RECENT FEATURE ARTICLES
Regulation of hand sanitisers in the EU and US
Find out the latest status of sanitiser regulations in two key markets from Martin Perry of ADSL.- Feature
Asia Focus: a wealth of innovation and opportunity
How are trends and technologies developing in the vast, diverse and influential continent?- Feature
Pause and reset: Culture shifts in the pandemic
2020 has transformed day-to-day life, but how can we make sense of the cultural changes?- Feature
Interview:Gino Macalino, NYSCC Chair & Estée Lauder Innovation Manager
We discuss topics from contract manufacturing to pandemic colour cosmetics with Gino.- Feature
Next generation thinking for the ‘new normal’
The beauty industry is at the heart of the British economy. In 2018, UK consumers invested £27.2 billion in beauty products and services.- Feature
Antiviral claims as a ‘new anti-pollution
Anti-pollution has been one of the major success stories in skin care over the past five years.- Feature
Multidimensional skin protection
With increasing urbanisation, the potentially negative effects of air pollution on the skin have moved into consumers’ focus.- Feature
Ingredient focus: suncare products
Sunscreens are one of the most important products within the personal care sector. Their role in protecting skin from the sun’s harmful rays saves lives across the world, while also contributing to the rise of antiageing and skin lightening products.- Feature
Status of the suncare products market
Sun care products, once thought as musthave in summers around the globe, may have taken a beating in 2020, considering the shifting preference toward needs rather than wants.- Feature
Designing safety & claim support studies
Nothing makes an R&D director happier than providing a validated sound scientific dossier to his/her marketing team on a technology or formulation that has gone through months, if not years, of development.- Feature
Formulating for mildness by using the right preservation
The modern way of preserving a product means making a product unattractive for germs but highly attractive for consumers without any irritation.- Feature
Maintaining skin health in the age of COVID-19
In the era of COVID-19, hygienic practices for self-protection and limiting the spread of disease are currently the best defense against the pandemic- Feature
Suncare film-formers: functional formulation
Today’s formulator is faced with the development of products that not only need to provide specific consumer attributes but many times impose requirements of ‘free from’ claims. It is not unusual to have be more creative to achieve the claims.- Feature
Ingredients to create natural-looking hair styles
Hair styling products have the ability to dramatically alter a person’s look. Perhaps the epitome of this was the trend for oversized hair for both men and women during the 1980s. Since then, things have moved towards a more natural look.- Feature
Natural hair styling gel with xanthan gum
Hair can never look good if it is not styled well. But it is not enough to create a great style – you have to keep it looking good. Styling gels therefore play a huge role in personal hair care and have become a mainstay of the hair care market.- Feature
Global megatrends to impact the chemical industry
Over the next 20 years, the chemicals and materials industries will face fundamental changes, forcing them to adopt new skills and develop new goals.- Feature
Zinc oxide for a positive reef impact
Coral reefs make up some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Over half a billion people benefit from coral reefs as a source of food supply, as coastal barrier for habitat and agriculture, and through tourism. 1- Feature
Revolutionary Disruptors and accelerating trends
The New York Society of Cosmetics Chemists (NYSCC) launched Suppliers’ Day ‘At Home Live Week Of Beauty’ featuring education, engagement, new products, awards and more for the beauty and personal care industry.- Feature
Taking a regenerative approach to hair growth
Hair loss is an issue that relates to both men and women of all ages.- Feature
Natural molecules to fight Asian hair exposome
Various hair treatments and environmental factors such as ultraviolet and pollution induce hair shaft damage. All these parameters refer to exposome.- Feature
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