“Today’s health-conscious and responsible-minded consumers want cosmetics that support their lifestyle and sense of wellbeing. Demand for sustainably sourced products that help protect and beautify skin and hair is increasing steadily.” Dirk Mampe, Vice President Business Management Personal Care Specialties Europe. The 4 Elements of Personal Care All over the world, people are looking for … Read more
Auf der diesjährigen in-cosmetics vom 17. bis 19. April in Amsterdam standen bei BASF die Hauptziele von Körperpflegeprodukten im Fokus – die vier „Personal Care Elements“: schützen, reinigen, verschönern und erhalten. Basierend auf den Elementen präsentiert BASF attraktive neue Lösungen für gesunde Haut und Haare, die die neuesten Trends auf dem Körperpflegemarkt bedienen. „Die gesundheits- … Read more
The BSB Innovation Award for cosmetics, natural cosmetics and ingredients has been awarded for the 16th time ‑ this time in Amsterdam. Organiser of the award is the BSB consulting and service office Dr Riedel. These are the winners: Actives: 1. MossCellTec No. 1, Mibelle Biochemistry 2.SymControl Care, Symrise 3. B-Circadin, Clariant Functionals 1. SymGuard … Read more
The Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Awards 2018 celebrate the most cutting-edge personal care ingredients that have been launched in the past six months in the three categories: Best Active Ingredient, Best Functional Ingredient and the Green Ingredient Award. Best active ingredient 1. MossCellTec, Mibelle Biochemistry: 2. Seboclear-MP, Rahn 3. Ecobiotys, Silab Best functional ingredient … Read more
Jennifer Clancy has joined Lonza’s Consumer Product Ingredients (CPI) business as Senior Director of Global Marketing. She will be introduced to customers at in-cosmetics Global 2018 at the Lonza Stand E80, from 17-19 April in Amsterdam. (NL). Based in Allendale, NJ (USA), Clancy is responsible for strategic development and execution of all marketing initiatives to … Read more
Greentech launches Acnilys for Acne-prone skin Acne is an inflammatory disease of the pilo-sebaceous follicle. Acnilys is a multifunctional and plant-based active derived from the Rhodomyrtus tomentosa berry, which acts on this pathophysiology by intervening on all the pathways involved to prevent skin disorders and imperfections of oily skin. A triple action restores the balance … Read more
Covestro präsentiert dieses Jahr seine nachhaltigen Lösungen mit biologisch abbaubaren Polymeren und eine zum Großteil pflanzenbasierte Produktlinie: Baycusan® eco. Diese neuen, natürlich gewonnenen Inhaltsstoffe bieten Hochleistungseigenschaften und können als Filmbildner für Haarpflege, Hautpflege, Sonnenschutzmittel und dekorative Kosmetik eingesetzt werden. Neugierig? Besuchen Sie uns an Stand #E100! Manche Momente sind einfach nur schön. Erleben wir sie … Read more
This year Covestro presents its sustainable solutions with biodegradable polymers and bio-based product line: Baycusan®eco. This new naturally derived ingredient line offers high-performance properties and acts as film forming agents for hair, sun/skin and makeup applications. Curious? Come and visit us at our booth #E100! Film formers and sensory additive for innovative & high-performance cosmetic … Read more
Seppic and Ecovia Renewables have entered into a partnership to develop and market high-performing, biobased and biodegradable polymers. Due to growing environmental awareness and increasing focus on health and wellness, consumers are looking more and more for natural and sustainable products. Seppic and Ecovia Renewables are partnering to offer high-performance and environmental-friendly ingredients to manufacturers … Read more
Hair care | Sabrina Mizael from Seppic proves that the emollient ranges Emosmart and Emogreen not only improve hair shine and strength but also serve as an alternative for silicone oil in both rinse-off and leave-on products.
European distributor of raw materials for the pharmaceutical, dietary, food, feed, cosmetics and perfumery industries for 30 years, Quimdis has strengthened its presence in one of the main markets in Europe with the opening of a new branch in Germany. Present in France (headquarter in Levallois and industrial site in Grasse), Italy, Spain, Morocco and … Read more
AkzoNobel today announces the sale of 100% of its Specialty Chemicals business to The Carlyle Group and GIC for an enterprise value of €10.1 billion. This transaction creates two focused and high performing businesses – Paints and Coatings, and Specialty Chemicals – as part of its strategy announced in April 2017. The transaction is expected … Read more
Product development | Marrying natural ingredients with technologically is gaining in importance and as is the impact of digital on beauty routines.
CLR Chemisches Laboratorium Dr. Kurt Richter GmbH is delighted to announce that it obtained the EFfCI Certification for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Cosmetic Ingredients, Standard 2017. Dr. Stefan Borchert, President and CEO of CLR: "The GMP certification reinforces the sustained development of CLR’s integrated management system, which already encompassed our quality management (ISO 9001:2015), … Read more
Croda International Plc präsentierte kürzlich seinen Haarpflege-Wirkstoff Kereffect SD. Dieser innovative Aktivstoff zur Haarglättung reiht sich ein in ein breites Spektrum an Personal Care Wirkstoffen. Das Ziel ist ein flexibler Style für alle Lockentypen, von welligem bis hin zu krausem Haar, erzielbar durch eine besonders milde Technologie. Die Grundlage liefert die Natriumsulfit Behandlung, welche durch … Read more
Croda International Plc recently launched their hair care ingredient Kereffect SD. This innovative hair straightening active adds to a longline of personal care ingredients and aims to embrace Style Diversity through offering a solution suitable for all hair types. The addition of Kereffect SD to a hair treatment containing sodium sulphite has been proven to … Read more
Passend zur Schnelllebigkeit des sich stets wandelnden Personal Care Markts baut IMPAG ihr Tätigkeitsfeld im Rohstoffhandel weiter aus und betritt dabei neue Geschäftsfelder. Dank hervorragenden Marktkenntnissen, formulierungs-technischem Know-How sowie technischem Fachwissen bietet IMPAG ihren Kunden Konzeptlösungen und präsentiert an der In-Cosmetics 2018 innovative Formulierungen sowie die einzigartige Technologie Clixperience. Diese neue Technologie bietet Kosmetikherstellern die … Read more
Events | What new findings were brought to light at the latest SCC’s 71st Annual Scientific Meeting & Technology Showcase in New York? Dr Karl Lintner from Kal’Idées gives a concise synopsis of the key take-home messages.
Cosmetic & personal care application dominated the demand in the farnesene and accounted for over 35% of the total demand in 2015. Farnesene derived squalene, through biotechnological route, is used as a useful ingredient in anti-ageing and moisturizing cream formulations. Strong cosmetics growth expected from Europe and Asia Pacific market may promote farnesene demand and … Read more
Belinda Carli from IPCS explains the differences between the many types of micro-capsules and how to pick the right material for each application. She points out that micro-capsules are often used for visual and other benefits and shows why the different types of filling for micro-capsules are an important issue. Micro-capsules: For visual and other … Read more