Symrise

Symrise continued on its growth path in the first half of 2023 and achieved an increase in sales of 6.8% to € 2,414 million (H1 2022: €2,260 million). Excluding portfolio and exchange rate effects, turnover increased organically by 8.0%. Both segments contributed to the positive development and increased their revenue in a tense global economic … Read more

Product copies

For several years, the market for counterfeit goods has been growing rapidly. Counterfeits 
reduce the intangible value of a company, its turnover, and competitiveness. Consumers face 
an increasing risk – the more counterfeit car parts, electrical components, medical products, 
cosmetic products, fashion or headphones, the greater the damage to society.

Cosmetics regulation in China – Part two

With the implementation of Cosmetic Super­vision Administration Regulation (CSAR) since 1st January 2021, the Chinese cosmetic market has begun a new epoch. In the following second part, Rong Mei Hui-Drobnik, specialist for Chinese cosmetic regulations, gives an update on the new developments.

Market Survey: Ingredient providers

Ingredients play an important role for formulations. They differ depending on their use and intended effect. This survey gives an overview about which provider offers which type of ingredients. Additionally you will find information of the speciality of the providers as well as their contact information.

Personal care: Market Trends

Long regarded as a fragmented market, the value chain for personal care ingredients was expected to be worth over $30 billion in 2021. Several commentators have suggested that the industry is ready for consolidation. Jasleen Kaur, Content Lead and Brand Manager at ChemBizR, shows, how M&A tactics and contemporary trends are influencing the personal care sector.

Inside the clinical testing Market

The global overview highlights the current drivers of the specific market of clinical ­evaluation for ingredients and personal care brands. CROs offer a wide range of services. Tests and methods as well as more information about the market and its difficulties is shown in this second part.

A new Method

A year-long multi-stakeholder process develops a method for assessing botanical materials. It not only helps fill data gaps and improve decision making for natural ingedients, but also allows consistency and comparability between traditional ingredients and botanical alternatives.

Cosmetic Regulations in China

With the implementation of Cosmetic Supervision Administration Regulation (CSAR) since 1st January 2021, the Chinese cosmetic market has begun a new epoch. In the following, Rong Mei Hui-Drobnik, specialist for Chinese cosmetic regulations, gives an update on the new developments.

Biopolymers for cosmetics

Consumers increasingly expect sustainability in cosmetic products. BASF’s personal care business is responding with a broad spectrum of solutions, including biopolymers.  The sustainability practices of the personal care industry have come under particular public scrutiny in recent years. In a globally connected world, consumers want to know precisely how and where raw materials are sourced … Read more

SASOL

Holiferm Limited and Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd (JSE: SOL; NYSE: SSL), announced a collaboration to manufacture and commercialize rhamnolipids and mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs). This collaboration expands the partnership between the two companies announced in March 2022 to develop and commercialize another biosurfactant product, sophorolipids. www.sasol.com 

NOBILIS

Nobilis Group GmbH will take over the exclusive distribution partnership for the luxury niche brand Lengling Munich in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from April 1, 2023. The Lengling brand once again complements the Nobilis Group portfolio with a fragrance brand that is nationally and internationally successful in the luxury niche segment, the manufacturer said. www.nobilis-group.com 

PolyNeo GmbH

The cosmetics industry is becoming more and more international, and the USA has played a prominent role in the sector for decades. This is mainly due to the fact that the beauty ideals that set the tone for the entire cosmetics industry originated in the USA. At the same time, companies in the USA have … Read more

Silab

Silab, which was previously a joint stock company with a board of directors, will become a joint stock company with a management board and a supervisory board as of January 1, 2023.According to the company, Silab’s independence gives it a great deal of decision-making freedom in terms of innovation and investment, and makes it a … Read more

Cosmewax

Although 2022 was a difficult year, marked by the energy crisis and the shortage of raw materials, the company Cosmewax has developed a record number of new products and adaptations. The total number was more than 700 new formulas in depilatory and skin care products. We have also launched more than 100 new products, the … Read more

International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety

More than 35 cosmetics manufacturers and suppliers, industry associations and animal welfare organizations have announced the formation of the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS) to ensure that animal-free methods are accepted and used by all parties involved in cosmetics safety testing. According to ICCS, it will support the innovation of non-animal cosmetics and personal … Read more

Complicated routes to registration

National regulations in some places make it difficult to introduce sunscreens that are already classified as safe in other countries. Arnita Wofford reports on the difficulties of the current situation, also about how customer wishes can be fulfilled under these conditions.

Sustainability needs creativity

Many companies are committed to sustainability. However, in the daily implementation, the approaches differ significantly. Charlotte d’Erceville-Dumond talks about company philosophy and concrete projects that have an impact far beyond the company’s boundaries.

Digital transformation

Digitisation has been revolutionising how we access the world – including the personal care market. The entire value chain is nurturing innovative ideas to fulfil the demands of today’s consumers.

From a marine problem to a regenerative innovation

As the request for renewable resources increases, many wonder how we will face the challenge of meeting the higher demand without causing additional deforestation or loss of biodiversity. An option from the sea promises to be sustainable in many ways, as Dr Barbara Olioso knows.

Keeping all skin types in balance

Cosmetic products that are gentle on the skin microbiome are more in demand than ever. No wonder, then, that the market is increasingly using the claim ‘microbiome-friendly’. Dr Kristin Neumann explains how to really measure microbiome-friendliness in products.