FEATURE ARTICLES

Humans are tribal, and as such have a tendency to align themselves to a set of ideals and connect with other similarly minded people. As part of a tribe, people will seek to ensure as many aspects of their life conform to their particular ideals, shaping the world around them.

The 39th Annual NYSCC Suppliers’ Day will be the anchor of a Beauty Week in New York that will bring the entire industry together and provide unparalleled innovations and opportunities for the beauty and personal care industry.

Launched by cosmetic glitter supplier Ronald Britton, the new Bioglitter brand is the first legally compliant, naturally degradable glitter, to hit the market. It will give new options to formulators of glitter cosmetics, offering an eco-friendly product that will help tackle the problems of microplastic pollution in the environment.

Article 3 of EU Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (‘the Regulation’)1 states that: “a cosmetic product made available on the market shall be safe for human health when used under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use”.

Excessive sebum production can give rise to oily skin, shiny appearance, enlarged pores and favour the development of acne lesions. The care of acne-prone skin involves the use of harsh molecules, wash out and multi-step products that irritate the skin and limit user compliance.

Skin ageing is a multifactorial process that involves outdoor and indoor environmental factors. Outdoor stress factors, such as UV radiation and air pollution, have been already recognised for their role in accelerating skin ageing. The role of indoor factors has not been well highlighted yet.

Several key changes have occurred in the personal care industry over the last twenty years. Firstly, there are fewer chemists working on the development of new formulations, due in part to consolidation and downsizing of the industry. Secondly, the lead time for new products has contracted. Thirdly, the regulatory requirements have expanded considerably. These changes have forced the formulator to work in a more efficient way, minimising the steps needed to commercialise a product.

The desire for natural cosmetics and personal care products has taken the industry into an exciting and challenging direction over the past few years. Indie brands and startups are now seen as proactive pioneers.

Because oily hair comes from a functional imbalance in the hair bulb, this needs to be corrected through targeted action on the production of oily substances, and also on the general protection of the hair.

The prolonged use of heat styling devices may lead to cumulative effects on the hair fibre. These involve various physical and chemical changes of hair cuticle and cortex structure that seem significantly linked to a gradual protein thermal denaturation after exposure to high temperatures

Marine organisms are rich sources of structurally diverse biologically active compounds with great cosmeceutical potential.1 Fucoidan – a complex polysaccharide naturally found in the cell walls of brown seaweeds – is a specialised compound rapidly growing in recognition for its unique cosmetic properties.

It is generally believed that life began in the sea. All known life in the universe probably developed in or around hydrothermal vents deep in the early Earth’s oceans. The vents provided all the needed energy to promote reactions in the sea’s chemical soup that sparked life billions of years ago.

Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi), will return to the Shanghai World EXPO Exhibition and Convention Center (SWEECC) from 19 – 21 March 2018.

The stabilisation of emulsions by particles typically referred to as Pickering emulsions is a thoroughly investigated alternative to the use of organic emulsifiers.

Consumers have high expectations towards sun care which is used for face, sports and kid-friendly products. There are a wide range of requirements, but all need to perform the vital aspect of protecting the potentially very dangerous effects of overexposure to UV rays.

The main part of a hair primarily consists of natural polymers: 90% of a hair’s dry weight compromises proteins (α-keratin). Keratins are rich in cysteine, an amino acid that is characterised by its sulphur content, which contributes to hair’s characteristic insolubility and resistance to enzymatic degradation

Skin tissue repair is an extremely complex physiological process involving multiple elements: circulating cells, damaged tissue cells, matrix components and soluble factors.

Classical vegetable extracts are powders or hydro-alcoholic solutions and must be diluted or stabilised before they can be used in final cosmetic products. On the other hand, oil-based extracts are very easy to formulate in emulsions or even in anhydrous products.

‘Green’ trends play an extremely important role in Natura-Tec’s efforts to build ecoawareness and stimulate growth towards a more sustainable lifestyle while ‘Blue’ ingredients emerge as the dominant future innovation in many industrial fields.

It has been well-publicised that the task of preserving cosmetic products has become more difficult due to the range of permitted chemicals reducing in recent years. However, one thing that has not changed is the importance of ensuring products are safe for use.