In an interview with COSSMA TV, Dr. Tilmann Reuter, lecturer for Cosmetic Sciences at the University of Hamburg,  talks about the most recent findings in the field of anti-ageing.. Click here to view the video clip on COSSMA TV

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Keep in mind to book in time for COSSMA 7-8/2012! This issue will focus on natural cosmetics and will also contain the reviews for Make-Up in Paris, for Cosmetic Business, Achema and Luxe Pack New York: Deadline for our August issue is on June 29th! Our advertising media data pack and editorial schedule can be downloaded at www.cossma.com/rates

COSSMA goes one step further in "social networking" - we now also joined Facebook. You will reach us at www.cossma.com/facebook Are you on Facebook? Then do not hesitate to join and discuss directly with fellow Facebook members what's hot in the personal care and cosmetics industry. Your company is on Facebook, too? Do not hesitate to let us know!

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Dorothea Michaelis                       Angelika Meiss
Project and Advertising Manager   Senior Editor 

Carrier systems for physical skin care
Sales promotion: What not to do!
Natural cosmetics:A dynamic market on the move
10th BSB Innovation Award in Barcelona
Formulations: Natural Cosmetics

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COSSMA goes one step further in "social networking" - after joining LinkedIn, Twitter and Youtube some time ago, we now also joined Facebook. You will reach us at www.cossma.com/facebook
Are you on Facebook? Then do not hesitate to join and discuss directly with fellowFacebook members what's hot in the personal care and cosmetics industry. Your company is on Facebook, too? Do not hesitate to let us know!
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L'Oréal has closed the acquisition of 100% of Cadum, the majority of which was held by investment fund Milestone. In 2011, Cadum achieved consolidated sales of 58 million euros, 49 million euros of which in France, mainly with the brand Cadum. This business will join France's Consumer Products Division lead by its General Manager Hervé Navellou. This division is made up of three business units: L'Oréal Paris, Garnier-Gemey-Maybelline and LaScad. Their products are distributed in mass retail channels.
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Beiersdorf increased sales in the first quarter of 2012 by 6.9% compared to the previous year. The Consumer business segment recorded growth of 6.8%, while tesa saw an increase of 7.2%. The company also benefited from a positive overall market trend in the first three months of 2012 after the weak business performance seen in Asia and Europe in the first quarter of the previous year. Positive calendar effects also contributed to the sales increase.
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Checking the concentration of cleaning agents on site or determining the right time for additional dosage of surfactants in the electroplating bath: this is the domain of the BP50. Mobile and independent of the mains, easy to use, and still a powerful measuring instrument for dynamic surface tension. The measurement is defined and the instrument controlled by the BP50 add-in for LabDesk, the well-proven universal platform for KRÜSS tensiometers. Various measuring programmes record the time-dependent surface tension or the measured value curve for a constant surface age – or they evaluate a measured value as being valid or invalid in the rapid quality test. The database is comfortable and flexible; well-laid-out reports are quickly produced.
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Cremer Oleo, Europe’s manufacturer of oleochemical speciality esters, assumed control of the operations of the Witten facilities from the Sasol Group on 1.3.2012. The MCT oils under the brand names CremerCoor and Miglyol find widespread use in the food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics segments. Cremer Oleo has achieved a unique position as the world’s only manufacturer to operate high-performance mono plants exclusively for the production of MCT oils at the Wittenberge facilities, and GMP-certified production in two completely independent facilities in Witten and Wittenberge.
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Albéa has acquired the company Zhongshan Meiquan Plastic Products Co Ltd belonging to the TEX R.L. group. Better known under the name TEX China, the company manufactures packaging for the cosmetics and perfumery sectors. Located in Guangdong Province in China, TEX China has 700 employees and 3 factories specializing in the production of mascara, lip gloss, lipstick, pots and cases, etc. In 2011 the company recorded a turnover of 20 million dollars, of which 80% came from exports.
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Statista is Germany’s leading statistic company and provides a unique website offering facts, figures and statistics. The Statista account provides direct access to statistics and more than 60,000 topics. Excel or PowerPoint data is available for immediate download and integration into your documents. The statistics available via Statista.com come from over 10,000 reputable sources including such partners as the OECD, The Allensbach Institute For Public Opinion Research, Handelsblatt, EHI (Handelsdaten.de), Creditreform and many more. Go to Statista.com for competitive analyses, customer presentations and benchmarks.

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Elfriede Dambacher, publisher of the "Natural Cosmetics Yearbook" (Naturkosmetik Jahrbuch 2012), outlines the challenges that the natural cosmetics market faces in Germany. With total sales of 815 million Euros in 2011 natural cosmetics in Germany enjoyed a market share of 6.5 percent. This makes the sector once again the biggest in Europe, and after the USA, it is the second biggest in the world. Among the five most important manufacturers are Weleda, Dr.Hauschka, Annemarie Boerlind, Lavera and Logona. But it should be noted that in recent years there have been a countless number of international brands pushing for a share of the market.
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After having launched the first French edition of BEAUTY FORUM Swiss in February 2011, this new trade journal called BEAUTY FORUM Edition Romande will be published 4 times per year. The French language edition BEAUTY FORUM Edition Romande is targeting cosmetic professionals from the Romandie, the French speaking part of Switzerland. It will contain valuelable information for the daily business and background information for professional training. The new trade journal will be published in the same format, quality and layout as the German language edition. It will be written and edited by a French speaking editorial team.

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Dr. Tilmann Reuter, Lecturer for Cosmetic Sciences at the University of Hamburg, presents the two basic theories for skin aging: One is the theory of oxidative stress, one is the theory based on the less active effects of hormones. He gives examples for the most impartant anti-ageing actives, for example vitamines or flavonoids and also explains why he thinks that peptides are the actives with most potential for future products and formulations.
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The following downloads from the COSSMA website were most popular in this month:

Scientific Version "Cosmetic Oils in comparison: penetration and occlusion of paraffin oil and vegetable oils", incl. literature references >>

Market Data China: Making market entry that bit easier >>

Product Information: SynRussian Gold Cosmetic Pigment (Merck) >>

Formulation: Wash Off Mask (Bayer Material Science) >>

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