Henkel acquires Shiseido’s US Hair Professional business

Henkel signed an agreement to acquire Zotos International, the North American Hair Professional business of Shiseido Company, for 485 million US dollars. The acquisition comprises hair professional brands such as Joico and Zotos Professional. “This acquisition is part of our strategy to expand our position in attractive markets and categories. It will further strengthen our … Read more

COSSMA issue 10 – 2017

Here is what you can look forward to in this issue:

How to formulate different types of hair styling productsSpotlight: Make-up for darker skin – a challenge?Dr Gerd Mildau (CVUA): Not an easy task – Creating Desirable effectsSchaebens: Success with single use masks

Formulations: Anti-Ageing

This is our selection of formulations with a large variety of ideas for anti-ageing products. It is to serve you as a source of inspiration for new product development. You will find the full versions of these inspiring ideas from a broad range of suppliers at www.cossma.com. COS1510_56_ForAntiAge.pdf

COSSMA issue 6 – 2017

Here is what you can look forward to in this issue:

Hair Care: Textured hairSpotlight: Creative formulation conceptsVIP of the Month: Dr Katarzyna Kita (Clariant) – Hair Care in BrazilFaber-Castell: Pencil perfection

Natural Shampoo (CLR)

Contains Vitamin F Forte which 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. COS1705_CLR.pdf

Green shampoo (Sederma)

Contains Apiscalp™ which fights against dandruff, itching, dryness and hyperseborrhea to provide beauty and comfort to both oily scalp and dry scalp. It controls the local microflora (Malassezia) proliferation, restores the scalp stratum corneum integrity and regulates the epidermal differentiation and desquamation. COS1705_Sederma.pdf

Henkel acquires Nattura Laboratorios

Henkel acquires Nattura Laboratorios headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico, and associated companies in the USA, Colombia and Spain. Through the acquisition Henkel will further strengthen its Hair Professional business and expand its footprint in both the emerging and mature markets. The transaction includes a portfolio of brands in Henkel’s core category Hair Professional. Major brands are … Read more

Clariant: New global competence centre for haircare in Brazil

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has opened its first global R&D center for hair care ingredients. Located in São Paulo, Brazil, the new global Competence Center Haircare (gCCH) puts Clariant’s experts at the heart of the leading haircare market, from where they will develop solutions for customers around the world. The centre will … Read more

Henkel: Innospec receives Innovation Contributor Award

Innospec has contributed to the development of a sulfate-free shampoo platform with remarkable performance. Sulfate-free shampoos are gaining popularity in the market, yet have suffered from a poor foam quality compared with conventional shampoos. Thomas Förster, Corporate Vice President R&D Beauty Care, presented a side-by-side demonstration video showing the foam level quality and quantity of … Read more

Indian natural repairing hair oil Sederma

This hair oil with Procapil™ is the ideal way to repair and protect hair while providing a softening effect. Apply this oil on the hair for at least 1 hour. After time posing, rinse the hair. Immediately upon contact with water, all the emulsified oils and impurities will be effortlessly washed away. The inclusion of … Read more

Sederma: New results on female alopecia

30 to 40% of the female population suffer from hair loss. It often starts after menopause but can also be premature hair loss due to styling, dyeing, stress, unbalanced diet, … It takes the form of a diffuse alopecia over the mid-frontal scalp. The active ingredient Procapil has proved its efficacy over time in supporting … Read more