Functionals

Ingredients | Alexandra Jeanneau from Alban Muller International presents Glucohyami, a skin-identical booster to hyaluronic synthesis and plant-derived alternative to conventional glucosamine and hyaluronic acid. 

Ingredients | Bart Maxon from Dow shows the versatility of silicone chemistry and explains what types of silicones to use for what benefits in different product categories.

Interview | What are the main skin-damaging pollutants? And what ingredients help to combat damaging effects? Find the answers and insights about appropriate formulation strategies here. 

Xenia Petsitis from Merck provides inspiring ideas on how to obtain stable and safe red, reddish and pink shades by combining different types of pigments. 

SYNCRYSTAL Turquoise: Caribbean Joy of Life

How lysates of gut flora can help skin to help itself.

Ingredients | What microbes inhabit our skin and do these interact with one another? Dr Karl Lintner’s explanations show that there is still a long way to go before establishing credible microbiome-­related beauty claims.

Interview | Uli Osterwalder compares the in vivo SPF gold standard with current alternatives and points out the advantages of the hybrid diffuse reflectance method (HDRS).

INGREDIENTS | City dwellers tend to have a reduced bacterial diversity and a decrease in bacterial metabolic pathways. The heptapeptide Fensebiome peptide from Lipotec has been proven to increase the microbial diversity, to favour the balance of the microbiota and to modulate bacterial functional pathways. 

Be inspired by key developments for the cosmetics industry: Find new ingredients, smart packaging solutions, cutting edge machines and technology, clever services and other innovative solutions that will help you when devoloping innovative cosmetics solutions for the personal care and cosmetics industry.

Natural cosmetics has been very successful in the past few years. After all the idea of cosmetics without contentious synthetic chemicals appeals to consumers all over the world. 

Inteview | Fana Makonnen from Inolex provides an update on alternatives for silicones, alternative preservation systems, film formers for sun care products, wetting agents for colour cosmetics and the company’s environmental commitment.

Ingredients | Dr Nora Schiemann from IMCD looks at the latest trends in natural cosmetics and what broad choice of ingredients there is to create successful product concepts.

Ingredients | Extracts from Asia-Pacific such as artemisia, lemon myrtle and spikenard can provide antimicrobial protection, soothe skin inflammation and bring brightening benefits to the skin respectively.

Our skin is exposed to a large variety of pollutants in an ever more urbanised world. These include nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, hydrocarbons and other toxic compounds every day. Throughout the day, these pollutants accumulate on the skin’s surface and create oxidative stress that weakens the skin barrier. The consequence is dehydration, redness, imperfections, a grey and dull complexion, and, in the long term, accelerated skin ageing as well as increasingly visible dark spots.

Ingredients | KeraGuard is a natural ingredient from Mibelle Biochemistry that offers proven protection from pollution for hair repair and protection from colour fading in leave-on and rinse-off products.

Ingredients| What hair care ingredients are an ideal option when it comes to creating products with a natural touch for personalised consumer needs? 

Ingredients | DSM’s latest hair care solutions help busy consumers create styles and turn styling into something fun to do.