RECENT NEWS

The 2012 edition of the SCSS Suppliers' Day will be held in Singapore on Friday August 3.

At this year’s PCHi, Symrise was awarded for the Most Significant Technology in China’s Personal Care and Cosmetics Industry 2011-2012. The jury honoured the eyelash-enhancing properties of SymPeptide 226EL.

Sederma will be holding an e-seminar on ‘Vaccination against skin ageing’ for Asia-Pacific time zones and registration for this free online conference on the 22 May has already opened.

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.

AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry has introduced Recentia plant serum fractions, a new line of bioactive ingredients based on cutting-edge Zeta Fraction technology. With conventional plant extraction, botanical extracts are isolated from dried plants using chemical solvents as separation media.

DSM Nutritional Products has recently launched Tilamar Fix A140, a new ingredient specifically designed for hairspray aerosols to deliver the key benefits of ultimate hold and fast drying without stickiness.

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company has announced that its product, Zemea propanediol, has been independently reviewed by Quality Assurance International (QAI) and certified as 100 per cent derived natural ingredient by Natrue, an international nonprofit organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of natural beauty and skin care products.

Soliance has announced that Guangzhou Ownsnow Chemical Co will be its exclusive distributor in China.

To counteract the signs of ageing Evonik offers a new solution – Tego Arjuna S. It is a standardised solution of pentacyclic triterpenes from the bark of the arjun tree. This plant has a long history of use in India’s Ayurvedic medicine.

After 33 years of service with Lipo Chemicals as senior vice president, Stephen Greenberg PhD has announced he is to retire on 13 July 2012. Dr Greenberg’s long and distinguished career in the pharmaceutical and personal care industries began after obtaining his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Virginia in 1963.

Legance is the latest active ingredient launched by Sederma, and is designed to fight against leg discomfort and premature ageing. By inhibiting the inflammatory phenomena leading to lipid storage and water retention, Legance restores a more dynamic circulation in the legs and relieves the sensation of tiredness.

Beraca introduces new biofunctional extracts sourced from four Amazonian fruits: annatto, acerola, guaraná and açaí. The new ingredients mark the launch of Beraca’s powdered extracts.

Ashland Specialty Ingredients has announced a novel approach to help boost coenzyme Q10 production in skin cells. Using a specially bioengineered peptide, Ashland showed in vitro that the technology boosts endogenous synthesis of coenzyme Q10, the powerful antioxidant recognised as an effective ingredient against premature skin ageing.

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.

IFSCC Education Day is a series of international, informative and stimulating summits that focus on leading issues for cosmetic bodies and the beauty industry to educate and inspire delegates.

Having just got back from in-cosmetics in Barcelona, Personal Care magazine can report that the 2012 edition of the show was a resounding success and displayed an industry in excellent health with a rich seam of new products entering the market.

In April 2011, Basildon Chemicals was purchased by the rapidly growing KCC Corporation and is now a wholly owned subsidiary. One year on, this partnership is continuing to grow and strengthen, as are the impressive plans for the year ahead. The KCC Corporation employs over 4,600 people with a turnover for 2011 of USD $3 billion for its operations in Korea alone.

The 45th Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists Annual Conference Organising Committee invites possible presenters to submit expressions of interest to present platform, workshop and poster presentations at the conference.

Dow Home & Personal Care received the ‘Best Innovation Contributor 2011’ award from Henkel Laundry & Home Care at the 2012 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention in Orlando, Florida.

The Lubrizol Corporation’s personal and home care business introduces Fixate Design polymer (INCI: Polyacrylate-32) for formulation flexibility for clean, lustrous, long-lasting volume and hold in hair styling applications.