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K-beauty stands apart for its high quality, undying commitment to innovation, rigorous safety standards, exotic ingredients and unique textures.

Clariant has re-launched its skin defender against pollution and ageing, RedSnow, after skin explant and clinical tests demonstrate its efficacy to combat the significant negative effects of air pollution on skin.

Jeen International has launched Jeechem NDA, a new emollient that acts as a functional replacement to all synthetic/petrochemical derived alkanes.

Venator Materials PLC (Venator), the specialists in titanium dioxide and colour pigments for the cosmetics industry, will be exhibiting at in-cosmetics global in Amsterdam in April.

Inolex will now offer RSPO certified mass-balanced palm across its full product line. An active member of the Roundtable on Sustainably Sourced Palm Oil (RSPO) since 2012, Inolex obtained certification in 2017 by the RSPO to supply massbalanced palm to customers.

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC), which serves the unique education and networking needs of cosmetic science professionals in North America, announced that its membership has exceeded 5,000 individuals for the first time since its founding in 1945.

Cornelius Group has appointed a new group finance director. With 28 years’ experience in finance, Phillip Gibbons, will play a key role at Cornelius in helping to deliver growth plans and drive the strategic direction of the company. Phillip has been appointed to the main board of Cornelius Group Plc.

Lipochroman molecule was designed to capture both types of free radicals - RNS and ROS - coming from environmental elements, thus protecting cells from damage. Recently, new assays performed on the ingredient have demonstrated a triple protective effect from the reactive species by also capturing RCS, as well as its antioxidative capacity and detox potential.

Royal DSM has appointed Gareth Barker as president DSM Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients.

In personal care, science continues to ‘sell’ products. Creative difference is a key factor in success.

Jeen International has developed two new 100% all natural ingredients in their Jeesperse product line, Jeesperse OptiDerm and Jeesperse OptiTress.

Oat Cosmetics has appointed a new chairman and head of Product Development.

After having been recognised in February with the PCHi Fountain Award for Outstanding Active Ingredient for its superior performance in fighting against visible and invisible pollution damage; Citystem’s ability to protect and restore the autophagic activity of skin cells has been established.

Clariant and Global Bioenergies have announced the development of a new bio-based polymer for cosmetic creams and lotions, which is derived from renewable isobutene.

SCS Formulate (organised by the UK Society of Cosmetic Scientists) achieved a record attendance in 2017. The event took place 14 – 15 November, with the number of visitors increasing by 8%, achieving the highest attendance in the event’s 19-year history.

Univar Personal Care EMEA and Cargill Beauty have embarked on a new partnership to deliver nature-derived, label-friendly and highly functional ingredients to the EMEA personal care markets.

Givaudan continues to invest in Active Beauty and its metagenomics platform to boost its pioneering position in the microbiome market.

Azelis has been appointed as a distributor by DuPont Industrial Biosciences to offer DuPont Genencare, a range of all-natural 100 percent plant-based active ingredients, to the personal care market in Turkey.

Across the globe, R&D professionals play a hugely important role in the NPD process and, in order to help them innovate for the future, in-cosmetics is launching an exciting new initiative exclusively for cosmetic scientists, chemists and dermatologists at its Global show in April.

Siltech Corporation (Toronto, ON) has purchased outright the company's Atlanta-based personal care subsidiary, Siltech LLC.