Beauty

Yes, you can eat your dessert and beauty benefits, too!

The FTC announced today that L’Oréal USA has agreed to settle charges over advertisements for Lancôme Génifique and L’Oréal Paris Youth Code skincare products.

An extract of French maritime pine bark shows promise in a human study.

Collagen might best benefit the skin through oral supplementation.

To supplement or not to supplement? Where the science now stands on calcium and cardiovascular risk.

And for those in developing countries, it may be a soap alternative all by itself.

“In simple words: The participants looked considerably younger after the treatment,” said Stephan Hausmanns, PhD, Gelita’s vice president, health and nutrition.

The California-based company will market Nippi's collagen peptides in the United States.

SymBronze 1659 lends skin the look of a healthy, natural looking tan.

The particular fats and antioxidants in coconut oil show promise against a pediatric skin condition.

Gelita's new study shows benefits with collagen peptides for middle-aged women.

Porridge has opportunity for healthy growth and product differentiation.

The company aims for 100% "sustainably grown" certification.

Natural product companies talk ingredient choices.

Dairy and drinks will drive beauty more mainstream.

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is perhaps best known for its tart taste and penchant for staining clothes. In the past several years, however, the flowering fruit has taken on a different image. With much financial help from product marketer, and now ingredient supplier, POM Wonderful (Los Angeles), pomegranates are increasingly regarded as superfruits. Largely by its own doing, POM Wonderful can now report that “more people were introduced to pomegranate products last year than any year in history.”

The acquisition brings the company’s total number of pterostilbene-related patents to eight.

Primo-Antioxidant S was created for instant drink applications.

Key ingredients like buckwheat; vitamin C; an extract of guava, holy basil and lemon; and a vitamin B complex support the natural cellular rejuvenation process within all three layers of the skin.

Researchers test the theory in 30 breast cancer patients.

EFSA responds to a health claim application from collagen protein firm Gelita.

The company says Mitostime brown algae extract promotes the production of collagen.

Three botanical ingredients with promising results in cholesterol studies.

The supplement includes astaxanthin and CoQ10.

Japanese and Taiwan manufacturers now have access to water-soluble egg membrane ingredients.