Hair Care: Ingredients for tomorrow’s products

If you are looking for interesting new hair care ingredients, the selection in this COSSMA article will prove helpful. The ingredients listed fall in a variety of categories ranging from intense active ingredients to ingredients that are suitable not only for hair care but also for skin care products. Good stiffness and humidity resistance AkzoNobe| … Read more

Powerful peptides

Belinda Carli provides a convincing example for the mechanism of peptides and explains their implications for the industry. Peptides combat the signs of ageing, whiten the skin and lengthen lashes As consumers increasingly demand better, faster and more noticeable results from their personal care products, raw material suppliers continue to deliver more miraculous materials. The … Read more

Cosmetic Business: Meeting the suppliers

This preview selection for this year’s Cosmetic Business, with about 400 exhibitors from June 8–9 in Munich, shows some exciting novelties. Albéa’s Cat’s Eyes Albéa’s Cat’s Eyes is a mascara range for a wide-eyed look, enabling agility in application thanks to its extra slim fibre brushes. The extra slim design for all types of lashes … Read more

Formulations: Sun Care, Self Tanning, After Sun

This time it is “curtain-up” for formulations for sun care, self-tanning and after-sun products.Formulations with an SPF of 50+ cover the lion’s share of this month’s selection, showing how consumers all over the world are becoming more and more aware of the detrimental effects of UV radiation. Some of the examples providing a very high … Read more

Sunscreen Gel with ZnO and SunBoost ATB™ (Kobo)

This gel sunscreen uses a combination of Kobo’s Zinc Oxide dispersions, TNP65FZS and TNP50ZSI, to provide maximum protection against ultraviolet light. It also includes SunBoost ATB™, which is a proprietary blend of antioxidant, anti-irritant and anti-inflammatory agents that can boost SPF and UVA protection. SACRAN-05BG is a water soluble polysaccharide that has water-retaining properties as … Read more

Anti-ageing Day cream with Sun filters (Sederma)

Contains CHROMOCARE™ , an active substance which associates two plant extracts, to form an unprecedented anti-ageing skin care based on chromophore mapping. A chromophore is a coloured molecule able to absorb light waves, and therefore restituates a perceptible colour. COS1606_ForSederma.pdf

Daily Wrinkles Stop (Seppic)

Ethno-cosmetic theme: a classical but complete action day cream rich in active ingredients that answer to caucasian skin problems: UV protection and the fight against ageing. COS1606_ForSeppic.pdf

Don’t worry be sunny (Stearinerie Dubois)

High protection suncare formulation (SPF=40 In vitro test). This formulation helps to protect to UVA and UVB rays and premature skin ageing. Moisturizing and preservative boosts by DUB DIOL. DUB HELIOPTIMA, which solubilizes UV filters and boosts SPF, permits suncare protection, and DUB 810 C enhance sensoriality and hydration. COS1606_ForSteaDubois.pdf

Soothing Lotion Aloe & Mint (A. Brasca)

CYTOFRUIT® WATER LEMON BIO 99 has moisturizing and refreshing proeprties, while CYTOFRUIT® WATER GREEN MANDARIN BIO 99 provides lenitive and soothing benefits. SPECIFEEL® AE 102, Brasca’s auto-emulsifier base, adapted to all types of skins, confers a rich texture while the combination with OLIFEEL® PEARLS, the patented innovative natural oil-phase gelling agent brings a comfortable, non-greasy … Read more

Sun Oil Spray (CLR)

Contains VITAMIN F FORTE; Vitamin F Forte contains polyunsaturated essential free fatty acids with a particularly high content of linoleic acid in its natural form (C18:2; 9cis 12cis). The product is derived from safflower oil, which is subjected to high-pressure ester cleavage, with subsequent fractionated vacuum distillation. Vitamin F forte is designed for application to … Read more

Water resistant Beach Sun Care Lotion (Croda)

Protect yourself and your family at the beach with this SPF 30 and extra water resistant sun lotion. Solaviel Spextra delivers broad spectrum protection while OleoCraft MP-30 provides SPF boosting and water resistance benefits. Crodamol ISIS gives moisturisation properties with a cushioned skin feel, making this caring lotion the perfect addition to the beach bag. … Read more

Self-resurfacing Sun Screen SPF 30+ (DKSH)

Contains Expertgel EG312. ExpertGel® EG 312 is from the ExpertGel® range of polymers that behave as a liquid at ambient temperature and gelifies when the temperature increases. ExpertGel® EG 312 has a gelation temperature under 20°C and below 25°C. Its has some main advantages such as low concentration, adjustable gelation, unaffected by pH changes, and … Read more