RECENT NEWS

Karl Lintner, PhD, president of KAL'Idees, France, an independent consultancy company, has been appointed associate professor at the University of Versailles-Saint Quentin, France.

From October 12 to 14, BASF will take part in the 58th Sepawa Congress in Fulda, Germany. The Care Chemicals’ division will present its latest solutions for the personal care, home care as well as industrial and institutional cleaning (I&I) markets.

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products has announced that its renewably sourced Zemea propanediol has been reviewed and certified by the USDA as a 100% biobased ingredient.

Lipo Chemicals, Inc. has announced the promotions of Lukas Swid to managing director, Asia Pacific and of Steven Richards to director of sales, North America.

The 2011 LVMH Recherche symposium (27 October) will be held in London and focus on the latest areas of progress in anti-ageing research and skin rejuvenation. Skin ageing is a complex process and influences the deterioration of most aspects of our personal and social lives.

Croda is launching a new water based variant to its Solaveil SpeXtra range of titanium dioxide (TiO2) dispersions. Like other products in the range, Solaveil XT-40W offers unprecedented broad spectrum UV protection.

For the first time in the history of the show, in-cosmetics Asia has collaborated with the International Federation of the Societies of Cosmetics Chemists (IFSCC) partnered with the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Thailand (SCCT) to create ‘Beauty Week in Bangkok’. This is a great opportunity to attend two industry events in the space of six days, saving valuable time and expense.

IMCD Malaysia has opened IMCD Personal Care Application Laboratory Asia Pacific in Glenmarie Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

Scottish marine biotechnology company, Aquapharm Biodiscovery Ltd, which signed a three year R&D agreement with Croda, a global leader in speciality chemicals for the personal care market in 2008, has struck a renewed deal to work with Croda’s highly respected cosmetics subsidiary, Sederma, to advance a shortlist of naturally sourced candidates.

Rahn has introduced their new active ingredient “Proteolea - a new Source of Strength to Rebalance the Signs of Time” which rejuvenates the eye area by reversing the effects of time by six years in only four weeks.

The main disadvantage of self-tanning products is the odour of the molecules generated by the Maillard reaction during tanning process. Through an exclusive partnership agreement with CPL Aromas, a UK-based international fragrance house, Soliance has created Vegetan FL Creation, an innovative solution to specifically cover odours generated by DHA.

Active ingredients company, Unipex, announced this week that it has acquired Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, a leading supplier of natural cosmetic functional ingredients, delivery systems, and active ingredients.

More and more women are looking for the immediate results of “Botox” without the necessary doctor visits and medical procedures. Not to mention the costs involved in these “anti-ageing” procedures.

Over 50% of people, men as well as women, feel sensations of skin discomfort. Their skin is known as “sensitive”, “reactive” or “intolerant”. This skin type overreacts to external aggressions (UV radiation, heat, cold, pollution, stress etc.) and needs adapted care.

Gelest introduces the Vertasil line of hybrid fluids that will enable personal care formulators to take advantage of the skin treatment properties of natural materials modified with oligomeric siloxanes. .

The Society of Cosmetic Scientists (Singapore) has released details of its event programme for the second half of 2011. On Tuesday 5 July there will be an online workshop entitled “Exporting to Australia” which is free of charge.

Grant Industries has announced the launch of Gransolve DMI, a highly pure, low odour version of dimethyl isosorbide. This solvent is sustainably derived from renewable corn sugar and is easily formulated to stabilise and deliver active ingredients into the skin for outstanding efficacy and performance attributes.

Sinerga reveals an innovative ingredient in the field of anti-ageing agents: ATP 23 (INCI name: Azeloyl Tetrapetide-23) is a new advanced proage peptide that slows down the oxidative damage, inhibits the glycation of dermal proteins and consequently the skin ageing processes.

Air Products launched its new Deposilk Q1 Polymer at in-cosmetics in Milan, Italy, on 29 March. Deposilk Q1 Polymer provides personal care formulations with a silky and smooth feel while enhancing deposition of silicone and other ingredients on skin or hair.

The 2012 Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists, entitled: Desire and Innovation, will be held at the Hilton Adelaide, Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia from 22-25 March 2012.