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Lonza receives Best Ingredient Award
Lonza has been awarded with the Gold Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award for its ReGeniStem Red Rice at the In-Cosmetics Asia. This sustainable anti-aging active, derived from a meristematic culture of Himalayan Red Rice, finds application in skin care products. In vitro testing showed that the functionality of the ingredient comes from its ability to … Read more
L’Oréal enters deal to build an R&D center in Rio de Janeiro
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
Codif Recherche et Nature invests in marine biotechnologies
In its desire to strengthen its position as a player in the development and commercialization of active ingredients naturally technologic, Codif Recherche et Nature has decided to invest in Marine Biotechnologies. Thus Codif Recherche et Nature has decided to support Polymaris, young Breton company specialized in these technologies, by taking shares in its capital. This … Read more
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KRÜSS Expansion for customer services
With the new Customer Support Lab KRÜSS has again extended the range of customer services at our Hamburg headquarters. In future training courses, seminars and instrument demonstrations for customers and other interested persons will be held in the lavishly appointed laboratories and conference rooms. Dr. Tobias Winkler, manager of the new customer service centre, and … Read more
Arizona Chemical selects ProTec Ingredia to distribute
Arizona Chemical, a biorefiner of pine-based materials, has entered into an agreement with ProTec Ingredia to distribute the company’s line of bio-based specialty polymers to the personal care industry in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Under the agreement, which is effective January 1, 2012, ProTec Ingredia will offer Sylvaclear, Sylvasol and Uniclearpolymers, … Read more
Avon: Andrea Jung gives up CEO title to become Executive Chairman
Andrea Jung, Avon’s Chairman and CEO, will be named Executive Chairman, will work with the committee of the Board of Directors to undertake an external search for a new Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Jung will continue to serve in her dual roles throughout the recruitment process and will work closely with the new CEO to … Read more
Dr. Voss (Dermatest): How to combat photo ageing
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
Mintel: Revealing the secret of beauty – It’s elementary
The four elements. They are essential to life itself, and new findings from Mintel show how three of them – Earth, Water and Air – are becoming more and more commonplace in today’s beauty industry as the market goes back to basics … Earth: Where there’s muck, there’s brass At first sight, earth appears an … Read more
Institut Laue-Langevin: Neutronen lösen das Rätsel der Shampoo-Rezeptur
Wissenschaftler am Institut Laue-Langevin haben mit Hilfe von Neutronen ein Rätsel um die Oberflächeneigenschaften eines modellhaften Polyelektrolyt/Tensid-Gemischs gelöst, wie es in vielen Reinigungsmitteln, Farben, Shampoos und Haarspülungen verwendet wird. Ihre neuen Erkenntnisse könnten die Herstellung dieser Produkte verbessern und ihre Wirksamkeit optimieren und sogar zur Entwicklung neuer Anwendungen für die gezielte Freisetzung von Wirkstoffen bei … Read more
A tripeptide enhancing the skin’s natural defences
Miriam Mateu from Lipotec presents Bodyfensine, a tripeptide, which prevents the invasion of harmful microorganisms by stimulating the natural line of defence between the skin and the environment. In vivo it decreases the presence of sebum, smoothing the texture and reducing skin redness, and reducing the presence of pimples in acne-prone skin. photo: Lipotec
Givaudan’s App iPerfumer2 recommends fragrances
Following the successful introduction of its iPerfumer App in 2010, Givaudan are launching a new up-to-date version just in time for the gift-giving season. iPerfumer2 continues the campaign to help people buy fragrance in an informed way. The improved usability and search facilities of iPerfumer2 have been inspired by the comments and suggestions of the … Read more
Unilever completes acquisition of 82% of Concern Kalina
Unilever has obtained the necessary regulatory clearances in Russia and Ukraine, and completed the acquisition of 82% of the outstanding shares of Concern Kalina, a Russian Beauty Company. The transaction will transform Unilever’s personal care business in Russia, giving it leading positions in skin care and hair care, as well as establishing a presence in … Read more
Repetto and Inter Parfums sign an fragrance license agreement
Inter Parfums has entered into a 13-year worldwide license agreement with La Maison Repetto for the creation, development and distribution of fragrances under the Repetto brand, which starts on January 1, 2012. Created in 1947 by Rose Repetto at the request of her son, dancer and choreographer Roland Petit, Repetto is today a name in … Read more
The German Market for Cosmetics and Detergents 2011: Increase in Turnover
Peter Schäfer, Director General of the German IKW association informs about major results in the German market for cosmetics and detergents in 2011.He explains how the EHEC infections in spring influenced the turnover with soaps and disinfection products and points out why some segments show a decrease in turnover like for example pre- and after … Read more
Natural cosmetics: Creating a brand aura
Although numerous natural cosmetic products have successfully established themselves in the market over recent decades, branding itself has taken a subsidiary role. Why do so few natural cosmetics ranges develop a real brand aura? Steffi Graenitz, qualified graphic designer, partner of Take Five Design and CEO of Strategy and Design, explains more in her article … Read more
A new home for CPL Aromas Colombia
The new facility, five times the size of the previous site, spearheads the company’s plans for Latin America as the business seeks to expand in the region. This investment will further improve levels of service to clients throughout Latin America. The site provides over 20,000 square feet of dedicated production space and has the capacity … Read more
Cosmetogenomics: Marketing or science?
The cosmetics market lives on innovations and new products, with new ingredients, textures, packaging, active mechanisms and claims of efficacy. For some time the subject of cosmetogenomics has been an increasingly common topic of discussion. What does the term mean, exactly? Is it just a new marketing concept or is it really a new product … Read more
Silab, the winner of all winners of the INPI awards for innovation
The INPI – the French National Industrial Property Institute –celebrated its 60th birthday and 20 years of trophies for innovation. This trophy rewards SMEs, who place innovation at the very heart of their growth strategy and who transform their R&D works into industrial property. For the 20th birthday of these trophies for innovation, the Institute … Read more
The MVT Mascara Volume Test: An objective evaluation of mascara performance
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