Anti-Aging Formulations: Master Peptides, Testing, and Claims

Select, use & showcase your cosmetic actives (peptides, resveratrol, hyaluronate...) faster among the hundreds launched each year.

Karl Lintner will share important criteria to select the right active ingredients for the right claim. Using 8 real-life case studies (anti-aging, skin microbiome, blue light protection, moisturizing, anti-pollution...), he will help you ensure successful cosmetic claims and effects.

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  The following sections will be covered during this session:

• Module 02:

  What is an "active" ingredient?

  Everything in the formula is a potentially "active" ingredient. But which one leads to successful claims?

• Module 03:

  What can a well-used active bring both in terms of cosmetic effects and marketing claims?

  Karl will present 8 case studies on:

  • Moisturizing
  • Anti-aging
    - Treatment
    - Prevention
  • Anti-pollution
  • Blue light protection
  • Skin microbiome
  • Well-being
  • Hair care

• Module 04:

  Evidence-based cosmetics: old hat or new trend?

  • Cosmetic claims across the ages
  • Criteria for evidence-based cosmetics
• Module 05:

  Important criteria to select the right ingredient for the right claims:

  Exclusive checklist from Karl Lintner!

• Module 06:

  30 mins Q&A

  • Interact live/ask questions directly from the expert!
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Innovate with peptides to achieve high performance cosmetic claims (anti-aging, whitening, slimming…) in today’s skin-, hair-, and body-care formulations...

Leading expert in peptides, Karl Lintner will help you fully capitalize on the benefits of peptides by sharing vital selection criteria, formulation do’s & don'ts, efficacy assessment protocols & tests…

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  Introduction

  • Why peptides continue to be attractive to cosmetic formulators?
  • How do they work? What do/can they do on skin and hair?
• Module 02:

  How to choose the right peptide from the existing offering on the market?

• Module 03:

  How to best innovate with existing peptides? Formulations do’s and don’ts – Check for:

  • Stability of peptides
  • Skin penetration: Possible? Allowed? Necessary?
  • Analysis of peptides in formulations
  • Compatibilities with other ingredients
• Module 04:

  How to test/confirm the claimed/hoped for activities? In vitro / In vivo (clinical)

• Module 05:

  Q&A session (30 Minutes) – ask your questions directly to the expert Karl!

Create acceptable cosmetic claims by finding the right tests leading to simple & visual scientific evidence that is easy to understand by today's consumers in this digital era.

Anne Charpentier (25+ years' experience in cosmetics assessment) will:

• Provide a comprehensive and independent overview of the current anti-aging assessment methods and devices.
• Share guidelines for efficient protocol designing.
• Help you develop simplified test results to acceptable cosmetic claims.

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  Introduction:

  • Testing needs
  • Regulation approach (FR, EU)
  • Protocol design and best practices (on human testing)
• Module 02:

  Create acceptable cosmetic claims: List of claims concerned.

  • What test methods (principles, instrumentation, type of results, etc.)?
  • What devices manufacturers and where to find them?
  • How to generate simple & visual test results for marketing use?

• Module 03:

  Innovations in anti-aging assessment

  • Anti-pollution
  • Guidelines and skills