Scientists studying the cloudy emulsions produced by anise-flavored liquors such as Ouzo have discovered new molecular insights into their formation, findings that could lead to the design of better commercial emulsions used in making pharmaceuticals, food products, cosmetics and other materials.

From at least Bass Ale’s red triangle—advertised as “the first registered trademark”—commodity brands have exerted a powerful hold over modern Western society. Marketers and critics alike have assumed that branding began in the West with the Industrial Revolution.

Botox and Botox Cosmetics safety reviews have linked this beauty procedure to respiratory failure and death, following treatment of a variety of conditions using a wide range of doses.

Find out which products made Samantha Chang's list of the best (and worst!) beauty products.

Higher sales and benefits from a restructuring program initiated last year helped Revlon Inc. to narrow its third-quarter loss.

A plant-like micro-organism mostly found in oceans could make the manufacture of products, from iridescent cosmetics, paints and fabrics to credit card holograms, cheaper and ‘greener’.

In the timeless quest for healthier, younger looking skin, scientists from the University of Cincinnati and Tokyo Medical University have made an important discovery toward manipulating skin tone and color.

The multi-billion-dollar global cosmetics and skin-care-product industry sometimes is beset by a me-too mindset in which research and development focuses on matching the competition rather than applying sound science to improve products, a scientist told the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society.

Store shelves hold aisles of attractively packaged lipsticks, shampoos, toothpastes and other personal care products.

Researchers from Universite Laval's Faculty of Medicine have discovered that a compound commonly used in many antiwrinkle products causes a pathological reaction in skin cells. Guillaume Morissette, Lucie Germain, and Franзois Marceau present their conclusions about the mode of action of this substance-called DMAE-in the latest edition of the British Journal of Dermatology