Science, R&D
Dutch scientists find microplastics in human blood for the first time
Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time. According to the scientists, an understanding of the exposure...
Shiseido unveils new testing method to accelerate skin bacteria analysis
Shiseido has developed a new testing method to cut down the amount of time required to analyze indigenous skin bacteria. Developed with...
Microbiome, fermentation: 2022 sheds a new light on bacteria!
They can be found absolutely everywhere in our lives. And we have learned to hate them, but recently started to change our view. Yet,...
Could turmeric be a key ingredient in future sun protection products?
Nature is full of riches whose benefits for skin and health have been exploited for thousands of years, but that doesn’t mean that all...
Study: Sulforafane may be helpful in the fight against hair loss
Broccoli and cauliflower continue to surprise us with unsuspected health benefits. Korean scientists have indicated that sulforaphane, an...
BASF and Givaudan get OECD approval for first animal-free toxicology testing
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has approved a new cruelty-free toxicology testing strategy jointly...
Artificial blue light has negligible impact on human skin, says Beiersdorf
The light emitted by the screens of our cell phones or laptops would not damage our skin, contrarily to recent public discourses....
“Clinical tests can also stimulate innovation in skin biology,” Dr Nico Forraz
The next edition of the Skin Science Days organised by Cosmet’in Lyon (formerly known as CED) will be held on May 20 and 21, 2021, with...
Study links frequent use of cosmetics to increased risk of endometriosis
A new study is questioning the possible presence of endocrine disruptors in certain cosmetics by establishing a correlation between an...
A model of 3D dermal microtissue to study the skin’s elastic properties
Gattefossé has joined forces with BioMeca, an expert in biomechanics and high resolution imaging in biology, to develop a model of 3D...
