RECENT NEWS

The first trade show for the personal care and homecare industry every calendar year, Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) 2011, opened with a record Day 1 total of 2,928 visitors.

Do you want to create a high performance SPF, UVA-PF suncare formulation with the best sensory properties possible? Today's consumers want both high protection and a formulation that feels great on the skin.

Kemin Industries, a privately-owned bioscience company involved in the health and nutrition industry worldwide, enters the personal care market with the launch of a new division, Kemin Personal Care.

A new player in the personal care silicones market, BRB International BV, is one of the largest independent producers in the world and has several new offerings for formulators.

The trend is holding steady: cosmetic products that contain active ingredients from botanical sources are still very much in demand among consumers. But popular fruits like pomegranate are not the only things with a positive effect.

Indena launched two new botanical ingredients for cosmetic products at in-cosmetics 2011 in Milan. Xilogel is a natural polysaccharide from tamarind (Tamarindus indica) while Omegablue is an oily extract obtained by clean CO2 extraction from wild bilberry (Vaccinum myrtillus L) seeds.

Personal care is a fast growing business within DKSH chemical distribution activities and the Swiss-based company is strongly committed to further strengthening the organisation in Japan and to triple sales within the next five years.

Today make-up products not only colour and make consumers more attractive but they also have expanded their role by offering cosmetic properties (moisturising, anti-ageing, antioxidant, etc.).

The logical formulation strategy “Formulating for Efficacy” developed by Prof Dr Johann W. Wiechers, independent consultant for Cosmetic Science at JW Solutions, The Netherlands, is now available as a software program that will guide formulators through the formulation process.

Air Products launched its new Deposilk Q1 Polymer at in-cosmetics in Milan, Italy, on 29 March. Deposilk Q1 Polymer provides personal care formulations with a silky and smooth feel while enhancing deposition of silicone and other ingredients on skin or hair.

DSM Nutritional Products launched its new skin-brightening ingredient, Regu-Fade, at in-cosmetics in Milan. Regu-Fade is a high-performing and fast-acting skin brightener and has proven its performance in human efficacy studies with visible effects in only two weeks.

Clariant offers cosmetics formulators new opportunities to respond to increasing restrictions on the use of paraben-based preservatives with its highly-effective preservation alternatives.

Naturex has launched a new dragon’s blood extract, which is an innovative revitalising active. Dragon’s blood (Croton lechleri), called both Sangre de Drago and Sangre de Grado, is the primary topical aid for skin care in the Amazon.

Lipo announced the launch of Liposhield HEV Melanin, a novel, patent-pending ingredient. Liposhield HEV Melanin is designed to be used topically as it shields the skin from high energy blue/violet visible light (HEV) that may induce premature ageing according to recent scientific studies.

Sederma has chosen to produce its new product, Resistem, by plant cell culture as this technology is an inexhaustible source of metabolites of interest that provides numerous benefits pertaining to sustainability, safety, quality and sourcing.

ISP Personal Care announced major new product launches at in-cosmetics 2011 and set the stage for a technology alliance that promises to deliver new product breakthroughs to the personal care industry.

Self-regeneration and daily renewal of skin are ensured by stem cells located in the basal layer of the epidermis which continuously interact with their environment. Stem cell activity decreases with age and this leads to skin ageing.

Arizona Chemical, a leading biorefiner of pinebased materials, announced it has entered into an agreement with Bronson & Jacobs to distribute the company’s unique line of biobased specialty polymers to the personal care industry in Australia and New Zealand.

As shown by the importance of customs, folklore and local food trends, consumers are increasingly paying attention to the origin of the products they buy, wanting to rediscover lost regional heritage and participate in preserving traditions.

Evonik is building an integrated production plant for organic specialty surfactants at its site in Shanghai, China, and is scheduled to begin operation in mid 2013. The various specialty surfactants based on renewable raw materials will be used primarily for cosmetics and laundry care products, as well as for industrial applications.