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We all have a master clock located in our brains. The preprogramed circadian rhythm is activated when our eyes perceive the blue light part of the light spectrum.

Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (RSE), organiser of the annual Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) trade event, has announced the agenda of its 3rd PCHi Technology Summit. Taking place from 26-27 August 2019 at Le Méridien Shanghai Hongqiao, this year’s Summit returns to address more than 500 trade professionals on trending topics such as Green & Natural Beauty, Sustainable Development, Clean Beauty, and Precision Skincare.

Univar Solutions Beauty & Personal Care Latin America and Cargill Beauty have embarked on a new partnership to deliver nature-derived, label-friendly and highly functional ingredients to the personal care market in South America.

Croda International Plc has announced their commitment to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Science Based Targets initiative. Croda is one of the few companies within the speciality chemicals sector to commit to Science Based Targets (SBT), with the aim of restricting global warming to 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average.

They have been around for over sixty years, and their usage is still increasing. When it comes to beauty products, silicones are everywhere. Shampoos, conditioners, styling products, sunscreens, primers, foundations, lipsticks, mascaras and more all contain them. Anita Hall investigates...

CPL Aromas has opened its new Creative Centre in Paris. The new centre, in Suresnes, is double the size of CPL France's previous centre and offers new facilities to support the division's creative perfumery team. These new facilities include a state-of-the-art evaluation suite, a new lab and flexible work space.

As the largest beauty market in the world, US cosmetics brands are constantly looking to create and innovate through the use of new technology and ingredients.

The Lubrizol Corporation has announced a re-organisation of its Personal, Home and Health Care business lines, integrating them under a newly dedicated brand, Lubrizol Life Science.

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) has announcde the program lineup and open registration for the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting & Technology Showcase (SCC73), December 17-18, 2019 at the Sheraton New York Times Square.

From 19-20 November, the in-cosmetics Formulation Summit will return to London, providing R&D teams with an invaluable, deep dive into one of the most important trends driving the beauty industry.

in-cosmetics Korea celebrated a very successful show last week, with personal care professionals from across the country seeking out inspiration for novel beauty products that will keep the K-beauty phenomenon growing around the globe.

Living with skin sensitivities is an everyday reality among most Asian consumers and brands have an opportunity to help ease the burden. In fact, research from Mintel reveals that 44% of female facial skin care users in China say that having sensitive skin causes them to change or upgrade the skin care products that they use.

Acme-Hardesty has opened its new Innovations Lab dedicated to personal care product and formulation development. The lab will support Acme-Hardesty’s growth in the personal care market and help develop customer solutions for customers focused on color cosmetic, skin, hair, and sun care applications.

The Society of Cosmetic Scientists has invited XCellR8 Founder and CEO Dr Carol Treasure to join the Council. She will serve on the Publicity and Recruitment committee with a focus on building the SCS brand, engaging members and prospective members through social media and growing the membership.

Kerfoot has announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Cornelius Polska, which will see the company’s bespoke personal care oils available throughout Poland.

Two Lubrizol scientists, Subhashree Mahapatra and Xia Jiang, were among the winners of the Young Scientist Support Scheme that took place at the 14th Asian Societies of Cosmetic Scientists (ASCS) Conference in Hong Kong, for their presentations on Dawnergy peptide and Avalure Flex-6CC polymer respectively.

Entries are now open for this year’s Sustainable Beauty Awards. Organised by Ecovia Intelligence (formerly known as Organic Monitor), the aim of the Sustainable Beauty Awards is to give recognition to operators who are pushing the boundaries of sustainability in the beauty industry.

Eurofragance continues its expansion plan by opening its own offices in Mumbai with Abhishek Pandya at the helm as Eurofragance’s Country Manager in India.

With just a few days to go until in-cosmetics Korea 2019 opens its doors at the Coex Exhibition Centre in Seoul, the in-cosmetics Korea team have rounded up the top 5 reasons to visit the only event in Korea dedicated to personal care ingredients.

The Lubrizol Corporation has announced an exclusive global partnership with Corbion Biotech, Inc, bringing AlgaPūr high stability high oleic algae oil to the personal care and cosmetics markets.