This article demonstrates, how to effectively lower the level of fossil-derived polymers by combining them with a naturally derived cellulosic polymer. This will allow the formulator to benefit from properties of both polymers and use the synergy.
The year 2020 will probably be the year with the most unforeseen cuts in the past decades for all business areas. Andrew McDougall gives an overview of how the beauty industry changed.
Started long ago, the digital change is currently picking up speed in the cosmetics industry. A new digital platform aims to offer networking opportunities for everyone involved in the development and manufacturing of cosmetic products and thus optimise and accelerate processes.
Tradeshow organisers are perceiving all the changes impacting the industry during the pandemic. With digital events they contacted suppliers from all over the world. Antonia Benvegnù discusses how companies had to adapt themselves and their processes.
Emulsifiers are much more than just ingredients that ensure the stability of a product. In a new study, Seppic shows that the use of liquid crystals can have more profound positive effects.
The demand for packaging with minimal impact on the environment is getting stronger and the creativity of designers and developers is growing. This combination produces interesting solutions that are also well received by environmentally conscious end customers and can represent a future trend.
Environmentally friendly calcium carbonate particles promise multiple benefits for a broad range of applications. Being mineral ingredients, they can offer solutions for future-proof cosmetic creations.
As a result of the Coronavirus-pandemic, many industries were suddenly faced with a situation that had never existed before. Trade fair organisers are a part of those who were particularly affected and still are today.
The texture of a product not only in- fluences how it is perceived by the end customer, but also how effective it works. We present a selection of formulations that are suitable for sprays, gels and foams.
The year 2020 will be remembered as theyear in which public life stood still from one day to the next due to the corona pandemic. Trade fair organizers were particularly affected and still are today. Enrico Zannini gives insights in the changes and consequences for COSMOPROF.
After the lockdown in many countries in the first half of the year and the gradual return to normal, one could assume that production chains are also back in “normal mode”. However, due to the high demand for disinfectants and their dispensers, there are occasional delivery bottlenecks, especially for closures.
In the current drive for sustainable, ecological and natural ingredients, the demand for corresponding additives such as texturizers is also increasing. Monika Ruiz Golcher gives an insight into her experiences and new developments from the laboratory.
There are many letters in cosmetics; a, c, k and j stand for inspiration from Australia, China, Korea and Japan. Based on the Zen movement of Buddhist teaching to concentrate on the simple and pure, a new concept of J-Beauty offers clear formulation possibilities with an intense effect.
The boundaries between the technology of the digital world and everyday realities have been blurred – especially in colour cosmetics. These influences and inspirations manifest themselves in a colour palette of digitally inspired colours.
Looking for a flawless complexion, customers want products with long-term benefits, but also immediate effects. Powders creating a soft focus, playing with reflections or offering matifying effects can make irregularities and optical defects visually disappear immediately.
The packaging of a cosmetic product communicates a lot about the brand, supporting or not the claims and values of the brand. As a result, brands invest a lot of time and brainpower in the development of the decoration and the appearance of the product in order to create a coherent concept for the appearance of a brand.
Nature offers many ingredients that have been tried and tested over decades and even centuries. With the ongoing organic trend and the increasing demand for natural ingredients, it is interesting that lanolin, one of the most traditional ingredients of all, is not yet available in organic quality. Time to do something about it.
The cosmetics industry has had to deal with the issues of hygiene, infections and microbial dangers for some time. In the recent past, make-up brushes in particular have come to the fore as potential germ carriers. Givaudan took a closer look at this prejudice.
One year after launching a wide range of turnkey natural & made in Europe sheet masks, a new technical reference has enriched “My Active Mask” range. This is the result of the partnership between MS Beautilab and Taiki Cosmetics Europe.
Our newest product KahlWax 6698 Orange is medium hard, natural wax blend with a refreshing citrus scent. It combines the emollient character of orange peel wax with the texture enhancing and stabilizing properties of berry wax, which makes it very versatile.