part Part I. ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL CARE AND DECORATIVE COSMETICS -- chapter 1 Review of Skin Structure and Function with Special Focus on Stratum Corneum Lipid -- chapter 2 Color Measurement Techniques -- chapter 3 Noninvasive Techniques to Measure Cutaneous Effects of Skin Care Products -- chapter 4 Using Consumer Research in the Development and Restaging of Personal Care Products -- part Part II. FUNDAMENTALS OF PERSONAL CARE AND DECORATIVE COSMETICS -- chapter 5 Pigment Dispersions -- chapter 6 Contribution of Surfactants to Personal Care Products -- chapter 7 Cleaner/Conditioner Systems: Surface Chemical Aspects -- chapter 8 Emulsions and Their Behavior -- chapter 9 Role of Surfactant Micelle Charge in Protein Denaturation and Surfactant-Induced Skin Irritation -- chapter 10 Skin Lipid Structure: Insights into Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Driving Forces for Self-Assembly Using IR Spectroscopy -- chapter 11 Cosmetoceuticals in Modified Microemulsions -- part Part III. SURFACTANTS IN FINISHED PRODUCTS -- chapter 12 Surfactants in Lip Products -- chapter 13 Surfactants in Liquid Foundation -- chapter 14 Surfactants for Nail Care -- chapter 15 Sunscreens -- part Part IV. SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR PIGMENTED PRODUCTS -- chapter 16 Formulating with Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) -- chapter 17 Hydrocarbons in Pigmented Products -- chapter 18 Meadowestolide and Meadowlactone: Unique Materials for Skin Care and Pigmented Products -- chapter 19 Polyesters in Pigmented Products -- chapter 20 Alkyl Dimethicone in Pigmented Products -- chapter 21 Esters in Pigmented Products -- chapter 22 Hydrolysis-Resistant Esters -- chapter 23 Branched Esters as Oil Phases in Pigmented Products.