CELEBRATING
In this anniversary year, NYSCC will be celebrating
70 years of cosmetic science leadership while
recognizing decades of inspiration, innovation and
game changing ingredients and formulations that
have become synonymous with its main event,
Suppliers’ Day!

Journal of Cosmetic Science
The Official Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists
Volume 75 No. 1 |January/February 2024
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Effect of Bee Pollen on a Human Skin Keratinocyte Cell Line, PHK16-0b, Exposed to Ultraviolet B
Radiation
Ariuntsetesg Khurelchuluun, Tetsuro Morikawa, Osamu Uehara, Durga Paudel, Mashu Sakata, Hiroshi
Shibata, Koki Yoshida, Hiroki Nagayasu and Yoshihiro Abiko |pp. 1–10
Make-up Remover Optimization: Unveiling the Power of Coffee Bean and Sunflower Oils in
Cosmetics
Rama Juha, Reyyan Yakti, Fatma İrem Şahin and Nil Acaralı |pp. 11–20
Minoxidil Combined with Microneedles as an Alternative Strategy for Hair Regeneration in a
Patient with Tricho-rhino-phalangeal Syndrome
Shu Zhang and Wei Li |pp. 21–26
Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Diclofenac Sodium-Loaded Gels for Sustained
Release
Fatima Zohra Badaoui, Nour el Houda Benmecheri, Malak Bouras, Sofia Cherifi and Djallel Bouzid |pp.
27–36
The Fallacy of Hyaluronic Acid Binding a Thousand Times Its Weight in Water
Michael C. Pirrung and Scott Borchers |pp. 37–48
A Combination of Compounds with Retinol-Boosting Activity as Skin Aging Treatment
Alfredo Martínez-Gutiérrez, Eloy Pena-Rodríguez, Susana Gómez-Escalante, Neus Calbet-Llopart and
Mari Carmen González |pp. 49–61