Article Interview | Jean-Yves Berthon talks about Greentech’s most innovative active ingredients and extracts, the benefits of extremophile plants, the importance of the bacterial skin flora to the skin’s appearance and prebiotic solutions for sweat and...
Article Interview | Uli Osterwalder compares the in vivo SPF gold standard with current alternatives and points out the advantages of the hybrid diffuse reflectance method (HDRS).
Article Ingredients | What microbes inhabit our skin and do these interact with one another? Dr Karl Lintner’s explanations show that there is still a long way to go before establishing credible microbiome-related beauty claims.
Article Formulations | This month’s selection of formulations provides you with a broad choice of fascinating ideas for body care products. Apart from traditional body creams, butters, lotions and milks you will find concepts for shower gels, cleansing and...
Article INGREDIENTS | City dwellers tend to have a reduced bacterial diversity and a decrease in bacterial metabolic pathways. The heptapeptide Fensebiome peptide from Lipotec has been proven to increase the microbial diversity, to favour the balance of the...
Article Ingredients | Launched in 2010, Silab’s Oxygeskin has a proven effect of overcoming the lack of oxygen in the skin during ageing. The company’s new efficacy data demonstrate the ingredient’s capacity to reinvigorate skin oxygenation in conditions of...
Article Ingredients | Inspired by Korea’s beauty trend of layering intense hydration to achieve a flawless and radiant skin, and in order to provide protection against indoor and outdoor pollution, Sederma offers a broad range of innovative skin care active...
Article Sunscreens | DSM’s Sunscreen Optimizer tool enables formulators to develop new products more efficiently or optimise existing Formulations before verifying SPF performance in vivo.
Article Be inspired by key developments for the cosmetics industry: Find new ingredients, smart packaging solutions, cutting edge machines and technology, clever services and other innovative solutions that will help you when devoloping innovative cosmetics...
Article Natural cosmetics has been very successful in the past few years. After all the idea of cosmetics without contentious synthetic chemicals appeals to consumers all over the world.
Article Formulations | This time our selection of the latest formulations tackles hair care products. The range comprises of course bread and butter products such as shampoos, conditioners, sprays, waxes, jellies and hair dyes.
Article Inteview | Fana Makonnen from Inolex provides an update on alternatives for silicones, alternative preservation systems, film formers for sun care products, wetting agents for colour cosmetics and the company’s environmental commitment.
Article Ingredients | Dr Nora Schiemann from IMCD looks at the latest trends in natural cosmetics and what broad choice of ingredients there is to create successful product concepts.
Article Ingredients | Extracts from Asia-Pacific such as artemisia, lemon myrtle and spikenard can provide antimicrobial protection, soothe skin inflammation and bring brightening benefits to the skin respectively.
Article Our skin is exposed to a large variety of pollutants in an ever more urbanised world. These include nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, hydrocarbons and other toxic compounds every day. Throughout the day, these pollutants accumulate on the skin’s...
Article Ingredients | KeraGuard is a natural ingredient from Mibelle Biochemistry that offers proven protection from pollution for hair repair and protection from colour fading in leave-on and rinse-off products.
Article Ingredients| What hair care ingredients are an ideal option when it comes to creating products with a natural touch for personalised consumer needs?
Article Ingredients | DSM’s latest hair care solutions help busy consumers create styles and turn styling into something fun to do.
Article Ingredients | DN-Age, an anti-ageing active for hair care, protects the scalp and hair follicles from ageing. It decreases oxidative stress and markers of ageing in human hair follicle cells, slows down hair fibre greying and reduces hair thinning.
Article Formulations | Kim-Davy Hoeu from KDH Concepts explains what makes texture so important in skin care, to what extent texture can drive functionality and what to expect from cosmetic textures in future.
Article Ingredients | Anna Crovetto from Active Concepts presents a solution for protective cuticle regeneration and beyond the bond solutions for damaged hair: In line with synthetic biology, a self-assembling biomimetic neo-cuticle forms on the hair which...
Download Dr Andrea Mitarotonda from Neal’s Yard Remedies assesses the current challenges in a formulator’s quest for the ideal cosmetic preservation. Read all the details in his COSSMA interview.
Download What criteria does a new sun care product need to fulfil? First of all, it has to be convenient and easy to apply. Another important aspect is its format. While some people love using sun sprays, others prefer using lotions, creams and oils,...
The company announced collaboration with ExoLab Italia, a start-up specialising in plant-derived exosomal technologies from Italian organic fruits...
Aptar Beauty provides dispensers and promotional products to match the signature look of the Gaultier “Divine” range. With its sophisticated...
ROELMI HPC The company is thrilled to introduce the rebranded line of outstanding texture enhancers now known as EMotion. This rebranding initiative...
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. (Momentive), presents Harmonie GB-2301 blend – a new ingredient that further expands Momentive’s range of ...
With a clear insight into our consumers’ needs, Lipoid Kosmetik presents usNeo. It is a highly potent, selective and microbiome-friendly cosmetic...
Givaudan, the global leader in fragrance and beauty, is thrilled to announce the extension of its fragrance precursor collection with the addition...
Evonik has manufactured the first product from its industrial-scale facility for sustainable biosurfactants that has been completed ahead of schedule...
Professional Strength Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE) is a powerful broad spectrum, citrus-based antimicrobial that can be used during product...
The demanding cosmetic beauty trend for natural ingredients is growing and is perceived as the key to healthy and vibrant results. Propelling this...
With a clear insight into the consumers’ needs, the company presents a selection of tea-inspired products for various skin and hair care...