FEATURE ARTICLES

Codif, which offers a range of active ingredients extracted from coastal plants and algae, will always have marine extracts at the heart of its business. Up until now, the philosophy of the company could be summed up in the words “Observe”, “Be inspired”, and “Reveal”.

Today, consumers prefer sunscreens with high protection values. Over the years, the best selling category shifted more and more to even higher SPF numbers. An SPF of 30 is now the standard, but there is also a significant segment in the area of SPF 50 and higher.

During the last few years, the market for hair colouring products has undergone high growth due to a larger choice of available colours and types of products. The manufacturers have succeeded in convincing consumers that hair colouring products are also body care products.

The process of synthesis, transport, secretion and maturation of epidermal lipids is a dynamic equilibrium ensuring homeostasis of the barrier function. The production of lamellar bodies, which release their lipid contents into the intercellular spaces, continuously regenerates the lipid cement of the stratum corneum and also responds to alterations that might damage it.

There is no question that the “green” trend is a global phenomenon. Everywhere you look products are competing to be “natural”, ”bio”, “organic” and “environmentally friendly”.

Time is precious, so the UK’s Society of Cosmetic Scientists (SCS) has put together a series of changes to its annual event, SCS Formulate, to help everyone visiting achieve all their objectives and to extract the best possible value from attending.

“Skin whitening”, “skin lightening”, “skin brightening” – these terms are used interchangeably1 when describing the claim for what is in effect a benefit of skin care products associated with attempting to arrest or reverse the effects of actinic light damage associated with time and sun exposure.

On this and following pages is the second part of a comprehensive presentation by Personal Care Asia Pacific on the chemistry of natural dyes.

On this and following pages is the second part of a comprehensive presentation by Personal Care Asia Pacific on the chemistry of natural dyes.

The interest surrounding “green” continues, whether it involves reducing food miles, recycling packaging, sharing cars or turning to all things natural. Many people are caught up in the whirlwind of going green.

White biotechnology has been used for millennia for the preparation of bread and alcoholic drinks. Sumerians had mastered alcoholic fermentation, for the manufacture of beer, 4,000 years AD. Nowadays, white biotechnology is used for several applications.

Today’s consumer has very sophisticated if not contradictory attitudes when it comes to the selection of cosmetic products. On one hand, the consumer will neither accept products that are not formulated to minimise the impact on the environment.

Two trends that continue to gain momentum in the personal care and household care markets are:

•The move to incorporating more biodegradable ingredients into new and existing formulations. •The move to more concentrated products.

The in-cosmetics Asia Conference in 2009 (Singapore, 14 October) will be focusing on the largest and fastest growing personal care market segment in Asia: skin whitening.

Flavonoids are naturally occurring compounds, widely distributed in fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, flowers and beverages such as tea and red wine. They are polyphenolic molecules, diverse in chemical structure and biochemical properties.

Novel data, presented in this article, will assist colour cosmetic formulators in having an informed choice of white base ingredients for a desired performance benefit in final lipstick formulations.

In order to ensure safety, highly important in the case of women’s stretch mark treatment, a silicium derivative (methylsilanol hydroxyproline aspartate, MHA, Hydroxyprolisilane C N) was tested with the bacterial reverse mutation assay.

Synthesis of aroma chemicals (= aroma molecules) on an industrial scale dates back to the middle of the 19th Century with the introduction of inter alia methyl salicylate (1859), benzaldehyde (1870), vanillin (1874) and coumarin (1878).

This article examines a novel linear silicone copolymer which represents a significant advance in formulation enhancement and flexibility.

Seppic has made significant strides forward in the fight against ageing through development of two active ingredients named TimeCode and SurviCode.