FEATURE ARTICLES

Sustainable surfactants set to thrive

For many years, surfactants have been a difficult area to introduce natural and sustainable ingredients, but we are seeing real developments in this sector.

INTERVIEW: Dr Fred Zülli, Managing Director, Mibelle Biochemistry

We discuss the incredible advances in the world of natural actives with the founder of Swiss ingredient company, Mibelle Biochemistry.

Analysing a well-known plant-based preservative

Alban Muller analyse the efficacy of a wintergreen-based preservative that fits the booming clean beauty trend.

Skin care solutions for the anti-pollution trend

Millennials are switching on to the negative effect a wide range of pollution sources have on skin health. Seppic has an array of ingredient solutions.

Face and neck firming care with teff natural peptides

TRI-K’s ingredient stimulates collagen production to offer structural skin support in this key anti-ageing target area.

Antimicrobial booster with skin benefits

Ashland’s raspberry ketone-based ingredient helps boost preservative performance while also providing natural skin care efficacy.

Mycelium shielding for optimal hair protection

Active Concepts demonstrate the hair protective qualities of a sustainable Lentinus Edodes Mycelium Extract.

Reishi offers hair health and growth efficacy

Ricera reveal the hair care benefits of Reishi, also known as ‘the mushroom of immortality’.

Driving positive change in ecotoxicity testing

The cosmetics industry needs to lead the way in championing alternatives to animal tests say XCellR8.

Moisturising care and hygiene go hand in hand

DSM offer help with the important issue of maintaining skin health in safe and effective sanitisers

Ingredients focus: enhancing textures

A selection of some of the latest texture enhancing products from leading global ingredient suppliers.

Development of a colonised skin model

Perfectus Biomed discuss their in vitro skin models to improve new microbiome product development.

Addressing sensitive skin and the microbiome

A new carrot cell active from Vytrus can calm and soothe sensitive skin by re-balancing the skin microbiome.

Investigating the microbiota and beyond

Silab demonstrate the importance of understanding the relationship between skin biology and the microbiome.

The personal care industry: challenges in cleaning

Distributor, Azelis, offer some innovative formulations to help create men’s grooming products that fit men’s rapidly changing lifestyles.

Five waxes and an infinite range of textures

Koster Keunen present the enormous range of potential texture benefits from five natural waxes.

A novel approach to assess skin and hair protection

Cobiosa reveal the results of a study that assesses the anti-pollution protective effects of a Moringa leaf extract on skin and hair.

Natural molecules limit effect of daily blue light

Greentech’s natural active helps protect the skin from the growing issue of oxidative stress caused by blue light.

Anti-ageing mechanism analysed with three actives

There are many factors involved in ageing skin, so we need a wide range of ingredients to successfully help consumers achieve visible results

Men’s formulations for a changing landscape

Distributor, Azelis, offer some innovative formulations to help create men’s grooming products that fit men’s rapidly changing lifestyles.

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