A novelty of a natural antioxidant for cosmetic formulations and fragrances StoppOx® ensures high stability and safety of your perfumes and fragrances, oils and active ingredients and extends the minimum shelf lifedecisively. StoppOx® is a world novel natural antioxidant blend for cosmetic formulas and fragrances. It delivers high performance like synthetic AO especially in preventing … Read more
Natural solution for an ultra soft skin feel and the ultimate silicone touch Skin feel and texture of an emulsion or opaque gel are considerably improved by low dosages of SENSOCEL® bc 20 bamboo powder. SENSOCEL® bc 20 creates a silicone touch on a natural basis. Natural cosmetics are still gaining high importance. Globally formulators … Read more
Bioinspired by natural skin lipids Discover Emulsiphos® – a PEG free anionic O/W emulsifier particularly suitable for sensitive skin attested by a clinical skin tolerability study. The molecular structure of Emulsiphos® promotes the ability to form lamellar liquid crystals similar to skin lipids. By their nature, the liquid crystalline structures of such emulsions do not … Read more
Inolex has established a new sales office in Paris, France. The location, with its team of technical product and client servicing experts, will focus on delivering the company’s portfolio of industry-leading ingredients particularly in Alternative Preservation solutions and safe, natural ingredients in the beauty and personal care industry. Anais Alemagna who has joined the company … Read more
Croda International, supplier of speciality chemicals has acquired Enza Biotech, a research enterprise established as a spin-out company from Lund University in Sweden. Enza Biotech was founded in 2012 by researchers at Lund University with the aim to develop the next generation of renewable surfactants using carbohydrate-based chemistry. Through this acquisition, Enza Biotech’s patented technology … Read more
Merck hat sein neues Anwendungslabor für den Unternehmensbereich Performance Materials mit Pigmenten und funktionellen Materialien in Schanghai eröffnet. Das erweiterte Technology Application Network China (TANC) ist die Fortsetzung des inzwischen 20-jährigens Engagements, China und den südostasiatischen Raum mit Materialien und anwendungstechnischem Service zu unterstützen. Das neue und erweiterte Anwendungslabor am Standort Jinqiao (Pudong) ist das … Read more
Merck, a global science and technology company, opened its new application laboratory for the Performance Materials business sector in Shanghai, China. The expanded Technology Application Network China (TANC) underscores the company’s leading position in pigments and functional materials. It marks the continuation of a 20-year commitment of supplying materials and application technology services to China … Read more
DSM and Nanjing Cosmos Chemical have established an exclusive strategic partnership to produce the UV filters Parsol Max and Parsol Shield. The collaboration enables DSM to offer the largest portfolio of UV filters in the world. It also ensures a competitive supply chain for these products as well as expansion capabilities sufficient to meet growing … Read more
BASF, Cargill, P&G und GIZ wollen gemeinsam die Produktion von nachhaltig zertifiziertem Kokosöl auf den Philippinen und in Indonesien vorantreiben.
Cosmetic claims are a complex topic. Which ones are legal and when do they go too far? Read more in our COSSMA interview with Dr Gerd Mildau, Head of the Cosmetics Central Laboratory, Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office (CVUA) in Karlsruhe, Germany. COSSMA: How did the product-testing organisation Stiftung Warentest come to the conclusion that … Read more
Letztens hieß es in einem Artikel aus der Süddeutschen Zeitung, Sonnencreme zerstöre das Meer. Wie steht der IKW (Industrieverband Körperpflege- und Waschmittel e.v.) zu dieser These? Dazu Birgit Huber, stellvertretende Geschäftsführerin und Bereichsleiterin Schönheitspflege: „Die Studie, auf die sich die Aussagen beziehen, hat wissenschaftlich keinen Bestand. Ein schlüssiger Zusammenhang zwischen Sonnenschutz und Korallenbleiche besteht nicht. Vielmehr … Read more
According to physicist & mathematician Freeman Dyson “The great advances in science usually result from new tools rather than from new doctrines”. Givaudan Active Beauty has inaugurated in Pomacle, France, its new Skin Expertise Technical Center designed to further accelerate cosmetic research and development projects. This 100 square meters biology platform combines genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, … Read more
Symrise having achieved its sustainability goals ahead of schedule in 2016, the Holzminden-based company is setting itself ambitious goals once again in order to meet the demands of international climate researchers and to comply with the resolutions of the UN Climate Conference COP 21 in Paris. The Science Based Targets initiative by Carbon Disclosure Project … Read more
According to Anne Mette Olesen, AAK’s Chief Marketing Officer responsible for CSR, the company’s overall resource efficiency has improved significantly for a number of years and also in 2016. Energy consumption, calculated per produced unit, decreased by 6.1 percent despite a strategic decision to increase the production of highly refined products which, all other things … Read more
The presented facts about silicones attempt to balance a debate that focuses on exploiting the label ‘free from’ and on myths about the properties of cosmetic ingredients. Trend "Silicone-Free" The trend to market ‘silicone-free’ products is growing. But why is it that we suddenly want to replace tried and tested substances? After all, the truth … Read more
Iberchem’s new financial sponsor is Eurazeo, a European investment company. The transaction is set to benefit Iberchem in pursuing its expansion plan by enlarging its workforce as well as its R&D installations and production plant. It also strengthens the company’s will to extend its footprint in new markets, consolidate its operations on the existing ones … Read more
At Cosmetic Business on the 21st and 22nd of June, more than 400 exhibitors and represented companies will be exhibiting their latest developments in the MOC Events Centre in Munich. Find out more in COSSMA’s preview article. Bomo Trendline: Duo Cosmetic Pen System Bomo Trendline, Hall 2, Stand C25, presents its Duo Cosmetic Pen System. … Read more
Sechs Produktionsstandorte von Henkel in Europa wurden 2017 gemäß der Lieferketten-Standards des Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) zertifiziert – darunter die Standorte in Düsseldorf und Wassertrüdingen. Zuvor wurde bereits die globale Supply-Chain-Organisation von Henkel mit Sitz in Amsterdam ausgezeichnet. Die Zertifizierung ist ein weiterer Schritt im Engagement des Unternehmens, nachhaltiges Palmöl entlang der gesamten … Read more
Strengthening hair is not the only hot topic in hair care. Find the latest ingredient solutions for this and other hair care issues in this article from COSSMA 6/2017. Fighting against dandruff, itching, dryness… Croda’s Apiscalp fights against dandruff, itching, dryness and hyperseborrhea to provide comfort to both an oily and dry scalp. Procapil supports … Read more
Novacap, a worldwide company in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, has acquired ID bio, a producer of natural ingredients for cosmetics. Novacap serves the cosmetics industry with essential ingredients used as preservatives, UV filters, exfoliants and fragrances. ID bio leverages its expertise in enzymatic extraction and purification to develop innovative active ingredients and botanical extracts. … Read more