RECENT NEWS

Following the successful launch this year of KCC Beauty, the latest brand from KCC and Basildon Chemicals, the first SCS Formulate for the new brand was equally successful.

The 2013 SCS Formulate was held at the Coventry Ricoh Arena on the 12-13 November.

Croda Inc is broadening the ability of personal care formulators to engineer product aesthetics with the launch of the first in a line of sensory-driven emollients, Sensemol LST.

Following the concept of ‘Wake up your hair’ throughout 2013, Greentech has recently developed Dandrilys, a complete dandruff reducer agent.

To sustain its international growth strategy and with a view to remaining closer to its clients and consumers, the independent French company Silab is opening its fifth promoting platform Silab South East Asia in Singapore in January 2014.

The 2013 in-cosmetics Asia show closed on 31 October with a palpable sense of success for exhibitors and attendees alike. The aisles seemed constantly busy with visitors eager to discover more about the latest ingredients and technology, while the educational programme also appeared to hit just the right note with formulators.

Lipotec achieved silver at the Innovation Zone Best Ingredient award for Juvefoxo peptide. The award recognises active ingredients developments with scientific prowess and the decision of the jury, all international industry experts, took place in the ceremony of October 29, at in-cosmetics Asia.

Taking place on 26-27 November at the Centro Congressi Milanofiori (opposite NH Milanofiori Hotel), Making Cosmetics is all set for its first event in Milan. With 670 visitors already pre-registered (excluding exhibitors), the signs are promising for a highly successful two days.

The online registration has now opened for Making Cosmetics, Milan (26-27 November 2013). Attendees can register free of charge to enter the exhibition and attend all seminars (limited seating) at the first edition of Making Cosmetics in Italy and third of its series.

Merck has expanded its portfolio of products for the cosmetics industry to include two new technologically sophisticated active ingredients in the RonaCare range.

Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is a fraction of the multifunctional near-natural raw material lecithin, and thereby a fundamental component of all cell membranes.

Ashland Specialty Ingredients is now offering Escalol HMS ultraviolet (UV) filter technology to sun care product manufacturers throughout the world.

Like the wings on maple seeds that boost seed dispersal, natural evolution produces organisms uniquely suited to their environment or function.

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company LLC announced that the latest additions to Schülke & Mayr’s sensiva line, sensiva PA 30 and sensiva PA 40, both feature the natural, preservativeboosting ingredient, Zemea propanediol. Zemea is a natural, 100 per cent biobased ingredient made from corn starch through fermentation and developed for use in the cosmetics and personal care market.

Australian botanical extract manufacturer, Native Extracts announces what they describe as a ‘world breakthrough’ in that their advanced ‘cellular’ extraction process stabilises vitamin C for extended periods in an aqueous matrix, redefining expectations in cosmetic product performance.

Innospec Inc. has announced that it has acquired Chemsil Silicones Inc and the Chemtec Chemical Co., from its private owners.

Presperse was recently granted US Patents for two of their products: SiClone SR-5 and SiClone TD 150.

Drawing on research advances concerning the hypodermis and, more specifically, adipocyte stem cells, Silab proposes Stemsvelt, a slimming and anti-cellulite active ingredient, rich in silybin, a polyphenol derived from the milk thistle plant.

Jeen International Corporation has announced the introduction of an alternative preservative product, Jeecide MCA-1.

One of the megatrends in the field of personal care and cosmetics is sustainability. Simultaneously, protection against UV rays is a major topic as well in the cosmetic market.