International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
Weener Plastic Packaging Group located in Weener (Lower Saxony) has restructured: Plasticum Group B.V. of the Netherlands, with its 300 employees and four European plants, will be integrated into the Weener Plastic Packaging Group as a subsidiary and Weener Plastik GmbH will continue under a restructured management. Plasticum supplements Weener’s product portfolio Plasticum manufactures plastic … Read more
Baker Hughes has appointed Biesterfeld Spezialchemie as their exclusive distributor for New Phase Technologies Specialty Polymers in Russia. Since September 2011 Biesterfeld Spezialchemie already distributes New Phase Technologies Specialty Polymers in Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Turkey. New Phase Technologies, belonging to Baker Hughes, is a global supplier … Read more
Wacker, the Munich-based chemical company, reorganizes its distribution network for its Belsil brand silicone products for personal care applications in Poland. Effective July 1, 2013, the Dutch IMCD-Group-affiliated chemical distributor IMCD Polska will replace the previous distribution partner Brenntag Polska. The Dutch chemicals distributor IMCD is already a Wacker partner for several market segments in … Read more
Evonik Industries has opened a new innovation center for products for the cosmetics industry at its Goldschmidtstraße site in Essen. Some 90 employees of the Consumer Specialties Business Unit of Evonik will work in the innovation center, primarily for applications in the cosmetic industry. The new innovation center covers a total area of approximately 5,000 … Read more
This year’s highlights presented by Merck during in-cosmetics in Paris were three new pigments
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Optical structure testing of liquid foams with a the new development from KRÜSSExpansion of a modular instrument for foam analysisFor stable and metastable foams in food, cosmetic and cleaning products KRÜSS GmbH presented a new module for the DFA100 Dynamic Foam Analyzer intended for the optical testing of fluid foam structures at the European Coatings … Read more
Very warm welcome to Munich | 28th BEAUTY FORUM MUNICH26th, 27th October 2013BEAUTY FORUM MUNICH, Europe’s no. 1 autumn cosmetics trade fair, will take place on 26th and 27th of October 2013. Register now and receive your free entrance ticket to meet European main distributors and manufacturers in order to get to know the latest … Read more
Givaudan has partnered with JWT Singapore to create bespoke “Smell a Memory” kits that harness the power of scent to evoke emotional memories among Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. The kits are personalized and custom-created for individual patients based on each patient’s family history, ethnicity, age and personal stories. Givaudan’s perfumers, in consultation with therapists and … Read more
Croda International Plc announced it has bought Arizona Chemical’s Personal Care business. The deal closed on May 22, 2013. Croda will immediately begin the transition of these the products into its portfolio, including the transfer of production to an existing Croda manufacturing site in Europe followed by a re-launch of the products with new Croda trade … Read more
OLVEA Burkina Faso is now a member of the UEBT, the Union for the Ethical BioTrade, a non-profit association that promotes the “Sourcing with Respect” of ingredients that come from biodiversity. A long-term commitmentIn becoming a member of UEBT, OLVEA Burkina Faso commits to the principles of Ethical BioTrade: ensuring that sourcing practices promote the … Read more
The following downloads from the COSSMA website were most popular in this month: Product information: ECHINACELL™ EU Cosmetics Regulation: Literature References, Internet Link list, Background article >> Background: Original Text OPINION on Fragrance allergens in cosmetic products >> Formulation: Natural Moisturizing Face Care for Sensitive Skin (O/W) >> picture: Nikolai Sorohin, Fotolia.de
Some scientists have suggested that chemicals, including those used in cosmetics, may be disrupting human endocrine systems such as hormones secreted by the ovaries, testes, and thyroid. Human exposure to these substances may produce male infertility,cancers and other adverse reproductive effects. Dr. Gerhard Nohynek, ex-L’Oréal, however, questions the endocrine disrupting activities of chemicals in cosmetics. … Read more
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Monitoring the shelf life of a product is becoming common consumer practice, but this can be diminished by the formula’s exposure to air. Quadpack’s range of tottles can be single-layered PE or multi-layered to include a sheath of EVOH (ethyl vinyl alcohol copolymer), providing a powerful barrier against oxygen and other exterior elements. Quadpack’s tottle … Read more
Welcome to the 28th BEAUTY FORUM MUNICH 2013 on 26 and 27 October 2013 in Munich Riem!BEAUTY FORUM MUNICH will take place for the third time at the Internationale Messe Munich on Saturday, 26th and Sunday, 27th October 2013. After the success of last year when 850 companies presented their products and trends of the … Read more
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MakeUp in Paris is hosting for the 4th year in a row, on 20 and 21 June 2013 at the Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, professionals from formulation, packaging, full-service, designers, accessories of the make-up industry worldwide. Prestige, masstige and mass-market brands from Asia, Europe and Americas are visiting the unmissable event to find the most … Read more
In her article in COSSMA 5/2013, Andrea Weber, Head of the R&D centre at Babor points out why several interesting new actives are to be expected from ”blue biotechnology” which is the acquisition of new substances from marine plant life. Front cover picture: Max777, Shutterstock.com
The simple but refined packaging for the Strellson men’s fragrance ‘Loaded’ has fullsurface structured embossing and carries an unusual rubber band closure. The intense white Algro Design cardboard carton skilfully accentuates the contrasts and also has other advantages. Read more in COSSMA 5/2013! photo: Sappi
Dr. Gerd Mildau of the CVUA and Birgit Huber of the IKW explain, in an interview with COSSMA editor Angelika Meiss, what is really new in the Cosmetics Directive, which are the biggest challenges for the manufacturer, and what can be expected with the updating of the substance list and the definition of nanomaterials. photo: … Read more
Symrise saw dynamic demand in both divisions and increased sales to € 458 million in the first quarter of 2013 (Q1 2012: € 433 million). This cor-responds to a growth of 6 % (8 % at local currency) compared to the prior-year-quarter. Symrise improved its earnings before interest, taxes, depre-ciation and amortization (EBITDA) to € … Read more
Dr. Rainer Wohlfart from the Kneipp company and the perfumer Erich Schmidt explain, in an interview with Angelika Meiss, how they see the impact of the SCCS stance and planned course of action on the subject of fragrance allergies. photo: Yuri Arcurs, Shutterstock.com