Vol . 70 No . 1 January/February 2019 JOURNAL OF COSMETIC SCIENCE The Official Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Contents Page ORIGINAL ARTICLES Evaluating the Moisturizing Abilities and Sun Protection Factor of New Lip Balm Formulations Christoph Gfeller, George Hardie, Gilbert Shanga, and Harish Mahalingam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Protective Effects of Sacran, A Natural Polysaccharide, Against Adverse Effects on the Skin Induced by Tobacco Smoke Moeko Doi, Yuki Sagawa, Kyohei Sasano, Takumi Tanaka, Taeko Mizutani, Yuri Okano, and Hitoshi Masaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Comparing Surfactant Penetration into Human Skin and Resulting Skin Dryness Using In Vivo And Ex Vivo Methods Stephanie A. Ventura, Nicole McCardy, Ryan Thompson, Tina Allen, Amy Altemeier, Ken Wehmeyer, Rob Hinkle, Maiysha Jones, Rusty Spruell, Peter Stoffolano, Matthew A. Miller, Peter Styczynski, Robert Glenn, and Gerald B. Kasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Relationship Between Cosmetics Use, Self-Esteem, and Self-Perceived Attractiveness Among Lebanese Women Kassandra Fares, Souheil Hallit, Chadia Haddad, Marwan Akel, Tatiana Khachan, and Sahar Obeid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Innovation you can build on™ Performance Discover Effortless p High performance water-in-oil emulsifier p Easy to use, flowable format p Effective at low use levels p Cold processable p Able to create a wide variety of formulation sensories p Excellent emulsion stability, with no requirement for co-emulsifiers p Excellent compatibility with a wide number of oils and other typical cosmetic ingredients p 100% bio-based Applications: Can be used in a wide variety of applications, including skin care, sun care, baby care, hair care and colour cosmetics Cithrol TM PGTL Cithrol PGTL is a non-ionic water-in-oil emulsifier that offers outstanding efficiency and versatility. This high-performance system is 100% bio-based and a great alternative to traditional PEG based systems. Cithrol PGTL allows the formulator to unleash their creativity and create unexpected formulation sensories, whilst reducing environmental impact via formulating cold process. Visit us at www.crodapersonalcare.com North America marketing-usa@croda.com Europe, Middle East & Africa pc-europe@croda.com Latin America marketinglatam@croda.com Asia Pacific pc-asia@croda.com @crodaPC Croda Personal Care @croda_personal_care JOURNAL OF COSMETIC SCIENCE Vol. 70 No. 1 pp. 1–56