RECENT NEWS

Affiliates of INOLEX, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have signed a definitive agreement to purchase ieS LABO, of Oraison, France.

The challenges of dispersing standard silicone elastomers in water are well known. Standard silicone elastomers can be very difficult to disperse uniformly in external water phase emulsions or aqueous gels due to their inability to fit into o/w micelles and general hydrophobic incompatibility with water.

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics will unveil its latest release: SWT-7, at the in-cosmetics trade show in April 2015. SWT-7 is an ultra-high tech active designed to rapidly give a smoother looking skin, blur the appearance of vertical wrinkles, skin texture, lip contour wrinkles and roughness, and reduce migration of lipstick.

Celsis has introduced the Celsis Accel system, a robust and easy-to-use rapid microbial screening system for small and medium-size manufacturing companies.

UK manufacturer and distributor, Lansdowne Chemicals, is now operating in the personal care market. With well-established aroma and nutrition divisions, it was a natural step for the business to expand into personal care. The new division is able to take advantage of the current distribution network with warehousing and staff in Dubai, The Netherlands, New Jersey and Shanghai.

The Lubrizol Corporation was awarded the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification according to the European Federation for Cosmetics Ingredients (EFfCI). EFfCI is a European trade association that brings together manufacturers of synthetic and natural ingredients for the cosmetics and personal care industry.

Green alternatives to some of the most contentious chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products will be featured in the upcoming Sustainable Cosmetics Summit. Taking place in New York City on 14-16 May, the summit focuses on sustainable ingredients, marketing, social and consumer impacts.

DSM Personal Care has announced the transfer of the manufacturing process of its SYNPeptides portfolio from DSM’s multipurpose plant in Aesch, Switzerland to its larger manufacturing facility at Village-Neuf (France).

TRI-K Industries has announced the arrival of a new product that provides immediate and intense long-term moisturisation. Fision Hydrate is a solution containing specific ingredients targeting long-lasting hydration and overall skin wellness.

AAK Personal Care has appointed Nordmann, Rassmann Polska as sole distributor in Poland.

Metabolix, an advanced biomaterials company, has announced it has entered into a global, exclusive commercial and technology alliance with Honeywell to offer new marine biodegradable biopolymers for use in cosmetics and personal care products.

Surfachem has announced the company has been certified by the RSPO Supply Chain Certification System for Purchasing, Storage, Distribution and Processing of Certified Palm Oil and Palm Oil derived Oleochemicals.

Corbion Purac will launch Purac UltraPure, a unique, high-quality grade of L-lactic acid with an extremely low base odour and a waterclear appearance, at in-cosmetics. Purac claim UltraPure is the purest natural lactic acid available and brings powerful moisturisation and anti-ageing properties to formulations where an exceptionally low base odour is required.

Induchem’s Brightenyl is the first cosmetic active ingredient that is activated by a new functional layer of the human skin: the stratum microbium. This new layer acts as an active living veil converting Brightenyl in two molecules, which act on seven biological targets to obtain a perfect skin complexion.

Induchem’s Brightenyl is the first cosmetic active ingredient that is activated by a new functional layer of the human skin: the stratum microbium. This new layer acts as an active living veil converting Brightenyl in two molecules, which act on seven biological targets to obtain a perfect skin complexion.

Vantage Specialty Chemicals has announced the appointment of Pat Brueggman as the new senior vice president & general manager of Vantage Personal Care.

UK distributor, Aston Chemicals, has announced the appointment of Liam Smith as business development manager for the UK and Poland. Liam brings over 15 years of experience in the European and international personal care markets with Boots, Cornelius and Croda. Liam’s role supports the continued development of the Aston Chemicals business.

Seppic, through its subsidiary BiotechMarine, has launched Celebrity, which Seppic claim is the first technology to cultivate macroalgal cells in the laboratory in order to propose active ingredients for cosmetics.

Berg+Schmidt will showcase its latest functional raw materials for the cosmetics industry at this year’s in-cosmetics in Barcelona. One highlight will be the GlyAcid range by Crosschem, for which Berg+Schmidt is the exclusive European distributor. This is a high purity glycolic acid that is free of formaldehyde and formic acid.

Worlée is launching WorléeBeads HCO, a natural alternative to plastic exfoliant particles. Based on castor oil, Worlée’s new product is biodegradable and may be used in numerous cosmetic rinseoff products for facial and body care.