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Officials: Central Illinois day care worker has monkeypox

by Monica C. Smith

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois day care worker has developed monkeypox but it has not spread to others at the center, public health officials said Friday.

The worker at the unidentified day care in the village of Rantoul was in isolation and doing well, officials said. Screening of children, other workers and their close contacts was underway, The (Champaign) News-Gazette reported.

“We hope there are no kid cases,” said Julie Pryde, director of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. “But for all we know, the employee could have gotten it from a kid.”

The Rantoul case is Illinois’ first monkeypox case linked to a day care, Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman Lauri Sanders said. The monkeypox virus spreads through prolonged skin-to-skin contact.

The Campaign-Urbana Public Health District learned of the case Thursday. It’s the third monkeypox case so far in Champaign County.

The local agency has enough vaccine to administer to anyone connected to the day care center who wants it, Pryde said. She said the agency also has access to medication for monkeypox, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.

Rantoul is 110 miles (177 kilometers) south of Chicago.

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BASF Debuts CBD-Based Ingredient for Skin Care Products

by Monica C. Smith

German chemicals firm BASF recently announced the release of a new CBD-based ingredient in the US market for skin care formulas made from domestically grown industrial hemp. The company said its ComfortBD offering helps achieve a mattified complexation and can help alleviate red, irritated skin.

“Since the pandemic, consumers have shifted their preferences, looking for sustainable and efficient solutions, and CBD is the perfect candidate for this, as it’s a natural solution that provides relaxing and calming properties,” Nader Mahmoud, vice president, business management for BASF’s Personal Care business in North America, said in a company release. “Our Research & Development team has deep expertise with plant and botanical extracts. They found the exact synergy and combination to create an active ingredient extracted from L. Cannabis sativa soured and sustainably grown in the United States.”

ComfortBD ingredients, sold by BASF’s Care Chemicals division, do not impart a color or odor in products and have shown efficacy in in vitro and in vivo testing. The product has levels of CBD exceeding 80% and THC levels lower than 0.2%.

Earlier this summer, ingredients maker Kemin Industries announced the launch of its Luxiva line of hemp-based CBD distillates for the health and wellness industry.

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Aesthetician Bryce Anthony on Including Black Men in Beauty

by Monica C. Smith

Too often, the best beauty stories go Untold, solely based on a person’s skin color, religion, gender expression, disability, or socioeconomic status. Here, we’re passing the mic to some of the most ambitious and talented voices in the industry, so they can share, in their own words, the remarkable story of how they came to be — and how they’re using beauty to change the world for the better. Up next: Bryce Anthony, a New York City-based licensed aesthetician hoping to carve out space for other Black men in the skin-care industry.

My background was in fashion originally. When I was fresh out of college living in LA, my dream was to be a fashion designer, but that fizzled out really quickly. I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do in my life. I moved to New York, still trying to make it work, and I was successful at it — I did some great, amazing things — but after a while, things hit a standstill. It wasn’t really satisfying anymore.

If you would’ve told me five years ago that I’d be where I am, doing what I’m doing, I wouldn’t have believed you. I never saw myself doing the type of work that I’m doing now. But I feel like everything in my journey has led me to this moment. I had always been into skin care and self-care; I just never really considered making a career out of it, or even thought that it was possible for someone like myself. I feel like the beauty industry up until that point had mostly catered to women, so I just never felt like I was the target market.

Shortly after moving to New York, I made friends with a girl who worked for The Ordinary. This

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5Ws+1H: How It’s Done: Quality products imperative for skin care | News

by Monica C. Smith

The fall and summer months bring about changes in the season, as well as changes in human skin.

Brooklyn Garrison, an esthetician for the Skin Spa and Boutique, normally sees clients dealing with dry skin during cooler seasons, while the hotter months bring on more acne and skin prone to oiliness.

Garrison said that finding and keeping up with skin care products that match the person’s skin type is a good way to maintain skin care.

To help find that “perfect” product, she recommends setting up a consultation with an esthetician. Consults are for anyone dealing with a skin issue, such as sun spots, dryness, acne, oiliness, etc. She especially advises this for anyone who doesn’t know where to start, to help point the patron in the right direction.

For people wanting to be proactive with their skin care, cleansers for acne can be purchased, but users need to be wary of certain products. Some items, such as facial scrubbing cleansers, can do more harm than good. Garrison said facial scrubs can be too rough and potentially cause damage to the skin barrier, which will bring more inflammation to surface.

Due to the inflammation caused by acne, she said, calming products need to be incorporated to help keep irritation down. Garrison said the skin needs to be calmed first, then the person can start the rest of the skin care process.

During the summer season, Garrison said, individuals with oily and acne-prone skin need to be adamant about their care routines. Keeping faces washed and watching out for products that are thicker and oiler are also among the proactive methods that can be taken. For people who have more oily skin, facial blotting or oil-absorbing sheets can be helpful, she said.

No matter what kind skin type or issue

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5 ways skin care is transforming oral care

by Monica C. Smith
5-Aug-2022

‘Skinification’ has come to oral care. Cosmetics Business reveals how it is sinking into innovation

This article was originally published in the August issue of Cosmetics Business Trend Report

Textures like serums, ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and products dedicated for night time routines may be staples in the skin care category but they have now landed in oral care – in a big way.

And while the beauty market has seen the growing influence of skin care on other categories like make-up and hair care, it seems that the ‘skinification’ trend knows no bounds, impacting what was traditionally a commodity category in everything from product development to packaging and the language brands use.

Perhaps this is not such a surprising development. From a consumer perspective, the desire to treat your teeth with the same care as your face is already well established. “We’re living in an age where cosmetics dentistry such as invisible braces like Invisalign, veneers, professional whitening and bonding are all prevalent and spoken about in a truly normalised way,” says Fiona Glen, Head of Projects at The Red Tree. “The rise in popularity of these cosmetics procedures means that consumers are more familiar with investing in their dental hygiene and therefore leads the way for at-home treatments that compliment and prolong this. Consumers want fast, visible results and I expect to see new entrants to all of these markets.”

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Just as brands will enhance their innovations in line with the increasing care the consumers wish to bestow on their teeth and gums, so too will they be expected to deliver proof of performance – as they do in skin care. “Given the expectations of the ‘skintellectual’ consumer, I would expect better clinical trial information and communication of functionality and results to be presented,” says Emma

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