"I'm talking to you about a time that under 20s can't know." So begins a famous French song. Expanscience brilliantly reminds us of this. Indeed, this organization celebrates its 7O spring and we …
Radioactive beauty
Driven by scientific progress, the cosmetic industry, as in many other fields, has always rushed to use the progress to design new products. The radioactivity has not escaped. Back on this period and …
Les Cosmétolégumes®
As what we call “cosmetofood” is back in the spotlight, most of you must have never heard this rather odd term: “Cosmetolégumes” (“cosmetoveggies”). And yet, it refers to an interesting project which …
Boric acid and Bore derivatives
By following this link you will find an interesting development made by Laurence Coiffard and Céline Couteau on a particular ingredient, the boric acid. Long used in many preparations, it is one of …
“Volatile” oils in cosmetic formulas
The term “volatile oil” may sound a little odd, but it is probably the one that best designates a particular type of ingredients in formulation. Why odd? Because the notion of oil is rarely associated …
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Back to basics
It is customary to say that the best jams or soups are made in old jars. The adage can also be applied to areas other than jams! I gladly take the title of a recent article from Expression …