Skin Barrier is the cosmetic and personal care industries’ preferred destination for the latest information on formulations, new technologies, ingredients, testing and news.

Skin Barrier includes topics such as:

• Basics of skin penetration
• Skin barrier maintenance and repair
• Measurement techniques
• Emulsions as delivery systems
• Vesicles as delivery systems
• Silicones
• And more!

Contents

Basics of Skin Penetration

1. Optimizing Skin Delivery
2. Avoiding Transdermal Cosmetic Delivery
3. Pathways for Skin Penetration
4. Delivering on Antiaging Potential

Skin Lipids

5. Building a Better Barrier from the Inside Out
6. Topical Formulations Conforming to the Structure of the Skin
7. Applications of Essential Fatty Acids in Skin Care, Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals
8. Oleic Acid-induced Skin Penetration Effects of a Lamellar Delivery System

Skin Barrier Maintenance and Repair

9. Comparing Methods to Measure Skin Integrity In Vitro
10. Correlating Transepidermal Water Loss and Percutaneous Absorption: An Overview
11. Barrier Creams (Skin Protective Creams)
12. Skin Barrier Function: Effects of Moisturizers
13. Properties of a Pseudoceramide Multi-Lamellar Emulsion In Vitro and In Vivo

Skin Delivery: Measurement Techniques

14. Role of Skin Absorption in Cosmetic Development
15. Dermatopharmacokinetics for Assessing Bioequivalence of Topically Applied Products in Human Skin
16. Advanced Methods Measure Skin Penetrants at the Parts-Per-Billion Level
17. AMS Revolutionizes Absorption and Metabolism Studies
18. Testing for Penetration of the Skin Barrier

Future Developments in Skin Delivery

19. Emerging Technologies and the Future of Cosmetic Science
20. Using Tissue Engineered Skin to Evaluate the Irritation Potential of Skin Care Products
21. A Technical Perspective on Skin Delivery Systems for Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Applications: Looking Towards the Future

Delivery Systems

Emulsions as Skin Delivery Systems

22. Formulating Cosmetic Emulsions: A Beginner’s Guide
23. Relative Performance Testing of Formulations: Emollients
24. Relative Performance Testing of Formulations: Emulsifiers
25. Formulating for Efficacy
26. Liquid Crystals and Emulsions: A Wonderful Marriage
27. New Membrane Emulsification Technologies for Production of Micro- and Nanoemulsions
28. Rationalizing and Producing Nanoemulsions for Personal Care

Vesicles as Skin Delivery Systems

29. Skin Delivery from Lipid Vesicles
30. Delivery Review - Looking at Liposomes
31. Penetration and Metabolism of Isoflavones in Human Skin
32. Spontaneous Formation of Liposomes from Lamellar Liquid Crystals
33. New Liposome Gels by Self Organization of Vesicles and Intelligent Polymers
34. Silicone-Based Vesicle Delivery Systems
35. Liposome Stability via Multi-Walled Delivery Systems
36. Charged Vesicles for Delivering Actives in Surfactant-based Formulations

Encapsulation as a Means to Enhance Skin Delivery

37. Encapsulation Technologies: Tailored Solutions for Delivery
38. A Triply Stabilized System to Improve Retinol Stability
39. Modified Mica as a Vehicle for Unstable or Irritating Ingredients
40. Nanotechnology Enhances Bio-Adhesion and Release After Rinse-Off
41. Comparision Among Assorted Drying Processes for Encapsulation of Flavors
42. Spray Drying: An In-Depth Look at the Steps in Spray Drying and the Different Options Available to Flavorists
43. Evaluating Encapsulation Economics

Alternative Skin Delivery Systems

44. The Wipe: A Carrier of Skin Benefits
45. Topical Aerosol Foam Formulations
46. Foam: The Future of Effective Cosmeceuticals
47. Using Iontophoresis to Enhance Cosmetics Delivery
48. A Systematic Approach to Cosmetic Patch Development
49. Inviting Aromas: Delivery Systems in the Growing Home Air Care Market
50. Fabric Care: Distribution of Aroma Chemicals on Textile Fibers
51. Textile Materials with Fixed Cyclodextrins as a Fragrance
52. Skin Delivery of Active Ingredients from Fabrics

Special Chemistry in Delivery Systems

Emulsions as Skin Delivery Systems

53. Cyclodextrins in Skin Delivery
54. Cosmetic Textiles—A New Functionality of Clothes

Silicones

55. Silicone Technologies as Delivery Systems via Physical Associations
56. Controlled Release of Active Ingredients from Cross-Linked Silicones
57. Silicones Bring Multifunctional Performance to Sun Care

Solvents, Surfactants and Polymers

58. Improved Delivery and Efficacy with Dimethyl Isosorbide
59. A Hydrophobically Modified Inulin Surfactant for Preparing and Stabilizing Nanoemulsions
60. Dendrimers That Deliver
61. In Closing: Using Polymers as a Delivery System

Index

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