Indena opens a new office in São Paulo

Indena, who for many years has introduced a distribution organization in the growing Latin American market, has opened an affiliate in São Paulo, Brazil (Indena Brasil Ltda to enhance a direct presence in Brazil and to further support Indena’s distributors and markets. The Latin American market today is showing some remarkable signs of growth in … Read more

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CosmeticBusiness 2014: everything from raw materials to manufacturing and packaging.

Order your tickets now! Some 400 exhibitors will take advantage of the international trade fair of the cosmetics supplying industry on 5 and 6 June 2014 to present their new products and services to cosmetics companies from all over Europe. The show covers all product groups involved in cosmetics development, from raw materials and manufacturing … Read more

BSB Innovation Prize: Award Winners Finished Products

The awards ceremony took place during In-Cosmetics in Hamburg. Please find below a list of the award winners in different categories Category: "Natural products/ Finished products" are (the 1. prize was divided):1a. 24 h Gesichtscreme, Regeneration, Kneipp, Germany1b. Aquanature Augenpads, A. Börlind, Germany2. Nourishing Masque, Phytocode, Tonesh Ltd, Bulgaria3. Straffendes Körperöl, I am, Migros, Switzerland Category "Actives/naturals"1. … Read more

In-cosmetics 2014: Shortlist for new Green Ingredient Award

10 finalists have been announced for the inaugural in-cosmetics Green Ingredient Award in association with Organic Monitor. The award – which honours a raw material or ingredient that makes a significant environmental or social difference in the area of sustainability – garnered more than 50 entrants demonstrating the industry’s commitment to creating a more sustainable … Read more

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CREMER Care: Inspired by Nature – meet us at In-cosmetics

Committed to sustainability and clearly focused on the responsible use of natural resources. CREMER Care is your specialist for RSPO certified materials, non-palm ingredients and environment-friendly processes like cold emulsification. True and genuine sustainable development isn’t just a phrase to us. We live it – every day! Be our guest at in-cosmetics Hamburg, 1-3 April … Read more

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Lipotec at In-Cosmetics: Non-invasive solutions for skin rejuvenation

Meet Lipotec at In-Cosmetics in Hamburg on stand 1K40 from 1st – 3d of April 2014 and learn more about their innovative actives: Botulinum Toxin or Hyaluronic Acid injections are two aesthetical solutions directed at rejuvenating the skin. Today, advanced topical formulations with scientifi cally-driven active ingredients and clinically proven effects can be seen as … Read more

Bitop’s new distribution partners

Bitop has recently gained DKSH International and C.H. Erbslöh as distribution partners. By means of these cooperations, Bitop can offer its new active cosmetic ingredients Glycoin natural and 28Extremoin to manufacturers of the personal care industry in Asia and the most important European countries. Furthermore the company is able to strengthen its business with its … Read more

Merck signs contract with Laboratory Skin Care for anti-aging active ingredient

Merck has signed an agreement with Laboratory Skin Care for its cosmetic active ingredient Hydroxysomes Calcium. According to the agreement, Merck will market the active ingredient globally as a co-brand under the name Ronacare Hydroxysomes Calcium as of October 2014. In the interim, Merck will gradually take on the responsibility for marketing, sales, logistics and … Read more

Evonik sells Stoko Skin Care to Deb Group

Evonik Industries is selling its global line of skin-care products for professionals, a business that the company bundles under the brand name Stoko Professional Skin Care. The buyer, the Deb Group of Denby, Great Britain, offers skin-care systems used in occupational and public settings. The transaction closing is anticipated in two months, pending approval by … Read more

BASF’s citral and derivatives: 4-week plant shutdown after fire

Due to a fire caused by a technical equipment failure that occurred at BASF’s citral plant in Ludwigshafen on March 12, the company had to shut down the plant and is forced to declare Force Majeure on citral-based aroma chemicals as well as Vitamin A and Vitamin E products for human and animal nutrition. Based … Read more

ECVAM recommends Givaudan’s Keratinosens assay for skin sensitisation testing

KeratinoSens is the first biological assay for skin sensitisation testing validated by EURL ECVAM (The European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing). The method is based upon an engineered skin cell line that emits light if contacted by an allergen. ECVAM confirmed that Givaudan’s KeratinoSens method is transferable and reproducible within and between … Read more

Innovation award for Greentech’s anti-dandruff active

Based on its recent research on the natural active market for dandruff, Greentech has been awarded the 2014 European Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation Leadership for developing Dandrilys.  This plant-based natural product mitigates scalp irritation, reduces dandruff, normalizes sebum production and subsequently, facilitates the growth of healthy hair. During Incosmetics 2014 in … Read more

CREMER Care: Landmark For Sustainable Product Development

CREMER Care is committed to sustainability and clearly focused on the responsible use of natural resources in our daily business. The company understood  early on that health, environmental awareness and traceability play just as large a role for consumers as quality and efficacy. During the development of a new cosmetic formulation, the influences on the … Read more

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Merck opens doors to innovations at In-cosmetics in Hamburg

Merck opens doors to innovations at In-cosmetics in Hamburg, April 1-3 at booth 4D30. Together with its strategic partner Sachtleben, Merck is launching a new broadband UV filter at in-cosmetics: Eusolex® T-EASY. New functional fillers from the RonaFlair® portfolio make skin redness and wrinkles disappear. Multiple options to create attractive color cosmetics are offered by … Read more

Confusion on fragrance allergens

The EU Commission has just published its proposed measures designed to enhance the protection of consumers against potential fragrance allergens: some of these allergens will be banned, whereas others will be subject to compulsory individual labelling, as is already the case for 26 allergens. For some reason, the conclusion seems to have been drawn that … Read more

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CosmeticBusiness 2014 – now with more room for ideas

Almost 400 exhibitors will take advantage of the international trade fair of the cosmetics supplying industry on 5 and 6 June 2014 to present their new products and services to cosmetics companies from all over Europe. Yet again, the floor space will be extended to accommodate numerous new exhibitors and more information on trends, so … Read more

Kemira acquires BASF AKD emulsion business

Kemira will acquire BASF’s global alkyl ketene dimer (AKD) emulsion business. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2014. With this transaction BASF, the supplier of paper chemistry, will further optimize its paper chemicals portfolio in order to focus on customer-oriented products and solutions to improve the efficiency of paper machines … Read more

IFF collaborates with Amyris

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF), a global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, and Amyris, a renewable products company,  have completed the first phase of their collaboration to develop a specific set of renewable fragrance ingredients and agreed to move forward with the second phase of development. In April 2013, IFF and Amyris … Read more