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Journal of Cosmetic Science
The Official Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists
Volume 75 No. 2 |March/April 2024
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
The Effects of Permanent Waving Treatment on Bleached Hair and the Factors of Damage
Chikara Yamauchi, Yasunori Okuma, Takayuki Togashi and Jiro Tanaka |pp. 62–77
Regulatory Perspectives of Quasi-Drugs in Japan: Transition of Regulations and Quasi-Drug Raw
Material Standards
Thanush D and M.P. Venkatesh |pp. 78–89
Effect of Ultramarine Blue Versus Black Iron Oxide and Zinc Oxide Versus Titanium Dioxide on
the Color of Loose Powder Foundations
Raihaanah Z. Safee, Madeline Martinez, Alayna M. Bouie, Kate E. DeRonne, Gabriella Baki |pp. 90–105
Pumpkin Seed Oil Protects Human Hair from Oxidative Damage. Studies on Infrared Transmitting
and Protein Loss Confirmed the Theory
Alireza Rahimlouy Aghdam, Farnaz Asadizadeh, Farnaz Monajjemzadeh and Sanaz Hamedeyazdan |
pp. 106–118
Efficacy of Ceramide-Containing Cream on Skin Pruritus in Elderly Inpatients: A Randomized, Self-
Controlled Trial
Zheng Kuai, Guilin Chang, Yangli Ye, Yunfei AI and Yu Hu |pp. 119–127
Improved Photostability and Skin Retention of Avobenzone Encapsulated in Compatible
Nanostructured Lipid Carriers
Isabelly Paula Sousa, Amanda Cecília Teodoro Landim, Bárbara Cristina Campos Ribeiro, Emilio Ramos
Cintra, Lorena Maione Silva, Thais Leite Nascimento, Eliana Martins Lima, Luís Antônio Dantas Silva and
Danielle Guimarães Almeida Diniz |pp. 128–145