Anti-pollution cosmetics is gaining lot of attention worldwide. The pollution can be from sunlight, air and electromagnetic or optical devices. Pollution can affect health particularly the skin, hairs and eye.
Pollution creates excess free radicals which can damages the skin microstructure and components such as lipids and initiate inflammation, hyperpigmentation, aging process and skin cancers.
Many cosmetic products claiming anti-pollution properties with some data. However, we do not know what are legit techniques and gold standards. As such regulatory agencies have so far quite on this issue and are not providing any guidance to consumers and cosmetic companies. This is dangerous as many un-safe cosmetics can be sold in the market. Therefore, we need to work together to find gold standards and help consumers. Hope this initiative will trigger more interest and participation worldwide. Thank you.
any claim has to be substantiated by a source or by a research. or by some papers or some findings.
here companies find some or the other way to cook up a result and get it passed.
the absence of a regulator for cosmetic products is causing a grave concern to the public.
Here is an article with some information about antipollution test methdos for cosmetics. https://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Article/2016/12/15/Anti-pollution-claims-how-to-test-them
I would search the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Journal of Cosmetic Science for published methods.
https://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Article/2016/12/15/Anti-pollution-claims-how-to-test-them
Thanks for the feedback.
The way to claim a claim is:
- bibliographically have studies that justify that activity and are present in the final product in those concentrations.
- through specific studies according to the state of science to demonstrate its effect.
In our case, the carnosine ingredient is known for this activity but we have also carried out studies in explants and in vivo to claim it. We are pending publication.
Currently we think that it is not only for the carnosine but for other ingredients of the formulation that could contribute that activity
Thank you for your interest in our article.
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Biological Science
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Culture Cells
- Cell Line