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Cosmetic Science
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Cosmetic science: ingredient research, formulation advances, claims substantiation and what the evidence actually supports.
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GenesisTissue Prints a Scaffold That Dissolves As Breasts Regrow
GenesisTissue is developing 3D-printed, dissolvable breast scaffolds for cancer reconstruction. Human trials and FDA review have not begun. Here is what the da…
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Six Peptides Win Compounding Access as HHS Overrides FDA Staff
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared compounding of six restricted peptides against FDA staff advice. Pharmacies must meet strict sourcing, testing and…
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FDA Adds 28 Motiva Implant Sizes, Smallest at 105 cc
The FDA approved 28 new Motiva implant sizes on October 5, down to 105 cc. The SmoothSilk Round and Ergonomix options reach the U.S. before the end of 2026.
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Allure Cuts Its Clean Standard to 10 Banned Ingredient Groups
Allure trimmed its Clean Standard from 15 to 10 banned ingredient groups in 2026, as clean-beauty Google searches hit more than double their April 2022 volume.
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Meredith Marks Says Thread Recovery Hurt More Than Her Facelift
Meredith Marks says recovering from threads was harder than her February facelift. She was DJing 10 to 12 days after surgery and filming RHOSLC within a month.
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Inside Croma-Pharma: 5,000 Syringes an Hour and 21,000 Tests a Year
Croma-Pharma's Austrian plant produces 5,000 filler syringes an hour, hand-inspects every one and runs more than 21,000 quality tests a year for Obagi's MagIQ…
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AI Nose Job Filters Set Patients Up for Rhinoplasty Disappointment
Three board-certified surgeons say AI nose filters breed unrealistic rhinoplasty expectations, ignore anatomy, and can push patients toward breathing-damaging…
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Tea Tree Oil Is Not All Equal: Chemist Warns on Adulteration
Cosmetic chemist Valerie George warns that adulterated tea tree oil can pass ISO 4730 testing, and urges brands to demand enantiomeric data from suppliers.
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Probiotic Cosmetics Are Not Adulterated — But Proof Is on Brands
Probiotic cosmetics with microbes above FDA and ISO limits are not automatically adulterated, but brands must prove the organisms were deliberately added and h…
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Cortisol at Lab Doses Outpaces Real Skin Levels 100-Fold, Consultant Warns
Paolo Giacomoni challenges key stress-skin studies: lab cortisol doses far exceed real skin levels, telomere data don't explain aging, and anti-inflammatory ac…
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PDRN Searches Jump 322% as Skincare Brands Bet on Novel Actives
PDRN leads Spate's ingredient trends with 322% growth. The Ordinary, Parëva, Dr. Dennis Gross and SkinCeuticals respond with new PDRN, collagen and longevity-f…
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FDA Reviews Zoryve Cream for Eczema in Babies as Young as 3 Months
The FDA accepted Arcutis' application for Zoryve (roflumilast) cream in infants 3 months and up with eczema. A decision is expected in early 2027, with nearly…
