RECENT NEWS

B2B Cosmetics and BASF have brought their Emuage technology to the market for the first time through a new financing round.

Dow has concluded an exclusive agreement with Locus Performance Ingredients (Locus PI) to sell its sophorolipid biosurfactants in the global personal care market.

Japanese firm Kose has confirmed that the seven types of UV protection components commonly used for sun protection do not affect coral growth at environmental concentrations.

Skinobs has revealed that its stand at In-Cosmetics Global on 5-7 April in Paris will host the ‘Boost Your Test’ information corner.

Under a new agreement DKSH’s Performance Materials business unit will distribute IOI Oleo’s range of oleochemical specialities in six key Asia-Pacific markets.

More details have been released about two of the key elements of In-Cosmetics Global: Sustainability Corner and the Technical Seminars.

Sensegen, a recently rebranded subsidiary of Blue California, is preparing to enter the personal care, fragrance and flavours ingredients markets using the tag line ‘The Science of Good Sense’. It claims to be “the first 100% biotechnology-based solution provider serving these markets”.

Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) has named Ilaria Resta, global president of perfumery at Firmenich, as the winner of the 2022 CEW Achiever Award.

Following eight years of expansion from flavours and fragrances into nutrition, health, wellbeing and beauty, Givaudan has announced a new brand identity of ‘Human by nature’.

Ashland has announced plans to increase production capacity for its Natrosol HEC range of hydroxyethylcellulose at Hopewell, Virginia, instead of at its Chinese site at Nanjing, as previously indicated. The company said that this move “addresses the immediate industry need for HEC” by enabling it to raise capacity sooner.

BASF Care Creations will hold its second virtual Beauty Days event on 29-31 March, having decided not to take part in In-Cosmetics Global in Paris the following week.

Today, the emphasis on eyes in the beauty business is greater than ever due to mask wearing brought on by the pandemic. Healthy, fuller eyelashes and brows complement and flatter the eyes, whether the customer wears makeup or not.

Merck KGaA has introduced two new cosmetic ingredients: RonaCare Baobab and RonaCare Hibiscus.

Mibelle Biochmistry has announced new clinical study results for four of its existing cosmetic ingredients.

Researchers from four different Polish universities and institutions have carried out research on the use of the water extracts of five flowers as bioactive, natural dyes for cosmetics.

As a result of their “down the drain” disposal, many personal care products end their lifecycle in aquatic ecosystems, where toxicity and biodegradability performance of ingredients is critically important to ensure environmental safety.

Gattefossé has revealed that in October 2021, following two years of effort, it obtained ISO 14001:2015 certification for its main production site in Saint-Priest, France. Shortly afterwards, the site also received a Platinum award from EcoVadis.

As of January, German independent dermatological testing institute Dermatest has opened a new office in Seoul.

Nagase Specialty Materials has announced a new partnership to distribute Geltor’s bioactive proteins for personal care in the US.

A new study at UC Davis Health has concluded that taking bile acids or treatments that regulate their production levels may help control inflammation caused by psoriasis. This has been published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.