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International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Published on behalf of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists and the Société Française de Cosmétologie

Edited by:
Anthony Rawlings

Bridging the gap between fundamental and applied cosmetic science & dermatology, bringing readers high quality interdisciplinary research in the development of skin & hair care ingredients & formulations.

• Articles are abstracted in BIOSIS; Chemical Abstracts; Excerpta Medica / Embase; Kosmet; International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
• Publishes original refereed papers, review papers and correspondence in the fields of skin and cosmetic research
• International and expanding readership of practising cosmetic scientists and dermatologists, as well as specialists in more diverse disciplines that are developing new products which contact the skin

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Publication Prize 2008!
The IJCS Publication Prize was instituted in 1969. It is awarded for the best scientific paper to be submitted for publication in the Society's journal in each calendar year. Until 1978, this applied to those published in the British editions of the Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists. Since 1979, it applies to those appearing in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science. The prize attracts an honorarium of £500.

For the year 2008 the following paper won the award:

International Journal of Cosmetic Science
Volume 30, Issue 6, Page 435-442, Dec 2008

Increased basal transepidermal water loss leads to elevation of some but not all stratum corneum proteases
R Voegeli, AV Rawlings, S Doppler & T Schreier
DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, Branch Pentapharm, Engelgasse 109, 4002 Basel Switzerland.

Congratulations to Dr Voegeli & his colleagues

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Please click the links below to view free International Journal of Cosmetic Science articles:

Cellulite and its treatment
A. V. Rawlings

Expression and function of neurotrophins and their receptors in human melanocytes
A. Marconi, M. C. Panza, M. Bonnet-Duquennoy, K.Lazou, R. Kurfurst, F. Truzzi, R. Lotti, G. De Santis, M. Dumas, F. Bonté and C. Pincelli

Increasing quality of life by improving the quality of skin in patients with atopic dermatitis
K. Halvarsson and M. Lodén

Nail biology and nail science
D. A. R. de Berker, J. André and R. Baran

Impact of shaving and anti-perspirant use on the axillary vault
G. A. Turner, A. E. Moore, V. P. J. Marti, S. E. Paterson and A. G. James