RECENT NEWS

Givaudan Active Beauty has launched a new ‘smart bead’ for hair care applications to cover white and grey hairs in hair styling and combing products.

Brenntag UK & Ireland has appointed Tamara Durak to the position of pharma & cosmetics business manager.

In October the Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for having elucidated the biological mechanism of autophagy.

Asia Pacific cosmetic manufacturers flocked to Bangkok as show attracted a record high of 8,782 unique visitors and 18% more international attendees.

BRB Silicones recently expanded its R&D center in the Netherlands. Further to R&D synthesis equipment, the new laboratory will also host a new European Technical Service Center for Personal Care, the main market of BRB Silicones.

Art Knox is to join Inolex as vice president and global head of Personal Care Sales. In this role, Art will have responsibility for leadership of Inolex’s global sales team, developing new business opportunities, and creating customised solutions.

Silab has created a new department to specifically tackle compromised skin. The Silab softcare department is dedicated to the research, production and marketing of innovative natural active ingredients specifically designed to care for dermatological disorders by restoring the homeostasis of healthy skin.

Azelis has announced its appointment as exclusive distributor by Tagra Biotechnologies, to offer their range of RND microencapsulated actives and pigments in India, Australia and New Zealand for all personal care applications. This new partnership builds on agreements between the two companies in Europe and Canada

Innovative cosmetic ingredients are the key to success for creating personal care products. Lipoid Kosmetik will showcase new products at this year’s incosmetics in Asia, Booth C70.

Ichimaru Pharcos has developed a new product called Izayoi, as a new sun care active ingredient through the newly revealed anti-inflammation pathway.

Greentech will launch a new global photoprotector at incosmetics Asia stand G11 called Soliberine, a real innovation in protection against light radiation (UV, IR, blue light).

Merck has launched Ronastar Royal Sparkle. This new, refined premium pearl lustre pigment enhances the Ronastar range with excellent optical and haptic effects.

Lipotec has opened a new clinical testing laboratory within their Barcelona facility. The new facility will serve as a point of reference for research in the advancement of active ingredients and will focus on in vivoassays. The 116 m2 of new laboratories complete the already existing 196 m2 of in vitrofacilities.

DSM’s Personal Care business unit has appointed Frédéric Boned as VP global sales personal care.

Codif will be launching a new ingredient, Early Boost. Based on vegetal taurine and obtained from new patented technology HTAC, this ingredient energises the skin to treat signs of fatigue within 24 hours and decreases the first signs of ageing.

Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions is reinvigorating its conference line-up with the addition of two new conference tracks for the upcoming edition of the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) trade show.

DSM Personal Care has opened a new Technical & Application Center on its Shanghai Campus. Housing state-of-the-art equipment for Research & Development and Application Technology, the centre will enhance technical support and services for its customers in the region.

Cutest Systems has announcedit has acquired Reading Clinical Research (RCR Aspect Ltd) as part of ongoing business growth and expansion.

As people are reporting increasing stress levels globally, there has been a rise in the number of natural actives claiming to tackle the effects key stress hormones have on skin, and in particular: cortisol.

Croda International has officially opened new laboratories in Greater China, Republic of Korea and Indonesia.