International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
LVMH has acquired a majority share in Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Marc Chaya and Francis Kurkdjian will continue in their current roles as Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director, respectively, and will remain shareholders of the company. Maison Francis Kurkdjian has since its founding in 2009 created contemporary fragrances. Consistent with the vision of the two … Read more
Silgan Holdings, a supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products, has completed its acquisition of the dispensing systems business of WestRock. This business is a global supplier of highly engineered triggers, pumps, sprayers and dispensing closure solutions to major branded consumer goods product companies in the home, health and beauty markets. It operates a … Read more
Prestige beauty company, Designer Parfums, announces a new fragrance partnership with world renowned actress, singer, entertainer and producer, Jennifer Lopez. Working alongside Dilesh Mehta, Chairman and CEO of Designer Parfums, they will create new brand innovation and strategy to drive global growth for Lopez’s fragrance franchise. In 2003, Jennifer launched her debut fragrance, Glow by … Read more
The BSB Innovation Award for cosmetics, natural cosmetics and ingredients has been awarded for the 15th time – this time in London. Organiser of the award is the BSB consulting and service office Dr Riedel. These are the winners: Actives and natural ingredients 1. Dermagenist, BASF 2. Infraguard, Mibelle Biochemistry 3. Dragosine, Symrise Functionals and … Read more
From the entries of new ingredients launched in the last six months, Laboratoires Expanscience’s Passioline and Ashland’s FiberHance BM Solution took home the Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Gold Awards in the active and functional ingredient categories respectively. Passioline is a concentrate, rich in unsaponifiables derived from the co-valorization of the Peruvian fruit juice industry. When … Read more
How to create a thriving niche brand? On April 4th at 4.15 p.m. at the Marketing Trends Theatre Angelika Meiss, COSSMA editor will moderate her international roundtable with 3 niche brand founders. The question to be tackled is how to create a thriving niche brand. Dr Nitasha Buldeo is the founder of Organic Apoteke, a … Read more
Don’t miss the Marketing Trends Roundtable at in-cosmetics Global 2017 which will take place Tuesday, 4 April from 16:15 to 17:00 at the Marketing Trends Theatre. In her international roundtable with 3 niche brand founders COSSMA editor Angelika Meiss will tackle the question “How to create a thriving niche brand”. Panellists include Nitasha Buldeo, Founder of Organic Apoteke, Maleka … Read more
Rishabh Pande has been appointed Senior Director Global Marketing and Innovation Personal Care, becoming a member of the company’s Personal Care & Aroma Management Team. Rishabh, an Indian national, is an Economics graduate with an MBA from Mumbai University. He has over 16 years of experience across sales, business development, key account and regional management, … Read more
Here is what you can look forward to in issue 4/2017: Body Care: For a flawless bodyCOSSMA put together a value-adding solutions for body care products, including ingredients, formulation concepts and the replacement of microplastic beads. Spotlight: CardboardSometime details can make all the difference. But sometimes there are approaches that open up a completely new … Read more
With immediate effect, Biesterfeld distributes the product portfolios of Prod’Hyg and Sytheon. The distributor is collaborating with the two new sales partners on the Spanish and Portuguese markets. Prod’Hyg develops and manufactures speciality oleochemical products and plant extracts. These include functional ingredients such as emulsifiers, consistency agents, emollients and preservatives as well as active ingredients … Read more
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For InCosmetics Global in London, Naolys, the French company specialized in plant cell culture presents its fifth innovative active plant shell: LightWaves Defense [JS+M], made of a whole native cell of Indian jasmine (Jasminum sambac), containing not only its own active molecules but also γ-mangosteen to protect skin from damages induced by 3 types of … Read more
Colep, a globally active company in the consumer goods packaging and contract manufacturing industries, strengthens its European liquids and creams business through investments in two new liquids plants in Poland and Germany, as well as the subsequent intention to sell off its current Zülpich site in Germany, to the Burnus Group. Colep will expand the … Read more
Shiseido has introduced a pilot program of deploying industrial humanoid robots on the assembly lines of make-up products at its Kakegawa factory starting from March 2017, for the first time in the world among cosmetics companies. In this factory, one human worker and two humanoid robots work together to assemble various parts of varied shapes … Read more
The COSSMA market survey "Process Technology, Laboratory Equipment & Packaging Machinery for the Personal Care & Home Care industry" will be published in May 2017. In order to ensure that your company is featured , just complete the form on the COSSMA website by March 31st at the very latest. It goes without saying that your Basic … Read more
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There is still time to plan your visit to The Natural Beauty & Spa Show, Europe’s number one event for industry buyers looking to source natural and organic beauty & wellbeing products. Book your free ticket online here and enter priority code NPB64. Source the very latest innovations from over 250 exhibitors and thousands of … Read more
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The new IMPAG Exhibition has been published – just in time for in-cosmetics 2017! Have a look at the current novelties and make sure to drop by at our stand at in-cosmetics London on stand GG40! By the way: Starting March 1st, Impag changed its corporate design- have a look at our new homepage now! Here are the latest … Read more
Belinda Carli from the IPCS explains what methods can be used for the delivery of actives to target sites. She points out that various methods help enhance delivery of actives to target sites and that no delivery system suits all formulation types. CSDE1703_12_Carli.pdf
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Long-term protection with no sticky hands and no itchy skin? Our film former Baycusan® C 1004 allows formulating very water-resistant and sand-resistant emulsions. It combines safe and easy application with comfortable long-term protection – for children that enjoy beach and water all day long! Curious? Visit us at In-Cosmetics London at Booth M#20! Covestro has … Read more
Anti-pollution POLLUSHIELD™ functional ingredient winner of the Regional Beauty Industry Awards. The good news does not finish here. The active ingredient will represent Europe under the Best Skin Care Product category at the Global competition whose winner will be announced on March 29th. The official ceremony will take place in London in the frame of … Read more
Merck, a leading science and technology company, will be presenting its innovative effect pigments and active ingredient variants – including ideas and initiatives to effectively use them in cosmetics and skin care products – to industry experts at the international in-cosmetics 2017 tradeshow in London from April 4 to 6. “Smart Effects” with matte and … Read more