Givaudan opens new Innovation Centre

Givaudan, the supplier of in flavours and fragrances, has officially inaugurated its new flagship Innovation Centre in Kemptthal, Switzerland. The CHF 120 million centre, the Company’s largest investment in research to date, is part of a global innovation ecosystem designed to leverage the Company’s broad expertise in flavours, fragrances, active cosmetic ingredients and natural solutions, … Read more

Provital’s R&D: Reconstructed skin from stretch mark fibroblasts

For the first time in the cosmetics industry, Provital has succeeded in developing reconstructed skin from stretch mark fibroblasts.  During the development of Provital’s active Striover, a natural ingredient that reduces the appearance of stretch marks, this new skin model for in vitro tests allowed the company to advance with greater agility in the investigation … Read more

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Nominated for Distinctions in Sustainability and Design

Hoffmann Neopac, a global provider of high-quality packaging for the beauty and FMCG industries, has been recognized in two prestigious industry competitions for several of its innovative packaging solutions. First, At LuxePack New York, Neopac has been finalist with it’s PICEA™ wood tube for the brand Madara, which houses a line of hair conditioners.  At … Read more

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Innovative pathway in the world of anti-aging actives

For the first time in cosmetic industry, an active ingredient targets chronoaging, photoaging and inflammaging, the 3 causes of aging, by modulating the expression of a long non-coding RNA: nc886. This granted Epseama the silver price at the BSB Innovation Award in the category “Actives and Naturals” for anti-aging at in-cosmetics 2019. To better understand … Read more

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Maximising Product Performance – Synperonic™ PE Range by Croda

Overall the Synperonic™ PE series exist of nine Synperonic types that are structurally similar but differing in their molecular weight, hydrophobic/hydrophilic character and their physical state. That’s why their effects differ and open a world of broad formulation opportunities. The spectrum ranges from using Synperonic PE products as detergents and solubilizers as well as thickeners … Read more

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Lonza launches premium skin care ingredients

Alessandra Batelli, Global Project Lead, BioActives, and Maggie Ellis, Business Development at Lonza present the company’s new launches: Lonza’s premium skin-care ingredient, XPressEV™ bioactive functional is suitable for formulations designated for areas where consumers require the appearance of firmer, fitter skin. the new bioactive functional ScreenLight™ Block functional helps protect skin from the visible effects of blue light and environmental stressors such as UV light and pollution.

Patch for early-stage zits

Product development | ZitSticka’s Killa, this time our Star of the Month, is a new approach to the treatment of pimples. When the microdarts of the patch with its synergistic potion of zit-melting ingredients dissolve, the actives are deposited inside the pimple to squash bacteria and halt the life-cycle of the pimple. 

Shiseido and Kaneka develop biodegradable cosmetic containers

Shiseido has agreed to conduct a joint development with Kaneka aiming to utilise Kaneka Biodegradable Polymer PHBH*, a proprietary material with high biodegradability in seawater for cosmetic containers, etc. Going forward, the two companies will continue discussions and verifications regarding the possibility of further applications for such as containers, tools, packaging materials, furniture, and fixtures … Read more

Worldwide innovation in the spotlight

Immo Sander, Head of Packaging Development at Werner & Mertz, and Thomas Kahl, Project Manager EcoSolutions from Mondi Consumer Packaging, presented the development of recyclable flexible packaging at the second Packaging Summit in Munich. Joint development Sander told the international audience of packaging specialists how Werner & Mertz, working within the scope of the Recyclate … Read more

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LipoTrue’s Munapsys™ awarded with BSB Innovation Award

LipoTrue has received the 2019 BSB Innovation First Prize for Munapsys™ for the Most Innovative Raw Material in the cosmetic Active’s category this past April by the independent BSB – Beratungs- and Servicebuero Dr. Riedel e.K. (Dr. Riedel Consulting Services Agency). Nowadays, in the cosmetic market there are ingredients acting in the pre-synaptic pathway or … Read more