International Magazine for Cosmetics and Fragrances
Henkel | Every year, about eight million tons of plastic waste find their way into the ocean. The limited-edition Care For Your Hair And For The Planet is part of Schauma’s first initiative using 100% recycled plastic packaging. The brand’s formula is readily biodegradable and has been certified by EU Ecolabel for being particularly environmentally … Read more
Arcline Investment Management, a private equity firm with $1.5 billion of capital under management, has invested in Actera Ingredients. This investment is anticipated to be the first of several acquisitions as Arcline builds a bio-actives personal care platform. Actera is a supplier of functional and sensory cosmetics ingredients, including bio-actives for hair and skin care … Read more
Sustainability is an extremely challenging issue. Using upcycled ingredients is one of Givaudan’s key approaches.
Acting sustainably is more than just offering ingredients from renewable materials. Dr Raphael Haase from Croda shows the complexity of a holistic approach.
While sustainability is on everybody’s lips, combining it with fair trade is the indispensable next step, as this story about castor oil demonstrates.
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The latest reports and discussions are proving: The compatibility of personal care products with the environment plays an increasingly important role in manufacturing and sales. EcoSun Pass from BASF’s Care Creations® aims to help formulators develop sunscreens that are as gentle as possible on nature. „As the global market leader in sun care ingredients, we … Read more
Henkel | Every year, about eight million tons of plastic waste find their way into the ocean. The limited-edition Care For Your Hair And For The Planet is part of Schauma’s first initiative using 100% recycled plastic packaging. The brand’s formula is readily biodegradable and has been certified by EU Ecolabel for being particularly environmentally friendly.
Over 140 senior executives from the beauty industry convened in New York City to discuss sustainability issues at the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit. Organized by Ecovia Intelligence, some of the key outcomes of the summit include: 1. Packaging Innovations. With growing consumer awareness of plastic pollution, the beauty industry is facing pressure to reduce its packaging … Read more
The Cosmopack Factory was established in 2013 with the production of a lipstick shown on site. This year, sustainability is the focus of the Cosmopack Factory project. Simona Antonini from Cosmoprof explains that not only are the packaging and the formulation of the scalp oil sustainable but also the entire production cycle.
Dr Sarah Christina Pütsch explains about the benefits of sustainable microbial biotechnology focusing on biofermented products.
Dr Vanessa Alves Arruda from Lonza explains how the proven efficacy of the company’s plant-based active ingredients precisely meets the needs of Generation C*.
Elie Papiernik from the design agency, Centdegrés, explains the main challenges of meeting the requirements of sustainability in the field of premium beauty products. He also looks at this year’s Cosmopack factory project which displays a production cycle to produce a sustainable scalp oil in a packaging designed by Centdegrés.
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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.
As part of its 2020 strategy to expand the capabilities of its Active Beauty business, Givaudan has reached an agreement to acquire the cosmetics business of AMSilk GmbH. AMSilk is the world’s first industrial supplier of vegan silk biopolymers and has its headquarters near Munich, Germany. They offer a range of biosourced polypeptides with functional … Read more
Interview | On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of plant stem cells, Dr Fred Zülli from Mibelle Biochemistry looks at the advantages and sustainability of plant stem cells and the potential of biotechnology for cosmetics.
Green packaging concepts dominated the new developments presented at this year’s PCD show in Paris. In addition, new solutions for dispensing, scent sampling, packaging and decoration as well as options for reduced lead times were on show.
Following the guiding thread of sustainability and the circular economy, the key theme of the 2019 edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, Cosmopack as the packaging section of the show will give visibility to new industrial solutions for reducing the environmental impact of cosmetic production.
Ecovia | Organised by Ecovia Intelligence (formerly Organic Monitor), the 2018 Sustainable Beauty Awards give recognition to organisations pushing the boundaries of sustainability in the beauty industry. About 100 international entries were received for the awards. In the packaging category REN Clean Skincare from the UK was the winner for using ocean plastic in its … Read more
Events | Eco solutions for compacts and tubes, new dispensing options and process improvements are the new developments to be presented at this year’s PCD exhibition from January 30–31 in Paris
After developing eco-designed production sites and sustainable supply chains in Africa, Olvea has developed its own eco-refining plant directly on its site in Normandy. Thanks to its supply chains in Africa (of Argan and Shea in particular) and to its own green refinery, Olvea can now provide bio-sourced and eco-refined vegetable oils with a complete … Read more