RECENT NEWS

Ten of the cosmetic industry’s most exciting new ingredients have been selected as finalists in the in-cosmetics Asia Best Ingredient Awards.

As part of a new Spotlight On Anti-Pollution feature at in-cosmetics Asia, a number of speakers will share their expertise on this trend.

Following its biggest ever event in Paris earlier this year, in-cosmetics Global will move to London in 2017 – the first time in 15 years that the UK has hosted the personal care industry’s leading event.

Givaudan Active Beauty has been awarded for the second time this year for its innovation with the active ingredient Vegetan Gold at the annual SEPAWA congress in Fulda.

Personal Care editor Richard Scott will present a seminar on Skin Protection at in-cosmetics Asia, 5pm, Tuesday 8 November.

Safic Alcan has launched a collection of formulations which use new actives and ingredients from key suppliers to highlight current trends, plus one focus product with special attention to innovative textures.

DKSH Business Unit Performance Material will exhibit at SCS Formulate in Coventry, United Kingdom.

Novel techniques that promise to address some of the most challenging formulation issues burdening the industry are set to be unveiled at in-cosmetics Asia this year.

DSM’s site at Vouvry has officially been awarded 'Fair Trade' certification according to the ESR Standard following an independent audit by Ecocert Environnement.

Givaudan Active Beauty launches a new 'smart bead' for hair care applications to cover white and grey hairs in hair styling and combing products.

ChromoHance 113 polymer (INCI: Polyquaternium-113) is a new technology from Ashland for shampoo and conditioner products that shields oxidative colour-treated hair from surfactant stripping.

The Lubrizol Corporation will introduce new product innovations at Sepawa in Fulda, Germany October 12-14.

Major new trends driving the Asia Pacific personal care market are set to be unveiled at in-cosmetics Asia in Bangkok from 8 to 10 November.

Innospec has appointed Manuchar as their distribution partners in the Middle East.

A statement has recently been released by IOI Oleo concerning the lifting of a suspension on RSPO activities at two plantations belonging to the company.

With a total visitor attendance of more than 2,000, this month’s event at Pier 36 welcomed senior scientists and R&D representatives from across North America, including 23 of the top 25 US manufacturers.

Back in force in women’s baskets, the mask benefits from both the facial sheet mask trend coming from Korea and the spa/pampering popularisation.

Metamorphosis from Clariant highlights the synergistic effect between nature and technology through texture transformations within the same product. For example, an oil that becomes a lotion during application.

The Dow Chemical Company announced the launch of LabSense, a collaboration model featuring a network of personal care experts, capabilities and technologies that accelerate innovation for brand owners around the world. Unveiled at in-cosmetics Korea, LabSense offers personal care formulators the opportunity to gain access to state-of-the-art finished product concepts designed to address the latest consumer trends.

Amyris is embarking on a new collaboration with Givaudan. The two companies have been engaged in the research and development of proprietary fragrance ingredients for several years, and the significantly expanded partnership reinforces the diversity and value of Amyris’s R&D platform and manufacturing capabilities to customers.