Increasing options for sustainable choices
Consumers are primed to buy more sustainable products if given the option. Genomatica’s new study shows consumer and sustainability disconnect. What does this imply for brand owners?
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When aging becomes positive
The generation over 50 no longer occupies a marginal position in the cosmetics industry. Good and healthy aging are the key words today. Maud Merlini talks about what this target groups wants and what its skin needs.
Bio inspired
Probiotics are well known for having a positive influence on health. Recently, scientists set their focus on postbiotics, their bioactive metabolites. Following the natural model with jojoba, scientists have achieved special results for dry skin.
Skin care for all types
As consumers become more connected, they are learning about and adopting beauty trends from other parts of the world. A, C, J and K stand for the beauty trends which have had the most success.
Disruptive or innovative?
Having high market shares now is no longer a guarantee for playing a leading role in personal care in future. Gabriella Beckwith explains, how renovators, innovators and disruptors assert their influences.
Managing Deviations
ISO 22716 on Cosmetic GMP still forms the basis of standards for producing high-quality and safe cosmetic products. The individual extension with selected management tools can be an efficient means to identify and eliminate sources of error.
Be more sensitive for hygiene
In times where infections and viruses dominate daily news, industrial hygiene is also an important topic. Joelle Nussbaum talks about the new edition of a book to this topic.
Sustainability issues at the forefront
There are no more excuses. In every industry there are always more sustainable solutions. Jeff Huh, head of marketing at BASF Asia Pacific, has the opinion that sustainability shouldn’t be a choice. It should be standard.
Natural skin brightening
Many consumers ask for skin lightening products fortheir anti-ageing skin care. Scientists are continuing to work on new active ingredients. Here is an overview of the current status.
Generation Z is coming!
In China, the economy is suffering from the ongoing trade tariff discussions with the U.S. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s GDP increase was 6,5% in the third quarter of 2019, the weakest quarterly economic increase since 2009, the year of the world financial crisis. Read here, what generation Z has to do with it.
Reductionism & sustainability
This article is an excerpt from Helga Hertsig-Lavocah’s presentation at Formulate, a key UK event organised by the Society of Cosmetic Scientists. Hertsig-Lavocah discusses reductionism, sustainability as a side effect and lessons from the whiskey industry as inspiration for cosmetics and toiletries.
IFF Drives Sustainability Leadership with New Milestones
IFF (NYSE:IFF) (Euronext Paris:IFF) (TASE:IFF), a leading innovator of taste, scent, nutrition & ingredients, has realized several sustainability milestones which underscore the Company’s commitment to its recently updated purpose statement: to redefine how we live in and care for the resources of our world. Among the milestones: Earlier today, IFF was recognized on CDP’s prestigious … Read more
Make up Removers – Are they really gentle?
AQUASILOILS® -a PEG free and sustainable solution for gentle make up Removers with precious oils. For introducing AQUASILOILS® for PEG Free formulations in cleansing products GREENTECH was granted an BSB Innovation award in 2019. AQUASILOILS® are watersoluble oils that contain no PEG (polyethylene glycol), and are hence biodegradable and non-irritating, with all the softening and … Read more
Lipoid Kosmetik – New Substantiated Extract
Lipoid Kosmetik is a leading manufacturer of high-quality botanical extracts, actives and natural phospholipid products for the cosmetic and personal care industry. With a clear insight into our consumers’ needs, Lipoid Kosmetik presents the new product Blossom Honey Pro. Blossom Honey Pro – Sweet Luxury for Moisture & Volume Honey is a strong brand, and … Read more
Sustainable solutions for future-proof toothpaste and rinse off applications
Omyacare® high-purity minerals from calcium carbonate meet ECOCERT natural, organic and sustainable standards Oftringen (Switzerland), February 2020 – Omyacare® S 75-KP and Omyacare® S 95-KP minerals are now approved by the non-profit ECOCERT organization for natural raw materials. The certificate confirms that both ingredients are natural, environmentally friendly and sustainable. Bright-white Omyacare® particles sourced from … Read more
Turning food waste into beauty products
Upcycling creating ingredients from food waste is no longer a niche idea but represents a serious step towards a more sustainable future for beauty brands. Imogen Matthews, consultant to In-Cosmetics, provides intriguing insights into this new trend.
Diversity, performance, happiness and more
Even though beauty brands are more occupied than ever with providing safety, transparency and assurance to the consumer, there are far more topics that drive tomorrow’s product trends.
Enhancing sensory effects naturally
Jens Müller from Nouryon talks about the current situation concerning synthetic ingredients, microplastics, their replacements and how to obtain sophisticated sensory performance with native and chemically modified starches, biopolymers and with the help of the company’s Formulation Triangle.
Indie brands: Stand out from the crowd
The road to success for indie brands can be long and challenging. Imogen Matthews, Consultant to In-Cosmetics, has picked a number of interesting indie brand concepts that show what it takes to succeed.
German beauty and home care market 2019: Skin care thrives again
Projected annual sales 2019 of beauty and home care products in Germany total 18.9 billion euros, reflecting an increase by 1.5 percent over 2018. Sales of beauty care products grew by 1.8 percent while sales of home care products improved by 0.7 percent. This means that these industry products were largely resistant to the adverse … Read more