The most distinct trend among the recent trends in cosmetics research and development is to completely exclude the possibility of controversy over harmful effects from the product planning stage. These efforts are greatly welcomed by consumers these days who care about their health and safety as well as the environment. In the case of UV-protection cosmetics, which are popular among the entire nation, there is a growing movement to exclude some organic sunscreens that adversely affects the skin and marine ecosystem. Furthermore, the sun care products consisting of inorganic UV protection agents are being released one after another. Recently, interest in non-nano inorganic sunscreens, which can replace nano-sized inorganic sunscreens, which is regulated by some countries, is also heating up.
However, the reality is that titanium oxide in nano scale has a strong UV protection function, making it difficult to exclude it from prescription.
EastHill Co., Ltd., a company specializing in developing cosmetics materials, has succeeded in developing innovative materials called "MITI ED" that can solve such problems.
"MITI ED" is a non-nano UV protection functional substance that uses "Mecano-Fusion Method" to strongly combine nano-sized titanium oxide with excellent UV protection function in macro-sized mica with excellent transparency and activity. This material is not only free from nano-issues caused by complexity, but also can be easily dispersed within the formulation by evenly integrating the highly cohesive nanoparticles into the plate-shaped mica, and the UV protection index can also be improved.
The image on the cover is a micro and nanometer-class image of 'MITI ED' taken with a photoelectron fusion microscope. The original microscope photos can be viewed in up to 200,000 to 300,000x 2D images (1280x960) through the Art in Science section on pages 36 and 37.
The microscope image used on the cover is provided by a modulesci (representative Jo Bok Rae). The company's first "Photovoltaic Fusion Microscope" (CLEM) is a state-of-the-art microscope that combines optical and fluorescent microscope (LM/FM) using visible light, which is evaluated to solve various problems that can arise from moving samples.