Archives for April 15, 2015

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Dispatches from in-cosmetics

Japan's Showa Denko on the lookout for EU partner

By Michelle Yeomans

As it moves to increase its’ focus on Europe’s markets, Japan-based Showa Denko is on the lookout for a partner to help it cater to Western consumers. 

Plucking hair in a specific pattern or density helps regenerate hair

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

It may not be the complete cure to hair loss so don’t go reaching for the tweezers just yet, but scientists have found that by plucking 200 hairs in a specific pattern and density, replacement hairs will grow six-times the original amount.