RECENT NEWS

Cosmetorium’s 4th edition, on 23-24 October, will be the largest to date, both in terms of exhibitor numbers, square metres, stands and presentations. Registration figures have also far exceeded those of previous editions.

This November 20-21, Making Cosmetics returns to Milan with richer content and an increase of nearly 40% of exhibition space and exhibition stands are now sold out.

Cutitronics, a University of Strathclyde spin-out that has raised two funding rounds from FTSE100 chemicals giant, Croda International, has doubled the size of its team as it prepares to release its maiden product next year

Fitz Chem has announced the commissioning of the Itasca Innovation Lab (I2L) which will provide technical service and applications support to its Personal Care and HI&I Customers in North America.

DSM’s Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients business unit has proposed an accelerated scientific approach to confirm GRASE status for most UV-filter products in the United States.

Givaudan announced that it is to acquire Drom. Founded in 1911, Drom is a global perfume house creating fragrances for consumer products and fine fragrance customers across the world.

If you are visiting any of the major industry shows across the globe over the next few months, make sure you look out for Personal Care’slatest Little Book offering.

Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (RSE), organiser of the annual Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) trade event recently held its 3rd PCHi Technology Summit

It has recently been proven that jojoba oil not only features high levels of oxidative stability, but adding jojoba oil to other oils can increase their stability levels as well, reveal Jojoba Desert.

Evonik Business Line Silica has launched a new specialty product, Spherilex 145, for the oral care industry. White teeth and a bright, perfect smile have been the largest oral care trend over the last decade and continues today stimulated by the social media environment.

Azelis has launched its new tagline: ‘Innovation through formulation’, which the company says is a reinforcement of their continuous investment in technical expertise.

Castorline Wax Jelly is BioAktive’s vegetable-derived alternative to petroleum jelly. Made completely from plant derived materials, Castorline has the touch and feel of a petrolatum, but without petroleum.

Inolex has increased its sales force with strategic new hires in several key global beauty care markets. With its new flagship manufacturing plant in Charlotte, North Carolina (pictured) in the final phase of development, the bolstering of the company’s core sales team adds to the existing growth momentum surrounding the organisation.

While 35 percent of people worldwide grapple with oily skin, the topical solutions available are often not suitable for African type of skin. This skin type not only tends to produce more sebum, it also has a different composition of sebum and skin lipids, and shininess can be more pronounced. Therefore, personal care products need to be customised to its unique requirements.

Personal Care will be hosting a free webinar - Taking The Sting Out of Mildness Testing - enabling you to learn about the latest research into improving the accuracy of claims around mildness to skin.

Givaudan Active Beauty presents Naturein Wheat Peptides, a clean and sustainable alternative to cationic guar, a key specific detangling ingredient for hair care. The new natural ingredient obtained from 100% French origin locally-sourced wheat and crafted by green fractionation will be introduced at in-cosmetics Latin America on September 18.

The joint research of BASF Care Creations and CTIBiotech is about to reach a new milestone. The cooperation partners have announced the development of the first 3D bioprinted skin models including immune macrophages. The reconstructed tissue models will be the basis for development and testing of bio-actives for skin care applications.

The Formulation Challenge will return to in-cosmetics North America this October, putting the region’s leading cosmetic and contract manufacturers to the test in a battle to create the most on-trend product from start to finish in just 90 minutes.

Basildon Chemical Company Ltd, a member of the KCC group of companies, has announced the acquisition of Lambson Limited’s Personal Care, Household I&I, Brewing and Encapsulation assets.

Pollution is one of the most serious problems we have in modern society, negatively affecting not only the health of our body but also that of our skin. The skin is the first organ that faces the elements and thousands of chemicals and reactive species coming from synthetic chemicals and pollutants as well as those of natural origin like pollen and radiation.