Patricia Pineau, Communication Director R&D at L’Oréal in a current COSSMA web TV interview talks about some significant research findings and the particular features of the company's R&D department. Click here for the video clips on COSSMA TV >>

The COSSMA camera team will also be on hand at some forthcoming events (Sepawa, Beyond Beauty, FachPack, LuxePack ...) - book your own filming slot at the exhibition in good time and make sure that your company is on COSSMA web TV!
Click here to download further information on the COSSMA Web TV clips >>

Join in the latest COSSMA survey: Whilst some companies feel that the cosmetics industry will emerge unscathed from the current crisis others are seeing only too well how much the crisis has hit the luxury sector, which is normally cushioned from such economic problems.
What do you think? Send us your vote now, and let us know your views!
www.cossma.com/survey

You can of course remain totally anonymous when you send in your vote - but our editorial team would be pleased if you could expand on your views!

Another point to note: You can find out about the very latest trends in the cosmetics industry right now on the COSSMA page at Twitter: http://twitter.com/cossmamagazine
Why not look in? We will be delighted to have a great band of followers!

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From your COSSMA team
Dorothea Michaelis                       Angelika Meiss
Project and Advertising Manager   Senior Editor 

The UK bath and shower market generated total revenues of $714.7 million in 2008, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -1.2% for the period spanning 2004-2008.
The UK deodorants market generated total revenues of $1 billion in 2008, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% for the period spanning 2004-2008.

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Symbiomuls GC is a novel, Ecocert listed emulsifier blend for O/W-formulations. The versatile material does not require further structure enhancer and allows different textures to be produced also at lower temperatures. A further advantage is a wetting agent that boosts the efficacy of preservation systems and can thus help to reduce the preservation load in the product.

Dermofeel sensolv is a polar oil component based on renewable materials. The Ecocert listed ingredient provides the many formulations with a silicon-like skin feel and improves the sensorial profile of skin care products.

Dermofeel P-30 is an Ecocert listed hair conditioner which allows to significantly improve the cosmetic quality of natural shampoos. The hair quality and combability is influenced positively by Dermofeel P-30.

For more information please visit us at the SEPAWA, booth 37 or in the internet: www.dr-straetmans.de

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In recent years, there has been an over abundance of natural hair care products that claim to deliver a multitude of benefits. Yet product performance still remains a key desire among women seeking the benefits of natural ingredients. Recognizing the need to create a collection with naturally derived ingredients and exceptional results, Pantene scientists discovered the hidden beauty benefits of the Cassia plant. Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion featuring two new shampoos containing Cassia, a naturally derived performance ingredient that helps transform hair to make it softer, shinier and stronger against damage.

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IFRA will publish a list of fragrance ingredients being used by the industry’s customers in consumer goods by December 31st 2009 on its website: www.ifraorg.org and respond to the changing marketplace where consumers are seeking more information about the ingredients in the products they use safely in their everyday lives. This proactive initiative will supplement the fragrance industry’s overall safety program communication

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Natural Cosmetics Conference in Nuremberg on 22–23.9.2009

How green is the cosmetics market becoming?
What strategies are successful for natural cosmetics?

These and many other issues will be discussed in the CongressCenter Nürnberg by international decision-makers from the fields of cosmetics manufacture, marketing, sales and trade. Register now and get the early-bird discount!
www.naturkosmetik-branchenkongress.de

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NaTrue, the International Association for Natural Cosmetics, and RTC, a long standing research and quality consortium embracing Italian cosmetic companies and universities, have entered a strategic alliance to establish the 'NaTrue-Label' in Italy. RTC will be responsible for the management of the label and the certification process in Italy. The NaTrue criteria are already published in Italian (http://www.Natrue-Label.com/criteria/criteria.html) and the Italian version of the NaTrue-Label website is available under www.Natrue-Label.it

Read more in the news section on the COSSMA website >>

Everybody seems to be using Twitter these days, so COSSMA magazine decided to do so, too: Check http://twitter.com/CossmaMagazine  to get the very latest information from the Personal Care and cosmetics industry. Are you or your company also active on Twitter? If so, do not hesitate to contact us, we are looking forward to welcome you among our "followers".

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Reports and interviews - check the COSSMA TV video clips!

With COSSMA TV you are kept fully up to date, and to do that COSSMA has been speaking to acknowledged industry experts: Patricia Pineau, Communication Director R&D at L’Oréal in a current COSSMA web TV interview talks about some significant research findings and the particular features of the company's R&D department.

Click here to see the full interview on COSSMA-TV >>

During In-Cosmetics 2009 in Munich, Dirk Teichmüller, President and CEO at ROVI Cosmetics, talks about the new Cellular Actives™ line with high performance active ingredients in his Web-TV interview. Part of that range is the new Aquafill™ - an innovative active for the immediate and long-term improvement of the skin profile. Aquafill™ is the first active of ROVI’s new product line called Cellular Actives™.

See and hear more in the latest Web-TV-Clip at www.cossma.com/rovi >>

During In-Cosmetics 2009 in Munich, Elmar Busch, Global Business Director Personal Care at Clariant International Ltd., talks about solutions for the current “Green Trend” in Personal Care Products in his Web-TV interview. Clariant presented the new emulsifier based on vegetable, renewable and GMO-free sources - Hostacerin SFO. The product follows the trend of beeing EO- and PEG-free and is produced by a low energy consuming process directly from natural sunflower oil.

See and hear more in the Web-TV-Clip at www.cossma.com/clariant >>

In the focus of Merck during In-Cosmetics in Munich were superior concepts for true photo protection, concepts to slow down aging of the skin combined with alluring effect pigments to give customers attractiveness. At In-Cosmetics 2009 new water dispersible UVA capsules for superior sunscreen solutions, anti-aging ingredients with excellent efficacy as well as novel silver, gold and red cosmetic effect pigments were launched.

See and hear more in the Web-TV-Clips at www.cossma.com/merck >>

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