RECENT NEWS
President appointed to personal care unit
Royal DSM has appointed Gareth Barker as president DSM Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients.
‘Science in a bottle’ conference
In personal care, science continues to ‘sell’ products. Creative difference is a key factor in success.
100% natural ingredients
Jeen International has developed two new 100% all natural ingredients in their Jeesperse product line, Jeesperse OptiDerm and Jeesperse OptiTress.
Two senior appointments
Oat Cosmetics has appointed a new chairman and head of Product Development.
Restoring autophagic activity
After having been recognised in February with the PCHi Fountain Award for Outstanding Active Ingredient for its superior performance in fighting against visible and invisible pollution damage; Citystem’s ability to protect and restore the autophagic activity of skin cells has been established.
Partnership develops bio polymer
Clariant and Global Bioenergies have announced the development of a new bio-based polymer for cosmetic creams and lotions, which is derived from renewable isobutene.
Record attendance at SCS Formulate
SCS Formulate (organised by the UK Society of Cosmetic Scientists) achieved a record attendance in 2017. The event took place 14 – 15 November, with the number of visitors increasing by 8%, achieving the highest attendance in the event’s 19-year history.
Distribution for naturederived ingredients
Univar Personal Care EMEA and Cargill Beauty have embarked on a new partnership to deliver nature-derived, label-friendly and highly functional ingredients to the EMEA personal care markets.
Investment in skin microbiome research continues
Givaudan continues to invest in Active Beauty and its metagenomics platform to boost its pioneering position in the microbiome market.
Plant-based actives distributed in Turkey
Azelis has been appointed as a distributor by DuPont Industrial Biosciences to offer DuPont Genencare, a range of all-natural 100 percent plant-based active ingredients, to the personal care market in Turkey.
R&D tours at in-cosmetics Global
Across the globe, R&D professionals play a hugely important role in the NPD process and, in order to help them innovate for the future, in-cosmetics is launching an exciting new initiative exclusively for cosmetic scientists, chemists and dermatologists at its Global show in April.
Acquisition and new personnel announced
Siltech Corporation (Toronto, ON) has purchased outright the company's Atlanta-based personal care subsidiary, Siltech LLC.
Agreement for France and Benelux distribution
Azelis has been appointed as exclusive distributor by Tagra Biotechnologies to offer their range of Release on Demand (RND) micro capsules in France and Benelux for all personal care applications.
New natural plant-based film former technology
LexFilm Sun Natural (Capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer) is the latest ingredient advancement in Inolex’s portfolio of all natural sun care products.
Powerful protection and repair for hair
Hair is constantly exposed to a variety of stress factors. There is physical stress, such as blow drying as well as environmental stress factors like ROS, UV and pollution.
Soothing sensitive scalps naturally
Drawing from natural resources to bring beauty to the world, Givaudan Active Beauty has unveiled its latest sustainable molecule called BisaboLife, produced by an exclusive fermentation process.
Laboratory opens in Tokyo
Clariant has opened a new laboratory in Tokyo dedicated exclusively to supporting Japan’s personal care industry.
Tackling blue light
Alban Muller offers a new solution to premature ageing caused by blue light. To offer skin global protection against external aggressions, the different forms of pollution and photopollution in particular, Alban Muller provides a specific high-tech active for cosmetics formula.
Protecting the Amazon
Symrise has launched a threeyear project in October 2017 that will help farmers in the Amazon region to improve their products and to diversify. To do so, Symrise has partnered with the Brazilian cosmetics manufacturer Natura and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ).
Efficacy in men confirmed
Eyeseryl peptide from Lipotec helps improve the overall appearance of the eye contour by minimising the presence of eyebags and dark circles and by reducing skin damage of this delicate area
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