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Dr Vanessa Alves Arruda from Lonza explains how the proven efficacy of the company’s plant-based active ingredients precisely meets the needs of Generation C*.
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LipoTrue’s Munapsys™ awarded with BSB Innovation Award
LipoTrue has received the 2019 BSB Innovation First Prize for Munapsys™ for the Most Innovative Raw Material in the cosmetic Active’s category this past April by the independent BSB – Beratungs- and Servicebuero Dr. Riedel e.K. (Dr. Riedel Consulting Services Agency). Nowadays, in the cosmetic market there are ingredients acting in the pre-synaptic pathway or … Read more
A superfruit for hair and skin
Interview | Florence Trombini, Global Strategic Marketing Manager for Active Ingredients, explains how BASF is harnessing the rambutan tree’s potential for skin moisturisation, anti-ageing, and hair and scalp care – in close cooperation with Vietnamese farmers.
Inolex: 55 ingredients with USDA biobased certification
Inolex has obtained USDA Biobased Certification for 55 of its products in the USDA-BioPreferred Program, making it the largest portfolio of personal care ingredients to be offered under the USDA Certified Biobased Product label. Managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the USDA BioPreferred Program defines biobased as those products derived, in whole or … Read more
The natural way into the skin
Natipide Eco, a COSMOS-approved carrier system for hydrophilic actives, has been proven to enhance the penetration of active ingredients into the skin.
BASF expands its presence in sub-Saharan Africa
Serving the fast-growing beauty market in sub-Saharan Africa from a distance is not enough for BASF. Instead, by strengthening its local network in marketing and sales as well as opening a new application technology laboratory for personal care in Lagos, Nigeria, BASF is moving closer to its customers. As leading ingredient supplier in the personal … Read more
What’s trending in the world of natural & organic beauty for 2019?
Natural Beauty & Spa Show to display over 250 trend-setting beauty brands With the Soil Association predicting natural and organic beauty sales to reach £34bn this year, the influence of conscious consumerism, changing industry regulations and consumer attitudes towards wellbeing means the natural and organic beauty sector – known for its integrity and transparency – … Read more
Stops premature ageing
Codif | Rich in polyphenols from nature in her untouched state, Raykami neutralises redox cascades induced by radiation. It reduces the degree of carbonylation and its consequences in the epidermis and dermis, limiting signs of accelerated ageing and preserving the skin’s tone and youthfulness. It protects the skin from UV and HEV light damages to … Read more
Film-forming polymer for sun care
Nouryon | Dermacryl X is a new film-forming polymer designed to meet the latest consumer trends for higher SPF sunscreens with longer wear protection and water-resistance, as well as an improved skin feel. It reduces the stickiness and oily feel without compromising on strong SPF protection. www.nouryon.com
Natural styling at its best
Interview | The disadvantage of natural hair styling ingredients is their relatively poor performance. Covestro’s 50 % natural-based new film former Baycusan eco 1000 now provides a number of technical benefits.
Innovating through experimenting
Interview | Dr Andrea Mitarotonda from Oriflame talks about the innovation potential of the industry, the latest trends in active ingredients, in anti-ageing and the impact of dermatologists, in preservation and in natural cosmetics.
Clariant’s BioDTox boosts skin detoxification
Clariant, a supplier of specialty chemicals, and its active ingredients business have unveiled new data further confirming the effectiveness of BioDTox, a food-origin plant extracts active, in activating the skin’s natural detoxification process, controlling sebum and cleansing pollutants on the skin so that they can be easily eliminated. The result is a brighter complexion and … Read more
The secrets of lipsticks
Hélène de Clermont-Gallerande from Chanel Parfums Beauté explains what ingredients to use for lipstick creation, how to create a glossy or matte lipstick and how to avoid the sweating phenomenon.
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Bio-based film former for superior hair styling
Want a more sustainable and innovative hair care product without compromising on performance or feel? Covestro’s new bio-based film former Baycusan® eco E 1000 opens new perspectives for formulators offering natural hair care formulations with high performing styling properties as synthetic polymers do. It is composed of more than 50% of renewable carbon content fulfilling … Read more
Exploring the future of skin beauty
Interview | Jean-Yves Berthon talks about Greentech’s most innovative active ingredients and extracts, the benefits of extremophile plants, the importance of the bacterial skin flora to the skin’s appearance and prebiotic solutions for sweat and malodour.
Korea-inspired ingredient for crystal-clear skin
Ingredients | Inspired by Korea’s beauty trend of layering intense hydration to achieve a flawless and radiant skin, and in order to provide protection against indoor and outdoor pollution, Sederma offers a broad range of innovative skin care active ingredients, which meet today’s beauty trends and customer needs.
Oxygen to combat blue light effects
Ingredients | Launched in 2010, Silab’s Oxygeskin has a proven effect of overcoming the lack of oxygen in the skin during ageing. The company’s new efficacy data demonstrate the ingredient’s capacity to reinvigorate skin oxygenation in conditions of digital pollution.
New tool simplifies the development of sunscreens
Sunscreens | DSM’s Sunscreen Optimizer tool enables formulators to develop new products more efficiently or optimise existing Formulations before verifying SPF performance in vivo.
Greentech: Aloin-free aloe vera from responsible supply chains
Aloe vera is a very strong plant and is basically indestructible. It can grow on the most infertile terrain. It grows up to a meter tall and has no stem, just thick rubbery grey-green leaves which fill up with a thick gel during the rainy season, which helps the plant to survive long periods of … Read more
How to smile like a star
Oral care | New applications with beneficial claims to accommodate consumers’ demands are being offered for an ever-expanding oral care industry. This requires not only classic active ingredients but also ingredients of natural origin, together with the adaptation of basic formulations e.g. with pearl pigments to obtain both attractive and functional oral care products.