Journal of Cosmetic Science
The Official Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists
Volume 75 No. 5 |September/October 2024
Sustainability, a Timely Subject for Consideration at the 75th
Anniversary of the Journal of Cosmetic Science
REVIEW ARTICLES
Editorial: The Current State of Sustainable Practices in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
Robert Y. Lochhead |pp. 330–338
The Aging Skin Barrier
Randall Wickett, Martha Tate |pp. 339–352
The Use of Sensitive Skin Panels to Substantiate Cosmetic Claims
L. Misery |pp. 353–361
The Vicious Cycle of Biopsychosocial Desperation for Sensitive Skin Sufferers
Miranda A. Farage |pp. 362–377
Interactions of Cosmetic Ingredients With Human Stratum Corneum
K. P. Ananthapadmanabhan |pp. 378–407
AI-Guided Personalized Skin Care and Custom Routines
Leslie Baumann |pp. 408–422
Sustainable Hair
Trefor Evans |pp. 423–446
Delivering Sustainable Solutions to Improve Wellbeing
Albert Soley, M. Carmen Lidón-Moya, Carole Lepilleur, Denise Wade Rafferty, Mathilde Allegre, Sylesh
Venkataraman |pp. 447–482
The Evolution of Cosmetic Preservation and the Microbiological Challenges Posed by
Sustainability
Donald S. Orth |pp. 483–523
The Role of Personal Scent
Paolo U. Giacomoni, Vincenzo P.M. Rialdi |pp. 524–528
INCI Nomenclature -International Harmony
Joanne Nikitakis |pp. 529–531

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*Address all correspondence to Robert Lochhead, robert.y.lochhead@gmail.com.
EDITORIAL: The Current State of Sustainable Practices in
Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
ROBERT Y. LOCHHEAD
School of Polymers &High Performance Materials, The University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
Accepted for publication on November 2, 2024.
Sustainability has emerged as one of the most pressing global trends in the Cosmetics and
Personal Care Products industry. Across this sector, the adoption of sustainable practices
reflects a growing recognition of the need to align product development, manufacturing,
and consumption with principles that respect both environmental boundaries and social
responsibility.
In this context, sustainability in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products can be explored
through three interconnected dimensions: (i) sustainability at the personal level, (ii)
sustainability at the community level, and (iii) environmental/global sustainability. Each
of these levels offers unique challenges and opportunities for creating meaningful, long-
lasting impacts.
At the personal level, the focus is on consumers making informed choices about products
that align with their health, wellness, and ethical values. This includes hygiene, clean
beauty, cruelty-free certifications, and transparency in ingredient sourcing. At the
community level, the emphasis shifts to ethical labor practices, fair trade, and initiatives
that promote social equity, ensuring that communities involved in raw material production
and manufacturing benefit from sustainable practices. At the environmental and global
level, attention centers on minimizing the ecological footprint of Cosmetics and Personal
Care Products, encompassing innovations such as responsible sourcing, ingredients that can
be safely discarded into the environment, and the reduction of greenhouse gas and ocean-
acidifying emissions in supply chains and distribution networks.
This first part of this special issue, dealing with personal and community sustainability,
will be published in 2024 and the second part, dealing with environmental global
sustainability, will be published in 2025.
For this special issue, I invited leading experts in these domains to contribute review
articles that highlight the current state of sustainable practices within their respective
areas of expertise. Their insights provide an overview of the progress, challenges, and