The personal care market in Indonesia is promising, but the surge of food and plastic waste, alongside the perception that international brands are better than local brands in terms of safety, efficacy, and/or quality have become the main issues that could hinder the growth of these manufacturing industries. Production of new skincare and/or bodycare products with a unique selling point (US…
The corneocytes hold a role in skin moisturizing due to Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF) possession. This hygroscopic component, mainly composed of free amino acids, is the result of filaggrin protein degradation and is proportionally produced as the skin gets moisturized. Moisturizer is thought to improve skin moisture through its ingredients. Previous research experimented with skin gene exp…