JOURNAL OF JAPANESE COSMETIC SCIENCE SOCIETY
Online ISSN : 2188-0719
Print ISSN : 1880-2532
ISSN-L : 1880-2532
Volume 39, Issue 4
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Lecture
  • Makiko FUJII
    2015 Volume 39 Issue 4 Pages 261-264
    Published: December 31, 2015
    Released on J-STAGE: January 17, 2017
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    The 40 years history of Japanese cosmetic and Japanese Cosmetic Science Society was summarized. There were some problems in safety of cosmetics so that 11 scientists in closely related areas of cosmetic founded the society. The cosmetics were improved in both safety and efficacy through progress of biology, evaluation methods and so on in 40 years. However, the hurdles of safety and efficacy become higher and higher, it is hard to clear them. Our mission is further progress in cosmetic science through discussion about the direction of cosmetic as well as new researches.

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Symposium I
  • Takemi YOSHIDA
    2015 Volume 39 Issue 4 Pages 265-274
    Published: December 31, 2015
    Released on J-STAGE: January 17, 2017
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    Human has utilized various compounds and metals originated from plant kingdom and mineral resources and produced pharmaceuticals and cosmetics including Chinese medicine. The Edo era was likely to be the beginning of quality management and regulation on pharmaceuticals and chemical substances, and thereafter such regulation has been continued to date by adjusting scientific advancement according to the change of era. In this review, I would like to report and discuss regulation and safety evaluation of cosmetics, come in scientific concept of drugs and toxic compounds, requirement for scientific basis on drug efficacy, health hazard produced by drugs, quasi-drugs and cosmetics such as chronic lead-poisoning, allergic reaction and depigmentation, regulation and management happened and enforced. In addition, prospectives will be paid on the roles of drug metabolizing enzymes presented in the skin of human and animals, many practices of regulations and standards from manufacturing process to marketing, construction and development of alternative testing methods for safety evaluation of cosmetics on the basis of scientific and technological advancement.

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  • Masako NAGANUMA
    2015 Volume 39 Issue 4 Pages 275-285
    Published: December 31, 2015
    Released on J-STAGE: January 17, 2017
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    About 40 years have passed since scientific research on the effectiveness of cosmetics began in the 1960s. Research targets have gone from the surface of the skin to the dermis, recently even to the subcutaneous tissue. Investigated skin damages have covered over dry skin, sunburn, age spots, wrinkles and sagging. In 2000s, it has been proved that cosmetics are able to improve not only skin damages but also QOL (Quality of Life). These advances needed evaluating systems of effectiveness on skin or mind. I summarized the history of the efficacy study of cosmetics from a scientific paper.

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Symposium II
  • Michiko YAMAMOTO
    2015 Volume 39 Issue 4 Pages 286-292
    Published: December 31, 2015
    Released on J-STAGE: January 17, 2017
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    The risks of food additives, medical products, chemicals among others have come to be recognized, as national awareness about health issues grows. Organizations and companies are responsible for providing useful information about the risk/benefit of products including their policy and service. A great health hazard could take place when companies fail to fulfill such responsibilities, and consumers will consequently suffer economic and social damage. To avoid such occasions, clear information about the risk and benefit must be given to consumers. In Japanese the word “communication” is not properly understood and usually interpreted as conversations. In contrast, risk communication is where organizations and companies provide and share transparent information with other stakeholders including consumers to enable information exchange and feedbacks. Risk communication is generally accepted as one of the three key components, along with risk assessment and risk management, in the process of risk analysis in the fields of chemical and environmental problems. The principles of risk communication put importance on sharing information on the risk among all relevant parties, not limiting to experts, so that consumers can make their own decision about the health risk and safety. How the risk/benefit varies depending on the field and product. A risk management plan on the medical products has been recently implemented. Here, I would like to discuss the way of the risk/benefit communication while taking the medical products as an example.

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