State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.

Isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMO) have good physiochemical properties and excellent physiological functions to make it widely used in food, medicine, feed, cosmetics and other industries. However, the procedures for industrial production of IMO are complicated. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an economical and easy-to-operate method. Read More

Environ Int 2019 Apr 8;125:350-364. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

Department of Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are added to food, cosmetics, plastic packages, and children's toys and have thus become an integral part of the human environment. In the last decade, there has been increasing interest in the effect of EDCs on human health, including their impact on the immune system. So far, researchers have proved that EDCs (e. Read More

Allergy 2019 Feb 11. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.

Dermatol Surg 2019 Feb 6. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Department of Dermatology, UConn Health, Farmington, ConnecticutUniversity of Washington School of Medicine Chestnut MD Cosmetics Fellowship Spokane, Washington.

J Toxicol Environ Health A 2019 Feb 10:1-14. Epub 2019 Feb 10.

g Yuhan-Kimberly , Seoul , Republic of Korea.

Safety issues regarding consumer products contaminated with trace amounts of chemicals are of great concern to consumers, with the degree of concern occasionally escalating to the psychological syndrome, chemophobia (i.e., the fear of chemicals). Read More

Int J Biol Macromol 2019 Feb 7;129:181-186. Epub 2019 Feb 7.

Department of Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Melanin is major cause of dark skin, which is regarded as social status in eastern Asia. As a result, researchers in cosmetic industries are developing skin whitening agents. Melanin can be decolorized by many oxidative enzymes. Read More

Eur J Pharm Sci 2019 Feb 5;131:39-49. Epub 2019 Feb 5.

Manose Health and Beauty Research Center, Muang, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; Faculty of Engineering and Technology, North-Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50230, Thailand. Electronic address:

Physicochemical characteristics and in vitro anti-skin aging activity of gallic acid loaded in niosomes were investigated. Gallic acid was loaded in neutral (Brij 52/cholesterol at 7:3) and cationic CTAB niosomes (Brij 52/cholesterol/cetyltrimethylammonium bromide at 7:3:0.65). Read More

J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2019 Dec;34(1):279-309

e Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran.

Tyrosinase is a multi-copper enzyme which is widely distributed in different organisms and plays an important role in the melanogenesis and enzymatic browning. Therefore, its inhibitors can be attractive in cosmetics and medicinal industries as depigmentation agents and also in food and agriculture industries as antibrowning compounds. For this purpose, many natural, semi-synthetic and synthetic inhibitors have been developed by different screening methods to date. Read More

3 Biotech 2019 Mar 5;9(3):68. Epub 2019 Feb 5.

1Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211004 India.

Use of nanomaterials in the field of science and technology includes different fields in food industry, medicine, agriculture and cosmetics. Nanoparticle-based sensors have wide range of applications in food industry for identification and detection of chemical contaminants, pathogenic bacteria, toxins and fungal toxins from food materials with high specificity and sensitivity. Nanoparticle-microbe interactions play a significant role in disease treatment in the form of antimicrobial agents. Read More

J Environ Health Sci Eng 2018 Dec 25;16(2):323-335. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

5Department of Biology, School of Science, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.

Background: Heavy metals may be carcinogenic and have serious health effects in humans. In this study, levels of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in human milk samples from Kerman, Iran were evaluated.

Methods: One-hundred breast milk samples were collected from mothers visiting 20 maternal and child care centers. Read More

J Environ Health Sci Eng 2018 Dec 15;16(2):213-228. Epub 2018 Aug 15.

4Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

Background: Benzophenone-3 (BP-3), one of the emerging pollutants, is commercially synthesized as UV filter used in cosmetics and other personal care products and its occurrence in the aquatic environment has widely been reported. The goal of this study was to enhance an AOP method for degradation of UV filter Benzophenone-3 in aqueous solutions

Method: In this study, sol-gel method was applied to synthesis TiO nanoparticles. Subsequently, the nanoparticles were successfully coated on quartz tubes. Read More

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 2019 Feb 6. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Background: Phosphorous-containing flame-retardants (PFRs) are widely detected. They are used both as a flame retardant as well as plasticizer.

Methods: A subset of 230 women and 229 men were recruited from Massachusetts General Hospital fertility clinic between 2005 and 2015. Read More

Sci Rep 2019 Feb 6;9(1):1530. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Molecular and Cellular Biology and Pathobiology Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Evidence indicates that obesity can be promoted by chemical 'obesogens' that drive adiposity, hunger, inflammation and suppress metabolism. Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DOSS), a lipid emulsifier and candidate obesogen in vitro, is widely used in processed foods, cosmetics and as stool softener medicines commonly used during pregnancy. In vivo testing of DOSS was performed in a developmental origins of adult obesity model. Read More

J Agric Food Chem 2019 Feb 15. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Department of Food Science and Engineering , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou , Guangdong 510640 , People's Republic of China.

A new facile route was reported to use the natural triterpene Quillaja saponin (QS)-stabilized orange emulsions as a template for the development of flavor oil powders and oleogels achieved by the tunable oil fraction and drying mode. A fibrosis network interfacial film from self-assembly of QS at the oil-water interface possibility contributed to the fabrication of stable emulsion precursors and subsequent oil powder and oleogels by packing oil droplets in the network structure. An oil powder containing as high as 93 wt % orange oil was obtained by spray drying, showing excellent stability, flowability, and reconstitution ability. Read More

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2018 Dec;43(23):4599-4607

National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, Beijing 100700, China.

Lepidium meyenii（maca）was a herbaceous plant of the family Cruciferae. It is native to the andes region of South America where the local people had been growing and consuming maca for centuries. The unique chemical composition and physiological function of maca were widely concerned worldwide. Read More

Food Res Int 2019 Feb 23;116:527-537. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Chair Plant Foodstuff Technology and Analysis, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 25, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany. Electronic address:

Mango processing generates high amounts of unexploited kernels. Lipid profiles and thermal behaviour of kernel fats from seven Mangifera indica L. cultivars originating from Latin America and Thailand were characterised. Read More

J Chromatogr A 2019 Jan 28. Epub 2019 Jan 28.

Bioseparation Technology Laboratory, Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

The present work describes the application of high-speed counter-current chromatography to the preparative separation of a previously unreported impurity in the color additive D&C Red No. 17 (R17, Colour Index No. 26100, Sudan III). Read More

Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2019 Feb 3:1-12. Epub 2019 Feb 3.

b Department of Biotechnology , National Institute of Technology Raipur , Raipur , Chhattisgarh , India.

Excess of sludge generated during activated sludge process by various industries is causing sludge disposable problem worldwide. Sludge contains organic materials of a highly complex mixture of molecules with some toxic compounds. Thus, the harmful effect of sludge could be managed by processing of sludge and recovery of useful products. Read More

Adv Healthc Mater 2019 Feb 1:e1801471. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.

The skin is responsible for several important physiological functions and has enormous clinical significance in wound healing. Tissue engineered substitutes may be used in patients suffering from skin injuries to support regeneration of the epidermis, dermis, or both. Skin substitutes are also gaining traction in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries as alternatives to animal models for product testing. Read More

Ann Occup Environ Med 2019 28;31. Epub 2019 Jan 28.

1Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.

Background: We aimed to find the exposure level of triclosan (TCS), a known endocrine disruptor, related to the use of personal care products using a nationally representative data of the general population in Korea.

Methods: This study included data of 6288 adults aged 19 years and older (2692 men, 3596 women), based on the Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS 2012-2014). The data were divided according to gender. Read More

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019 Feb 1;68(4):87-90. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

Fluoride use is one of the main factors responsible for the decline in prevalence and severity of dental caries and cavities (tooth decay) in the United States (1). Brushing children's teeth is recommended when the first tooth erupts, as early as 6 months, and the first dental visit should occur no later than age 1 year (2-4). However, ingestion of too much fluoride while teeth are developing can result in visibly detectable changes in enamel structure such as discoloration and pitting (dental fluorosis) (1). Read More

Lett Appl Microbiol 2019 Jan 31. Epub 2019 Jan 31.

Laboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.

Chiral 1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol (PED) performs vital effect for the preparation of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and cosmetics. In the study, a newly isolated strain Kurthia gibsonii SC0312 with the ability to selectively oxidize racemic PED to achieve (S)-PED was evaluated in the aqueous reaction system. The strain showed excellent catalytic performances within the range of pH 5. Read More

Biotechniques 2018 Oct;65(4):231

The laboratory of Bertin Pharma works in the field of pharmacy, biotechnologies, cosmetics and nutrition (GLP & GMP). It is specialized in bioanalysis, formulation analysis, pesticide assays, and membrane protein quantification. Read More

J Cosmet Dermatol 2019 Jan 30. Epub 2019 Jan 30.

Department of Fat, Surfactant and Cosmetics Technology, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republik.

Background: Cosmetic products mean any substance or mixture intended to be placed in contact with the external parts of the human body (eg, epidermis, lips) and should not pass to the lower parts and penetrate to the skin. As a part of evaluation of cosmetic safety, the transdermal absorption of substances should be investigated.

Materials And Methods: In vitro absorption was investigated with Franz diffusion cells on untreated porcine skin and specimens of the same treated with 15%wt. Read More

Acta Oncol 2019 Jan 30:1-2. Epub 2019 Jan 30.

a Clinical Trials and Cosmetics Testing Center, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College , Nanjing , China.

Org Lett 2019 Feb 30;21(4):857-861. Epub 2019 Jan 30.

Faculty of Fragrance and Cosmetics, College of Pharmacy , Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung 80708 , Taiwan.

By an ESI-LC/MS analytical method, a racemate 1 consisting of a pair of unprecedented phloroglucinol enantiomers with a 5/6/5/5/6 fused ring system, (-)-garcinielliptone HG [((-)-1a] and (+)-garcinielliptone HH [(+)-1b], was obtained from the isolates of a CHCl extract of Garcinia subelliptica (heartwood). The gross structure of 1 was elucidated by spectroscopic methods and X-ray single-crystal diffraction data. The absolute configurations of 1a and 1b were unequivocally assigned by analysis on the calculated and experimental circular dichroism spectra and X-ray single-crystal diffraction data. Read More

J Cosmet Dermatol 2019 Jan 29. Epub 2019 Jan 29.

LG Household and Health Care R&D Center, Seoul, Korea.

Background: Due to internal or external factors, the desquamation (turnover) rate of the stratum corneum slows down, resulting in skin problems. Therefore, adjusting the exfoliation rate through cosmetics is an important issue.

Objective: This report aimed to develop exfoliating agents with lesser adverse effects and higher efficiency through an ex vivo screening method and in vivo turnover rate analysis of human skin. Read More

Sci Rep 2019 Jan 29;9(1):853. Epub 2019 Jan 29.

euglena Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 108-0014, Japan.

Euglena gracilis is a microalga, which has been used as a model organism for decades. Recent technological advances have enabled mass cultivation of this species for industrial applications such as feedstock in nutritional foods and cosmetics. E. Read More

Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2019 Jan 29:1-13. Epub 2019 Jan 29.

a Office of Cosmetics and Colors , Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration , College Park , MD , USA.

Pigment Red 57 (Colour Index No. 15850, PR57) and Pigment Red 57:1 (Colour Index No. 15850:1, PR57:1) are certifiable in the USA as the color additives D&C Red No. Read More

Se Pu 2019 Feb;37(2):233-238

Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100176, China.

A rapid on-site analytical method is developed for screening lidocaine and four other types of prohibited ingredients in cosmetics using thermal desorption-corona discharge ionization together with ion mobility spectrometry. Performing no pretreatment, we dropped or sprayed cosmetic samples onto a Nomex sampling swab. The sampler was placed into a compartment for thermal desorption and corona discharge ionization; then, ion mobility spectrometry analysis was performed. Read More

Nat Prod Res 2019 Jan 29:1-7. Epub 2019 Jan 29.

a Unit of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Medicine , University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome , Rome , Italy.

Punica granatum L., commonly known as pomegranate, is an ancient fruit widely consumed all over the world as fresh fruit or juice. In addition, it is extensively used in therapeutic formulas, cosmetics and food seasonings. Read More