Abstract: Personal care compositions and, particularly, personal care compositions for depigmenting keratin materials are disclosed herein. The personal care compositions typically include tranexamic acid and mandelic acid, wherein the personal care composition has a weight ratio of tranexamic acid to mandelic acid of from about 1:6 to about 1:17.

Abstract: Solid cleansing compositions and methods for treating, decreasing, reducing, or preventing hyperpigmentation of skin, and/or methods for regulating melanin in or on skin are provided. The solid cleansing composition may include a delivery vehicle and one or more whitening agents. The whitening agents may include one or more of kojic acid, phenylethyl resorcinol, or combinations thereof. The whitening agents may be configured to regulate melanin in or on skin, and the delivery vehicle may be configured to stabilize the one or more whitening agents.

Abstract: Described herein are personal care compositions comprising a complex comprising a plurality of short chain fatty acids; along with methods of making and using same.

Abstract: Described herein are personal care compositions comprising a complex comprising a plurality of short chain fatty acids; along with methods of making and using same.

Abstract: Described herein are personal care compositions comprising a complex comprising a plurality of short chain fatty acids; along with methods of making and using same.

Abstract: The subject invention provides methods and means to detect incidents of accidental or intentional release of chemical and biological toxins into the environment by measuring cellular stress-induced proteins in eukaryotic cells exposed to environmental samples suspected of containing chemical or biological toxins using a highly sensitive on-chip surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-linked immunosensors assay allowing robust, fast, and reliable in-the-field global sensing of environmental threats in resource-limited settings.

Abstract: The subject invention provides methods and means to detect incidents of accidental or intentional release of chemical and biological toxins into the environment by measuring cellular stress-induced proteins in eukaryotic cells exposed to environmental samples suspected of containing chemical or biological toxins using a highly sensitive on-chip surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-linked immunosensors assay allowing robust, fast, and reliable in-the-field global sensing of environmental threats in resource-limited settings.