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Formulation Lab: The natural way against acne

Cosphatec is one of Germany’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality raw materials for the cosmetics industry.

New technical sales managers

IOI Oleo has announced two new technical sales managers as additions to the company.

Create Together

Discover a world of possibilities from the Croda Group, as their new interactive brochure highlights a portfolio of ingredients and inspired formulations in skin, sun, hair and colour cosmetics.

New method for testing allergenic potency

SenzaGen AB has announced the start of pilot sales of GARDpotency, the first animal-free method of analysis that can provide invaluable information on the allergenic potency of a chemical substance.

Innovative collection

Eurofragance exhibited in Japan at Cosme Tech, one of Japan’s leading cosmetics fairs

Expanded Certified range

Evonik has substantially expanded its range of cosmetic ingredients certified in accordance with the standard of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. Customers in the cosmetics industry now have available more than 50 certified palm-oil based raw materials, including several specialties.

Anti-acne kit to aid formulators

A new anti-acne formulation kit from Ashland is available to help formulators of cosmetic and over-the-counter (OTC) products develop answers to on-going market needs.

Global development head appointed

Piyada Charoensirisomboon has been appointed as vice president, Global Development Personal Care at BASF.

Biodiversity pledge signed

Symrise is one of the first signatories to the Business and Biodiversity Pledge, a voluntary commitment to the objectives of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Enhanced moisture measurement

Moisture measurement is a necessary process step in many lab and production applications. However, choosing the right method is paramount to success. Selecting an inappropriate measurement method can cause costly errors, and poor selection may occur more often in situations where multiple people use the same equipment.

Organic predictions

Organic Monitor has given its predictions for sustainable cosmetics for the year ahead.

Enhanced moisture measurement

Moisture measurement is a necessary process step in many lab and production applications. However, choosing the right method is paramount to success. Selecting an inappropriate measurement method can cause costly errors, and poor selection may occur more often in situations where multiple people use the same equipment.

Antiperspirant acquisition

Elementis has entered into an agreement to acquire SummitReheis from an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners for an enterprise value of US$360 million. SummitReheis will become part of an enlarged personal care business within Elementis.

Broader actives and polymer portfolio

According to Evonik, the acquisition of the Air Products specialty additives business will benefit the cosmetic ingredient portfolio of the German specialty chemicals company.

Dr Straetmans acquired by Evonik

Evonik will acquire cosmetics specialist Dr. Straetmans GmbH of Hamburg, Germany. The company specialises in developing and marketing alternative preservatives for the cosmetic industry.

Principal scientist appointed

Jeen International in Fairfield, NJ has announced the appointment of Dr Jed Riemer as principal scientist.

Capacity increased with facility investment

Sederma has made a €10 million investment in its facility in Le Perray en Yvelines, France, in order to expand Sederma’s innovation and production capacity.

Formulation Lab Session: IRO-ODORI - Jelly eye shadow

As the demand for colour cosmetics that control age-related skin problems rises, consumers are also increasingly looking for innovative product formulations in this segment. This has led to the forecast of the global colour cosmetics sector to grow at a healthy CAGR so what innovations can we expect to come onto the market?

Formulation Lab Session: Taking protection into the blue

In addition to UVA, UVB and infrared, the blue light is now viewed as new inflammation factor from which the skin needs to be protected. Many ingredients suppliers have already included these concerns in their formulations, so where can we expect this new market to go?

Award for innovation contribution

The 2017 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention at the end of January in Orlando saw Innospec awarded for best-in-class performance by Henkel.

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