FEATURE ARTICLES

In the quest to slow down premature skin ageing and maintain a fresh look, consumers rely on vitamins known to provide specific benefits to the skin.

CITE Japan 2011 (the 5th Cosmetic Ingredients & Technology Exhibition Japan) was held at Pacific Yokohama (Exhibition Hall) over three days from 25-27 May. For this exhibition, the organiser was the Federation of Japanese Cosmetic Ingredients Associations rather than the Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Japan (SCCJ).

Events have always been recognised as an intrinsic part of the B2B marketing mix – and it is not hard to understand why. Visitors can spend just a few days out of the office and meet a huge number of companies offering solutions that, more often than not, meet their needs ten times over, writes Cathy Laporte, group marketing manager, in-cosmetics Asia.

The ASEAN Cosmetics Association is a cosmetic manufacturing association working on a voluntary basis for its industry members in Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Companies are committing to a reduction in their carbon footprint, and for good reason: it addresses environmental concerns and it makes good business sense. Without question, reducing the impact on the environment is the responsible thing to do. Employing a “carbon footprint reduction” policy, however, also leads to the inevitable concern of the economic impact. It costs money to “go green”.

Highly concentrated shea butter triterpene esters are shown to be promising new bioactives for protecting the skin against environmental stress conditions and reactive oxygen species.

Organisms are constantly exposed to different stressful agents, which have led them to develop adaptation methods to deal with adverse environmental conditions that cause acute or chronic stress.

During pregnancy, a woman’s body undergoes substantial physiological changes. From the metabolism, positioning of the pelvis, to hormonal levels; there are few areas unaltered by the process of pregnancy, as the body adapts firstly to nurturing the unborn baby, then preparing to give birth, and finally nourishing the newborn.

Baby and children’s sunscreens are one of the fastest growing sectors within the sun protection market with more and more launches targeted at this age group. In the second half of 2010, 9% of sun care launches were targeted at children (similar to the previous period), and 5% at babies and toddlers (a 2% increase on the previous period) Mintel GNPD.

Healthy baby skin is often the envy of adults and is observably distinct in appearance, texture, and feel from adult skin. Physiological differences between baby and adult skin leave baby skin more vulnerable to environmental and biological stressors.

We often hear the term “nutricosmetic” and how it is an important market trend. By definition, a nutricosmetic is effectively a formulation taken orally that offers cosmetic benefits such as improving the condition and health of skin or hair.

The 2011 in-cosmetics in Milan was very much a global exhibition, taking in exhibitors and visitors from a wide variety of countries and continents to illustrate the shape of the cosmetics industry.

Boots was established in 1849 as a herbal medicine shop in Nottingham. Today, as part of Alliance Boots, the company has become one of the most influential retailers and product distributors in the personal care industry.

As products move with market forces and consumer perceptions drive changes, so innovation increases in importance – dominating product development and driving creativity of personal care products.

The 2011 in-cosmetics in Milan was very much a global exhibition, taking in exhibitors and visitors from a wide variety of countries and continents to illustrate the shape of the cosmetics industry.

In all cultures, hair has been important and it is a symbol of personality and status of the individual. Nowadays, external image is very important and hair greatly influences the result.

Zemea1 bio-derived propanediol, manufactured by DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, can be used to replace petroleum based glycols such as propylene glycol (PG), butylene glycol (BG) or glycerin in cosmetic and personal care formulations.

New buzzwords are entering the market each day to catch the eye and ear of the consumer. After organic and ecological cosmetics we have been through different versions of natural cosmetics.

Tight competition within the skin care category has spurred on product development with many new skin care products at the forefront of technological and scientific advancement.

The decision of the ASEAN Cosmetic Association to host the inaugural Cosmetic Leaders Forum with the theme “Towards the ASEAN Economic Community” is indeed timely given the critical role of the private sector in driving ASEAN economic integration.