Three protection strategies
Petra Schlegel talks about Greentech’s three most innovative actives and strategies to target exposome-related skin damages: Urbalys, Soliberine and ExpoZen.
Digital app for waste prevention
How do you provide information on packaging-free products? Lush came up with the digital app Lush Lens – this time’s Star of the Month. It identifies the naked product and provides all the relevant information.
Is CBD worth the hype?
While CBD is receiving a lot of hype, the regulatory situation is unclear and its efficacy and safety are still under debate. However, there is little doubt that CBD has interesting properties for the skin, especially its activity on the ECS. But shouldn’t our skin’s ECS be more in the focus than CBD?
Looking at the latest trends
Everyone talks about natural cosmetics. But what are the main drivers of this segment and what are the challenges it currently faces? Wolf Lüdge, the organiser of the annual Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference held 24–25 September in Berlin, explains.
New ideas not only for glass
At CosmeticBusiness in Munich in June, 449 exhibitors and represented companies from 22 countries showcased new products and trends from cosmetics suppliers. The innovative and sustainable concepts for cosmetic products covered active ingredients and manufacturing processes, as well as packaging.
Sensory performance naturally enhanced
Brenntag’s development team creates innovative textures with sensory profiles. With the approach described in this article the company provides support to their customers and also helps accelerate their customers’ development of cosmetic products.
Sustainability in practice
Sustainability is an extremely challenging issue. Using upcycled ingredients is one of Givaudan’s key approaches.
International Launches: innovative natural cosmetics products
This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel highlights a selection of innovative natural cosmetics products recently featured on the company’s GNPD*.
A holistic approach to sustainability
Acting sustainably is more than just offering ingredients from renewable materials. Dr Raphael Haase from Croda shows the complexity of a holistic approach.
Castor oil – sustainable and fair trade
While sustainability is on everybody’s lips, combining it with fair trade is the indispensable next step, as this story about castor oil demonstrates.
Targeting a new pathway
Finding new pathways to rejuvenate skin remains a major focus for the development of new products in the cosmetic industry. Clariant’s Epseama helps regulate the expression of the long non-coding RNA nc886 and thus combats the three main causes of ageing: photo-ageing, chrono-ageing, and inflammageing.
Market survey: Ingredients suppliers
This tabular market survey shows you at a glance what ingredient supplier provides what type of ingredients. What is more, it also shows what each supplier’s specialialiy is andprovides contact details.
CBD and its skin care benefits
How does CBD work on the skin and what is the legal situation concerning the use of CBD in personal care products? Elsa Navarro from the first Colombian mass market skin care brand to use CBD explains.
A clean beauty brand filling the gap
What made Elsie Rutterford and Dominika Minarovic establish their clean beauty brand? Find out in this interview with the founders of the online platform Clean Beauty Insiders and the brand BYBI Beauty.
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Formulations 2019: Hair care
The selection of hair care formulations covered here is ever so versatile and ranges from everyday shampoos and conditioners, trendy solid shampoo bars, to hair masks, hair make-up and chalks.
Drop sticky sweet Gourmand concepts
Beauty care needs to drop sticky sweet gourmand concepts as bitter and more complex notes are the flavours of the the future. Is beetroot the new matcha and are adaptogens the new proteins? Find out from Helga Hertsig-Lavocah, Futurologist & Trend Watcher after her visit to London’s Natural & Organics Product Expo (NOPE)*.
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Forward thinking for 100 years
Interview | Remo Bernardi, Dr Vera Maienschein and Dr Isabelle Stussi explain the challenges involved in the past 100 years of transforming a small trading company into a very specialised service provider.
Biodegradability – a must-have
Interview | Andrew McDougall from Mintel identifies* emerging hair care trends, consumer concerns and desired outcomes.
BYBI Beauty’s founders Elsie Rutterford and Dominika Minarovic about their star products
Elsie Rutterford and Dominika Minarovic first created a digital beauty platform on clean beauty centred around DIY products, then wrote a book about DIY beauty products before establishing their brand BYBI Beauty. They explain why this move was not cannibalising and in what way their product offer is unique. .
Ada Ooi’s 001 Skincare: East meets West
Ada Ooi is the founder of 001 Skincare. This brand, based on naturals and cosmeceuticals, features an East meets West approach. Ada Ooi talks about the origins of her brand, her brand’s most successful product and the launches to be expected, as well as about what pitfalls to avoid when creating and internationalising a brand.