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
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.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
Wirkstoffe und Testmethoden für Sonnenschutzprodukte
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
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
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
Miriam Mateu von Lipotec stellt Bodyfensine vor, ein Tripeptid, das die Invasion schädlicher Mik-roorganismen verhindert, indem es die natürliche Verteidigungslinie zwischen Haut und Umwelt mobilisiert. In vivo baut es Sebum ab, glättet die Haut und reduziert Hautrötung sowie das Auftreten von Pickeln bei Aknehaut. Bild: Lipotec
Marktentwicklung Kosmetik- und Waschmittelmarkt 2011
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 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
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
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
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
Obwohl sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten zahlreiche Natur-kosmetikprodukte erfolgreich etabliert haben, spielen die Marken in der Naturkosmetik eine untergeordnete Rolle. Warum ge-lingt es nur wenigen naturkosme-tischen Produktlinien, eine echte Markenaura zu entwickeln? Und was ist nötig, um sie zu entwik-keln? Steffi Graenitz, Diplom-Grafikdesignerin, Teilhaberin von Take Five Design und CEO Strategie und De-sign, erklärt mehr … Read more
Kationische Polymere können Hautpflegeformulierungen mit neuartigen Vorzügen ausstatten, sind aber schwer einzusetzen, wenn man nicht weiß, wie man sie wegen ihrer Ladungseigenschaften adjustieren muss. Mussarrat Noor, Senior Formulating Chemist bei Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, USA, erläutert Details. Foto: LaRoche-Posay
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
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
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 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