Classics | Unlike in the modern and sometimes short-lived trend segment, medically oriented cosmetics rely on classics. Active ingredients, that have been used successfully for a long time and are considered to be stable. The following essay sheds light on the “Big Five” among the classics, their functional properties and the variants currently used in cosmetic products.
Ashland has acquired privately owned Pharmachem Laboratories, a provider of quality ingredients to the global health and wellness industries and high-value differentiated products to fragrance and flavor houses. Under terms of the stock purchase agreement, Ashland will pay $660 million in an all-cash transaction that is expected to be completed before the end of the … Read more
L’Oréal and Nestlé announced the project to end the activity of their joint venture Innéov during the course of the first quarter 2015. Created in 2002, Innéov offers cosmetic nutritional supplements sold in pharmacies. The brand has not met the development expected by both partners. In 2013, Innéov achieved a turnover of 52 million euros. … Read more
Gelita applied for a Health Claim regarding the beauty from within collagen peptide Versiol and its beneficial effect on skin health. Motivation was to clarify whether effects related to wrinkle reduction and higher elasticity of the skin are classified as health functions and consequently need a health claim. In EFSA’s scientific opinion regarding the 13.5 … Read more
X-Change Corporation, a U.S. publicly-traded company, has acquired both the Cannabis Science "Phytiva" Brand of products, including all associated rights and companies, and the CBIS European joint venture with Dupetit Natural Products, GmbH. Dupetit brings a 18-year history as a cutting-edge German hemp Cosmoceutical and Nutraceutical specialty enterprise. The first products to be released under … Read more
