RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

India’s Galaxy Surfactants has launched Galsoft SLL (INCI: Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate), a condensation product of lactic acid and lauric acid that it describes as a “100% natural offering for the personal care industry”

Kelco-Care diutan gum won a Innovation Zone Award silver award om the Functional Ingredients category at In-Cosmetics Korea in Seoul. The product was commended for its “excellence in covering a wider pH range at low use levels”

Cargill Beauty has revealed that it is adding sustainable cocoa butter to its portfolio of nature-derived ingredients. This is sourced exclusively from Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire using Cargill’s direct network

Solvay has unveiled what it called “the complete routine for textured hair, featuring ten products formulated to help textured hair consumers cleanse, moisturise and style their hair with products made specifically for them”

Barcelona-based niche fragrance brand Carner has launched a new collection of four hair perfumes that it says was “inspired by Mediterranean seaside memories”

Israeli start-up Synergio has launched BiomEco, a range of broad-spectrum, entirely botanically-based antimicrobial components that can target specified microorganisms at low concentrations in personal care and other applications

Symrise has developed Lilybelle, a lily of the valley fragrance ingredient for personal care and other applications. It is based on D-limonene, a by-product of orange juice manufacturing

Angus Chemical Company has announced the commercial introduction of DL-2AP Ultra PC (INCI: Aminopropanol), a new alkaliser for hair colorant system

Locus Performance Ingredients of Solon, Ohio, has developed a line of clean label formulations featuring its novel biosurfactants (INCI: Glycolipids)

DIC subsidiary Sun Chemical has launched two new blackened, metallic-like effect pigments: Reflecks MD Midnight Cherry and Refleck MD Midnight Sapphire

Lubrizol Life Science – Beauty has introduces PemuPur Start polymer, a naturally derived polymeric emulsifier for skin and sun care applications

Sabinsa has announced several of its natural cosmetic ingredients as conforming to COSMOS standards: Cococin (Cocos nucifera liquid Endosperm), Saberry (Emblica officinalis fruit extract) and Nigellin Amber (Black seed extract).

In response to global consumer demand for skin care products that deliver a good skin feel, Elementis has developed the Bentone Luxe XO emulsifying gel for personal care product formulators.

Hydrolite 7 green, from Symrise, represents a new generation of green multifunctional ingredients. The unique seven-carbon alkanediol comes from 100% bio-based sources, derived from sustainably sourced castor bean oil.

A few years ago, Mibelle Biochemistry launched MossCellTec No.1, a ground-breaking innovative ingredient and the first active ingredient from biotechnologically produced moss.

Solvay has introduced a new biodegradable rheology agent, Rheozan BLC, a natural and ready-to-use liquid polymer solution that delivers high suspension power in the home and personal care products, yet without any impact on the formulation viscosity.

When Lubrizol Life Science – Beauty (LLS Beauty) introduced Seascalp biomarine ingredient in 2019, it was praised for its ability to minimise the accumulation of sebaceous lipids and strengthen the skin barrier function for a healthy scalp.

CPL Aromas has launched a new fragrance into its captive AromaFusion technology collection: Osmanthus Fusion.

Givaudan Active Beauty has unveiled B-Lightyl, the first gentle and powerful universal dark spot eraser crafted by Marine Biotechnology.

The human skin contains over a trillion diverse bacteria. These skin flora help maintain the skin barrier function by adjusting the moisturising components, pH, and immunity of the skin surface.