RECENT NEWS

Croda announces the launch of DuraQuench IQ SA, an innovative moisturising complex that Croda says delivers superior moisturisation via dual action technology.

Nourishing care is essential for smooth and healthy-looking, radiant skin. Thanks to its high concentration of unsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants and squalene, Argan Oil from DSM helps to maintain youthful-looking skin by nourishing and replenishing it and by restoring its natural barrier.

Indena has won an award for its Xilogel product for ‘Innovation in Personal Care’ at The Nutraceutical Business & Technology Awards 2012. The award is given to a research organisation or company to honour the development of a novel active or functional component that combines innovative science with proven efficacy.

Grant Industries, a global supplier in personal care, has announced the addition of its new 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in northern New Jersey.

Dr Straetmans has launched a new website with a new design. The general motif of the new design is a fusion of human beauty and the aesthetics of natural resources – two main drivers for the company. For 30 years, Dr Straetmans has being inspired by biological systems and natural ingredient sources for the creation of modern and effective cosmetic ingredients.

The Annual Luncheon of the Chemical Business Association was held at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London on 25 April 2012. Chairman of the Association, Dr Neville Prior, who is also Chairman of Cornelius, delivered a speech at the event that welcomed current policies that are looking to rebalance the economy and revive the UK’s manufacturing industry.

Ceapro has released new information demonstrating the quality of their CP Oat Beta Glucan, when compared to a commercial hyaluronic acid. When tested in a standardised study using eleven subjects, the clear, odourless liquid ingredient was found to improve the moisturising effect of the epidermis superficial layers by 16% after one application.

Croda has announced the launch of Keramimic 2.0, a new keratin quat that Croda claims takes biomimetics to the next generation. Developed using the company’s proprietary manufacturing method, this highly specialised conditioning active provides targeted repair to the most damaged areas of the hair’s surface.

Crodarom has launched Chufa Milk EC, a naturally rich balm that is ideal for dry, sensitive skins. Chufa, or tigernut, is considered as one of the oldest cultivated plants in Ancient Egypt.

The third edition of SPIM (Skin Physiology International Meeting) will take place in Vichy on November 22 and 23, 2012. The Congress is held every two years and its aim is to integrate high-level conferences of internationally recognised researchers with youth researcher sessions.

Essential oil and aromatic chemical distributor, Berje, has announced the relocation of the company’s North American headquarters to its new facility in Carteret, New Jersey.

Germany-based Dr. Straetmans GmbH has won the BSB Innovation Prize in the category of functional ingredients at this year’s in-cosmetics in Barcelona. The members of the jury from Henkel, La Prairie, Mibelle Cosmetics and Procter & Gamble highlighted the excellent performance of the natural ingredient, dermosoft decalact deo.

Lonza has announced that Victor Low has joined the Lonza Personal Care team as a commercial marketing manager. Victor will be responsible for driving and supporting new global product launches for the natural and protein product lines.

As of 1 June 2012, Inese Lowenstein will become head of the Pigments & Cosmetics business unit at Merck. Lowenstein is director of marketing in the Process Solutions business unit of Merck Millipore. She joined Millipore in 2003.

The 27th IFSCC Congress will be held on 15-18 October 2012 at The Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. The South African Society of Cosmetic Chemists will host the event entitled ‘Beauty in Diversity – A Global Village’ that will feature a wide range of topics and keynote speakers.

Mibelle’s DermCom ingredient was a double silver winner at in-cosmetics 2012 for the Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award and the BSB Innovation Prize. DermCom reaches fibroblasts via intercellular communication and uses this strategy to successfully rejuvenate the skin matrix deep in the dermis.

To reduce the gravitational signs of ageing, Evonik launched Sphingokine NP at in-cosmetics 2012. This latest active is based on Evonik’s sphingolipid technology. The unique short-chain ceramide Sphingokine NP was found to stimulate the cross-talk between cells throughout the skin.

Organic Monitor has reported that the move to new alternative preservative systems is driven by high consumer demand for natural and organic cosmetics as well as the growing trend for formulators avoiding parabens.

Skin ageing is the result of the imperfect repair of cumulative damage by both internal stress factors, such as allergies, overactive immune response and age-related changes, and external factors, such as environmental pollutants, ultraviolet/visible light, and irritants to the skin.

Xanthan gum is an important ingredient for a broad range of personal care products. It provides an outstanding rheology due to its shear-thinning behaviour. Major advantages of xanthan gum is that it improves texture and gives a pleasant skin feel to the product, while stabilising suspensions, emulsions and foams.