As a bonus, the natural oils of the fruit are good for your skin and provide a refreshing alternative to over-the-counter facial products.

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Cotton has already lost out to synthetics in diapers, food service napkins, feminine hygiene products and facial wipes.

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As Google has said for several years, we won't add facial recognition features to our products without having strong privacy protections in place.

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Instead, Bluebubblelab allows companies to measure consumer reaction by analyzing their facial expressions while they test products, watch TV series or commercials at their own homes or anywhere else.

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Picard and her colleague Rana el Kaliouby are commercializing these technologies through a company called Affectiva, which might revolutionize market research by unobtrusively measuring facial expressions, skin conductance and heart rate in subjects responding to new products.

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Interconsumer Products is a Kenyan persona care and beauty products company, which manufactures everything from baby lotions to powder, Shampoos, Hair gels, body and facial creams and relaxers.

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