Dr. Ralph Schimpf, Corporate Director Prototype Development, R&D, at Beiersdorf shows how innovation is managed at Beiersdorf and gives examples for successful launches which came out of this process. Reports and interviews – check the COSSMA TV video clips! COSSMA – your eyes and ears in the market. Your computer needs only a "broadband" (DSL) … Read more
Irina Barbalova, Head of Beauty and Personal Care Research at Euromonitor, presents current trends and innovation in the personal care markets world-wide. Reports and interviews – check the COSSMA TV video clips! COSSMA – your eyes and ears in the market. Your computer needs only a "broadband" (DSL) connection with at least 500 Kbits/sec, a … Read more
Salon Industry Grows 6% Overall, with Salon Haircare Growing 3.6, According to New 2011 Professional Salon Industry Haircare Study Total revenues for all salon industry services (hair, skin, nails) plus salon product sales to consumers grew at a robust 4.2% in 2011 to $72.41 billion, according to the new 2011 Professional Salon Industry Haircare Study … Read more
Elfriede Dambacher, publisher of the "Natural Cosmetics Yearbook" (Naturkosmetik Jahrbuch 2012), outlines the challenges that the natural cosmetics market faces in Germany. With total sales of 815 million Euros in 2011 natural cosmetics in Germany enjoyed a market share of 6.5 percent. This makes the sector once again the biggest in Europe, and after the … Read more
Paul France, Vice President Open Innovation at MeadWestVaco (MWV) explains how “Open Innovation” and “Crowd Sourcing” changed the innovation process.
NaTrue (The International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association) combined its annual membership assembly with an Open Session to discuss Fragrance Allergens – Fear vs. Facts? Moritz Aebersold, NaTrue President, pointed out to what extent the December 2011 SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) opinion on fragrance allergens is a challenge to the natural and organic … Read more
A comparison of cosmetic oils Dr. Matthias Hauser presents two studies in which the skin penetration and occlusive properties of vegetable oils and paraffin oil were compared with the help of in vivo methods. All oils penetrate only into the upper layers of the stratum corneum, enhance moisture retention, allow the skin to breathe and … Read more
International Workshop Dispersion Analysis organized by LUM in Berlin from 1-2 March Nanoparticles and convenience goods, having nothing in common at first sight, are subject to the same physical principles with respect to the characterization of their separation behaviour during production, storage and application. Magnetic particles or carbon nanotubes are not stored and applied as … Read more
“Powder-To-Cream” formulation concept
L’Oréal signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state and city of Rio de Janeiro to build a Research and Innovation Center on Bom Jesus Island in an area adjacent to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Technology Park. The L’Oréal Group has had operations in Brazil for 50 years and has chosen to … Read more
Dr.Werner Voss, CEO of Dermatest, talks about the most important actives and testing methods for products to fight photo ageing. Dr. Voss names vitamines, enzymes and botanicals in combination with a safe mixture of UVA and UVB filters to be the most important actives to combat photo ageing. The test methods Demratest is using are … Read more
The volume of the eyelashes is an essential promotional message for manufacturers of mascara but one which is difficult to support with measurable and reliable data. The Mascara Volumen Test (MVT), a process developed by Dermatest, now allows for the first time the objective measurement of volume increase, totally independently of the input from test … Read more
Stability in Formulations
Formulators & Hair Gel Formulation
Mintel has launched Mintel Beauty & Personal Care (BPC) – a brand new market leading premium service – the only one of its kind available in the BPC marketplace. Developed in response to client feedback, Mintel Beauty & Personal Care provides robust data, predictive analysis and critical recommendation, combined with a creative direction to visualise … Read more
AkzoNobel wants to invest $20 million to increase capacity at its Surface Chemistry plants in Itupeva, S.P., Brazil, and Morris, Illinois, USA, over the next two years. This investment will enable the company to expand production capacity for fatty amine derivatives, which are essential ingredients in formulations used in a broad range of industries such … Read more
A 100m strong consumer market is looking for better quality haircare products. Unique and different hair styling regimes in Africa create opportunities for product formulators. The sub-Saharan African haircare market is growing strongly. Relaxing hair chemically, attaching hair pieces to hair and then applying styling products to both the relaxed hair and the hair pieces … Read more
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The next European edition of this executive summit takes place in Paris on 28-30th November. Major themes of this sixth edition are marketing & distribution innovations and the growing use of sustainable ingredients in cosmetics. With marketing conditions rapidly changing, the summit devots a plenary workshop and session to marketing & distribution developments. Two dedicated … Read more
The COSSMA reader survey is concerned with precisely what you need from a trade medium in terms of concrete information – by way of print, on-line services, Web TV and other services. We will be delighted if you can take part because your opinion is very important to us! It takes only ten minutes to … Read more
Culture Codes influence consumer behaviour when using cosmetics products