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Lactobiotyl from Silab is a new natural postbiotic active ingredient that can restore hydration and luminosity to dry skin. It improves the integrity and renewal of the epidermal barrier while preserving the equilibrium of the cutaneous microbiota.

Lactobiotyl from Silab is a new natural postbiotic active ingredient that can restore hydration and luminosity to dry skin. It improves the integrity and renewal of the epidermal barrier while preserving the equilibrium of the cutaneous microbiota.

In an expansion of CLR’s sales team, Francisco Fernández Palacio, PhD, has been appointed international technical sales manager for CLR.

AAK received a 2019 Sustainable Beauty Award and was named winner in the Sustainability Pioneer Category for the social impact of its Kolo Nafaso direct sourcing program in West Africa. The award was presented to Lisette Townsend, global business development manager, and Laura Schlebes, sustainable multi oil manager, at a reception hosted by the organisers, Ecovia Intelligence, in Paris, France.

Consumers are looking for a safe alternative to talc that can deliver a comparable skin-feel to the powder. The formulators at Jojoba Desert, an Israel-based supplier of jojoba oil, have a new option with JD Jojoba Silk-Like Powder.

Indena, the Italian company operating in the identification, development and production of high quality active principles derived from plants, for use in the pharmaceutical, health-food and personal care industries, has reached an agreement to sell its cosmetics business to Givaudan.

Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) will return to the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center (SWEECC) from 26-28 February 2020. Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (RSE) has placed a final call for submissions for the upcoming 4th edition of the PCHi Fountain Awards, and nominations have been streaming in steadily.

Vantage has recently opened its new facility dedicated to the extraction and refining of natural oils. The Tucson facility plays an important role in the company’s integrated capabilities with the production of jojoba oil, a major natural ingredient broadly used within the beauty and personal care industry.

This exclusive and unique feature for all Coptis LAB users has evolved. Based on collaboration and active participation, this new feature remains free to all our users.

Previously found in Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, borates are now listed in Annex II (banned substances) following an opinion issued by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety SCCS.

Dr Karl Lintner, President of KAL'Idées will lead a session on ‘Emotional cosmetics: oxymoron or pleonasm? Old hat or new paradigm? The impact of the concept for formulators’ at the in-cosmetics Formulation Summit on Wednesday 20 November at 15:15.

CLR Berlin took the Gold Innovation Award for Actives yesterday for the company's balancing and inflammation-reducing ingredient, AnnonaSense CLR.

Symrise has re-investigated its deodorant active SymDeo B125 in depth. While long term efficacy has been known for many years, Research & Development have discovered additional key advantages: In contrast to the conventional antimicrobial triclosan, SymDeo B125 has no negative impact on the axillary microbiome.

The Formulation Lab’s interactive sessions will teach participants the secrets to creating a winning formulation when the show returns to Bangkok from 5-7 November

Dermocosmetics in Asia Pacific is deemed as the “next big thing” as sales value grew rapidly with double-digit growth rates from Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia between 2013 and 2018.

Cywhite, from Codif Technologie Naturelle, is a biomimetic ingredient extracted from the Rainbow Alga: Cystoseira tamariscifolia. This alga possesses branches covered in spines which become iridescent when put into water, hence the name Raimbow Algae.

Florence Bernardin, Founder of Asia Cosme Lab, will lead two sessions at in-cosmetics Asia; ‘India, the emerging beauty giant’ on Tuesday 5 November at 17:00 and ‘C-beauty, the rise of a beauty empire’ on Wednesday 6 November at 14:00, both in the Marketing Trends Theatre. The first session will highlight and decode the latest trends and products from India and explore upcoming trends as well as present best product development practice for R&D professionals and marketing techniques. The second session will highlight through different trends and hot products, the dynamic Chinese market and how the future beauty landscape will evolve. Richard Scott, Editor, spoke with Florence to discover more about the wealth of potential in the Indian market.

R&D professionals at in-cosmetics Asia 2019 are invited to join guided R&D Tours with expert consultant, Rouah Al-Wakeel, when the show returns to Bangkok this November.

The French-based cosmetic ingredients company NUWEN and Biesterfeld Spezialchemie have signed a new agreement to intensify their cooperation in Europe. After successfully starting in Russia for a selected portfolio, the partnership has been extended and Biesterfeld will distribute NUWEN’s products in the Balkan countries, the Baltics, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.

The personal care industry gathered at the in-cosmetics North America awards ceremony to honour excellence in R&D, product formulation and marketing. This year there were four award categories, with manufacturers, indie brand owners and suppliers coming together as one to celebrate the winners of the Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award, Sensory Bar Award, Make-Up Bar Award and the Formulation Challenge.