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HBA Global Expo & Conference, produced by UBM Live, is the largest product development event for the cosmetics, personal care, skin care, fragrance and wellness industries and features more than 600 educational and exhibitor partners.

The Business Line Care Specialties of Evonik provides the conditioning ingredient ABIL T Quat 60 for hair care formulations that leads to the reduction of hair fibre breakage, results in outstanding conditioning features such as easy detangling, smooth wet comb and superior wet feel, and is universally applicable in shampoos and conditioners.

GEA Niro has developed a process to spray dry aloe vera for use in the food and cosmetics industry.

UV protection has long been recognised as an important step in battling the signs of skin ageing, but until recently, consumers relied primarily on sunscreens as their weapon of choice.

in-cosmetics has enhanced its digital presence through an integrated social networking campaign ahead of the 2011 event.

Symrise is expanding its portfolio of natural grain extracts, marketed under the name “Healthy Grains”. There are now eleven grain varieties available to the cosmetics industry for use in skin and hair care products.

UK based chemical distributor, Cornelius Group, has officially established its subsidiary company in Poland and moved into new office premises in Warsaw.

Chemical distributor, Azelis, has announced the acquisition of YDS Chemicals NV, Belgium, a distributor of speciality ingredients in the Benelux.

Lubrizol Corporation’s Noveon Consumer Specialties has released a new ingredient, Fixate Freestyle polymer (INCI Proposed: Acrylates Crosspolymer-X).

French company, Herbarom Laboratoire, moved to new premises at the end of December 2010. The company, founded in 1994 in a region traditionally renowned for its aromatical and medicinal plant growing and as a pioneer in organic farming, specialises in the manufacture of essential oils and plant extraction.

A medical procedure like collagen or hyaluronic acid injection is supposed to be very efficient in the fight against wrinkles, but some women dislike these procedures because of their invasiveness, pain generation and failure to achieve the expected results.

The HallStar Company has acquired BioChemica International, a leading supplier of exotic butters and oils for use in personal care products. The acquisition represents a strong move into the burgeoning natural and organic personal care products market.

Seatons, the natural oil specialist subsidiary of Croda International, has launched a unique sensory guide to aid formulation chemists. Based on the premise that all natural oils have a unique set of physical and sensory properties as individual as a human fingerprint, the sensory guide should prove to be an invaluable tool to product development professionals around the world.

The Lubrizol Corporation announced that it has acquired Nalco Performance Products Group, a supplier of specialty polymers and formulation additives marketed to the global personal care and household care industries.

Honeywell has appointed Bruno Trinquart as regional sales manager EMEA for Personal Care to handle industry specific business development.

Beauty, luxury, care – the world of cosmetics is all about positive sensory experiences. But lasting market success calls for more, because today’s consumers are also aware of the environmental, social, and ethical impact of the products they buy. And major retailers expect transparency about their suppliers’ sustainability credentials.

X-Rite will demonstrate how cosmetic companies are now applying advanced quality control techniques to precisely measure and control formulas for colour and appearance. Attendees of the in-cosmetics 2011 show can view demonstrations and obtain information on the new offerings at X-Rite’s stand at Q-01 of the Fiera Milano Rho.

A medical procedure like collagen or hyaluronic acid injection is supposed to be very efficient in the fight against wrinkles, but some women dislike these procedures because of their invasiveness, pain generation and failure to achieve the expected results. Most women want to act on wrinkles in a less radical way but still want efficiency and precision.

GEA Niro has developed a process to spray dry aloe vera for use in the food and cosmetics industry. Until now the therapeutic plant has been dried naturally in the sun, a fairly crude process with limited uses, or has undergone an extensive and expensive preparation for freeze drying for pharmaceutical use.

A new silicone resin from Dow Corning forms a flexible, durable film that is resistant to wash-off and rub-off, allowing formulators to create long-lasting, comfortable colour cosmetics. Dow Corning MQ-1640 Flake Resin is a blend of two silicone resins that easily spreads to a breathable, yet water-repellent film.