RECENT NEWS

LipoTrue has announced the opening of a US office, LipoTrue Inc., in New Jersey with Robert Bird as managing director. This new office will provide a more convenient, efficient touch-point for customers based in the United States, and also support the rapidly growing business in the American cosmetic market.

Vantage has opened a new jojoba seed crushing facility located near its jojoba farm in Argentina. It allows Vantage to continue meeting the fastgrowing, worldwide customer demand for jojoba-based sustainable beauty ingredients.

There will be plenty of opportunities to Engage, Exchange and Reconnect at the Society of Cosmetic Chemists’ 71st Annual Scientific Meeting & Technology Showcase, December 11-12, 2017 at The Westin New York at Times Square (NYC).

Givaudan Active Beauty won the Gold Award for the Best Innovation Ingredient Award at in-cosmetics Latin America 2017 for its latest innovative active ingredient Revivyl, the very first holistic skin renewal accelerator.

Azelis announced the acquisition of Georges Walther AG, an independent family run company based in Switzerland.

At the end of September, Evonik celebrated the opening of the new site for its Evonik Advanced Botanicals subsidiary in Tours (France).

Hamburg-based Cosphatec has hired several new employees to extend coverage of the global natural cosmetics market

Grant Industries now offers over 350 products, containing a combined total of over 250 unique INCI ingredients, for personal care, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical markets that have been certified to the international Halal standard HAS 2300.

DSM was the first company ever to bring Niacinamide PC to the world of cosmetics and contribute to revealing its many benefits for skin care. This highly efficient and easy to formulate form of vitamin B3, has been found to play a key role in protecting UV-stressed skin and can also help rebalance skin pigmentation, refine pores and improve skin resilience.

Public awareness of Floratech’s new ingredient L22 erupted immediately after Bravo network aired an episode of Real Housewives of Dallas which mentioned L22 and briefly described some of its benefits.

Following a Gold award at in-cosmetics Latin America in September, Givaudan Active Beauty won again with its active ingredient Revivyl and secured a second consecutive Gold award for the Best Innovation Ingredient at in-cosmetics Asia in Bangkok.

Ahead of in-cosmetics Asia, we shine a spotlight on some of the most innovative ingredients and formulas set to be on display at the show’s Innovation Zone.

Ahead of in-cosmetics Asia, we shine a spotlight on some of the most innovative ingredients and formulas set to be on display at the show’s Innovation Zone.

Ahead of the in-cosmetics Asia show next week in bangkok, Personal Care spoke with Sunny Um of Euromonitor International to find out more about the latest movements in Asian trends.

Is it enough to protect our skin against sunlight only? Not any more: new research shows blue light from our electronic devices can have adverse effects on skin that are similar to sun damage. Blue light is a colour in the visible light spectrum that can be seen by the human eye and is responsible for the blue of the sky. It is adjacent to ultraviolet in the spectrum of sunlight, high energy, and has a wavelength ranging from 400 to 500 nm. In recent years, blue light has come indoors, where it is emitted by electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets and TV screens.

Ten of the cosmetic industry’s most exciting new ingredients have been selected as finalists in the in-cosmetics Asia Best Ingredient Awards.

Jeen International announces the development of two new 100% all natural ingredients in their Jeesperse product line, Jeesperse OptiDerm and Jeesperse OptiTress.

Givaudan Active Beauty welcome attendees to participate in their latest novelty technology presentations, enjoying refreshments and a light lunch.

Pollution is hitting our organisms with a growing impact. While all of us know about the harmful effects of pollution on our lungs, not everyone is aware of the impact that some pollutants can have on our skin.

Ahead of in-cosmetics Asia in Bangkok, Personal Care magazine spoke to Nicole Fall, Founder, Asian Consumer Intelligence to find out more about her presentation on ‘What natural really means in Asia’.