Dr. Voss (Dermatest): How to combat photo ageing

Dr.Werner Voss, CEO of Dermatest, talks about the most important actives and testing methods for products to fight photo ageing. Dr. Voss names vitamines, enzymes and botanicals in combination with a safe mixture of UVA and UVB filters to be the most important actives to combat photo ageing. The test methods Demratest is using are … Read more

medical BEAUTY FORUM: New Media Kit 2012 available now

medical BEAUTY FORUM forms the basis of successful cooperation between doctors and beauticians. With six focussed issues per annum the magazine provides up-to-date guidance on relevant topics, and looks at skin care trends, publishes details of important dates and events, and carries contact details of cosmetics specialists (BFA) in the whole of Germany. The medical … Read more

medical BEAUTY FORUM: Bridge between research and practical application

medical BEAUTY FORUM, a trade magazine from the Health and Beauty Group, forms the bridge between dynamic research and its practical application in the fields of aesthetic medicine and cosmetics. Focussed on specific and relevant topics, this medium covers the current state of knowledge and practice, both for doctors involved with aesthetic procedures and for … Read more

Colipa: Significant progress on alternative methods

Colipa – the European Cosmetics Association – presented the progress it has made in developing alternatives to animal testing to an audience of international scientists, industry associations, NGOs and regulators at the 8th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences (WC8), in Montreal, Canada. Bertil Heerink, Director-General of Colipa said: “The … Read more

Branchentrends bei der 4. Kosmetika-Fachtagung der Akademie Fresenius

Auf der 4. Kosmetika-Fachtagung der Akademie Fresenius vom 29. bis 30. Juni 2011 in Köln, die von Angelika Meiss – leitende Redakteurin der internationalen Fachzeitschrift COSSMA – moderiert wurde, tauschten sich Experten zu allen relevanten Branchentrends aus. Als Dauerbrenner in Sachen Kosmetik stellte sich auch diesmal das Thema "Sicherheit" heraus. Dr. Ursula Loggen von der … Read more

Markenzeichen für nachhaltiges Palmöl schafft Transparenz für Verbraucher

In Kürze können Verbraucher sicher gehen, in welchen Supermarktprodukten wie Margarine, Kekse, Schokolade, Seife oder Kosmetik nachhaltiges, vom Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) zertifiziertes Palmöl enthalten ist, d. h. Palmöl, für das keine tropischen Regenwälder gerodet oder Torfmoore trocken gelegt wurden. Ab Juni 2011 können Lebensmittelhersteller und Handel das neue Markenzeichen für nachhaltiges Palmöl … Read more

Download Tip April: Natural cosmetics and conformity labels

Dr. Wilfried Petersen, Managing Director of Dr. Straetmans examines how the consequences of systems for natural cosmetics certification affect formulations. He compares the seals of approval offered by NaTrue, BDIH, Ecocert and COSMOS. COSSMA subscribers can download detailed background information and a list of internet links. Go to Russian translation of this article at ekokosmetika.ru … Read more

New certification bodies can now apply to Cosmos-standard

Cosmos -standard AISBL (1), the International non-profit Association whose object is to offer an internationally recognized standard for organic and natural cosmetics, are opening of the approval process for new certification bodies (2) to be authorized to certify to the Cosmos -standard. Cosmos -standard AISBL was founded in June 2010 by five leading European organisations … Read more

Naturkosmetik-Labels: Ganz schön unterschiedlich

Naturkosmetik-Zertifizierungssysteme sind das Ergebnis langwieriger Diskussionen, an denen die verschiedensten Institutionen und Organisationen beteiligt sind – dementsprechend unterschiedlich ausgerichtet sind auch die Bestimmungen der verschiedenen Siegel. Wo die wichtigsten – und oft erstaunlich großen – Unterschiede zwischen den etablierten Systemen liegen und welche Konsequenzen sich daraus für die Formulierung von Naturkosmetik ergeben, erläutert Dr. Wilfried … Read more

Natural cosmetics and conformity labels: Each OK in its own way

Certification systems for natural cosmetics are the result of extended discussions involving numerous different institutions and organisations – and so the requirements of the different certification systems are equally diverse. The most important, often amazingly different, requirements of the established certification bodies offering a seal of approval are detailed by Dr. Wilfried Petersen, Managing Director … Read more

Launch of COSMOS-standard certification

The founders (1) of COSMOS-standard AISBL (2), the International non-profit Association whose object is to offer an internationally recognized standard for organic and natural cosmetics, have announced the opening of application processes for the COSMOS-standard. This will concern certification to the new standard and membership of COSMOS-standard AISBL. “In 2002, the founding organisations recognized that … Read more

Nsf + NaTrue develop first American national standard for natural cosmetics

Personal care in the United States will finally have a national standard for natural personal care products that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). NSF International, the U.S. testing and certification organization committed to protecting the environment and public health, will lead the development of the new American standard for Natural Cosmetics … Read more

Sicherheitsbewertung von Pflanzenrohstoffen sind komplexer

Dr. Gerhard Nohynek, wissenschaftlicher Leiter der Sicherheitsbewertung bei L’Oréal, erläutert im Interview mit COSSMA-Redakteurin Angelika Meiss, warum die Sicherheitsbewertung pflanzlicher Inhaltsstoffe komplexer und mit höherer Unsicherheit behaftet ist als die herkömmlicher Inhaltsstoffe. Hier sind neue Ansätze für die Sicherheitsbewertung erforderlich. Bild: L’Oréal

Pfeiffer Consulting now in the USA as well

On January 1st, Pfeiffer Consulting handed over parts of its business activity to the start-up branch Pfeiffer Consulting, LLC. With this step forward, the international offer of service and consulting in the fields of safety and quality of cosmetic products is extended. Manufacturers of cosmetics products in the US or Europe with bilateral trade can … Read more

Pfeiffer Consulting jetzt auch in den USA

Am 1. Januar 2011 übernahm das neugegründete US-Unternehmen Pfeiffer Consulting LLC einen Teil der Auslandsaktivitäten der Pfeiffer Consulting GmbH, Pforzheim. Durch diesen Schritt wird das internationale Beratungs- und Dienstleistungsangebot im Bereich Sicherheit und Qualität kosmetischer Produkte weiter ausgebaut. Speziell im beidseitigen Handel von Produkten in den USA und der EU profitieren Unternehmen der kosmetischen Industrie … Read more