Plant-derived active ingredients have considerable potential as a safe and effective treatment in alleviating the symptoms of atopic dermatitis or eczema.
American CBD specialist Medterra will further expand presence in Europe with the launch of several beauty and skin care products this year, delving deeper into a space it sees significant opportunity in.
Researchers have developed a blend of strontium salt and liquorice compounds with anti-inflammatory, antipruritic effects, opening up promise for safe, long-term dermatology treatments.
Linalyl acetate, a fragrance chemical that is one of the main constituents of the essential oil of lavender, may be an emerging fragrance allergen and should appear in the declaration of ingredients for cosmetics, according to a study by the University...
Certain traders in Uganda have been found to be selling medicated creams solely intended to treat skin diseases and passing them off as skin whitening cosmetics to unsuspecting consumers.
Spanish scientists at Valencia’s University Hospital have uncovered a link between contact dermatitis and cosmetics. Allergens found to be most responsible were methylisothiazolinone (19 per cent), paraphenylenediamine (15.2 per cent), and fragrance mixtures...
Using preservatives in combination can help reduce the dose needed and therefore the development of contact allergies that may be associated with them.
French premium cosmetics player Laboratoire Bioderma has withdrawn its ABC Maman Vergetures cream from stores in France after reports that it led to allergies.
A study conducted by the University of Gothenburg suggests that a significant number of individuals have allergic skin reactions to the fragrance ingredient linalool.
Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy and then for the infants
after birth could reduce the incidence of eczema, suggests a new
clinical trial from Sweden.
Swedish scientists have discovered that skin patch testing on a
widely used chemical in fragrance manufacturing may not be
effective enough in detecting allergies caused by the ingredient.
Allergic reactions to hair dyes are reaching new heights as more
and more young people become preoccupied with altering their
outward appearance, according to a recent study by the British
Medical Journal this week.
Canadians are being warned by the Canadian health advisory body,
Health Canada, not to use cosmetic nail preparations containing the
ingredient methyl methacrylate (MMA) as it is considered unsafe for
use.
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