RECENT NEWS

The North American edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit aims to tackle some of the major sustainability issues in the beauty industry. Hosted in New York on 17-19 May, the three-day summit focuses on green formulations and sustainable packaging.

Lonza has been awarded with the Gold Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Award for its ReGeniStem Red Rice at in-cosmetics Asia. This sustainable anti-ageing active, derived from a meristematic culture of Himalayan red rice, finds application in skin care products.

In the January issue of Personal Care, John Warby’s article ‘Impact of sensory influence in cosmetics evaluated‘ was incorrectly attributed to Mr Warby in his position as chairperson of the Technical Committee for the ASCC.

DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials opened its first sales office in Sri Lanka in January. This opening is another milestone in expanding into the Indian subcontinent and enables the Swiss-headquartered company to extend its service portfolio to Sri Lanka.

Biodiversity awareness is particularly high among South Korean consumers, according to recent results from the Union for Ethical BioTrade’s (UEBT) consumer awareness survey, the Biodiversity Barometer.

Robert Shengkui Hu has joined The HallStar Company’s senior management team as vice president, research and development. He will initially report to and replace Gary Wentworth, who will retire from the specialty chemical company this year after overseeing the transition of his responsibilities.

The Lubrizol Corporation’s Noveon Consumer Specialties announced that four of its chemists have been chosen to receive the prestigious Des Goddard Award.

The skin is subjected to various stresses on a daily basis which lead to a deficiency in its barrier function. To accommodate epidermal restructuring, Silab developed Nachyline, which is rich in purified Torulaspora delbrueckii.

Oat Cosmetics has launched an Ecocert accredited CP Sweet Blue Lupin Peptide, which has been shown to retain hair colour fastness for 30 washes and is equivalent in performance to many synthetic products.

Eastman Chemical has decided to change the distributorship for its cosmetic, personal care and pharmaceutical range of products for Europe (except Switzerland, the Baltics and Finland).

Miguel Peña, vice president, aroma chemicals, BASF SE, has been appointed to the RIFM (Research Institute for Fragrance Materials) board of directors. Miguel Peña heads BASF’s global business for aroma chemicals which is part of the company’s nutrition and health division.

With a focus on strengthening its position in the development and commercialisation of active ingredients, Codif Recherche et Nature will be increasing investment in marine biotechnologies.

Lipotec announces with immediate effect both the appointment of JM Cabello as the new CEO for Lipotec GmbH, the company’s subsidiary for the German, Austrian and Dutch markets, and the move of the office to Frankfurt.

Cremer, the Hamburg-based company, is to take over the Witten manufacturing facilities from their previous owner, Sasol Germany, after approval from the German Competition Authorities.

Produced using a ‘green chemistry’ process and soybean oil, Dow Corning HY-3200 Emulsifying Soy Wax emulsifies and thickens at low use levels, supports consumer beauty trends for anti-ageing and sustainable products, and reduces the number of ingredients required, which presents a potential cost advantage.

X-Rite Europe will demonstrate the latest applications in colour measurement technology used by some of the world's largest cosmetics companies at the Making Cosmetics 2012 show to be held 28-29 March in Birmingham, UK.

Sleep is a simple secret of beautiful skin, but our hectic lives often rule our rest routine. The lack of sleep creates stressful conditions that raise the level of internal toxins, one of which is glycotoxin.

The European Union and the United States announced today that beginning 1 June 2012, organic products certified in Europe or in the United States may be sold as organic in either region.

Menopause is a crucial time in the skin ageing process. During this period, imbalances in female hormones lead to many skin-related disturbances manifested by a loss of elasticity, dryness and deepening of wrinkles.

To further support the prominent activity of Skinmimics, Evonik has performed a new study. Skinmimics is a unique, multi-lamellar delivery system based on high-tech biomimetic ingredients for improved bioavailability.