RECENT NEWS

The International Fragrance Association has published a list of fragrance ingredients used in consumer goods by customers worldwide in a bid to create greater transparency within the industry.

Dow Corning is to launch a China Business and Technology Centre in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, China in 2010 to promote innovation in silicon-based materials and technologies, the company announced recently. Dow Corning was one of dozens of multinational companies and organisations, to sign agreements on January 20 with The People’s Government of Shanghai Pudong New Area. The company will move their operations to Pudong New Area later this year.

A meeting held in Broome, North Western Australia, between major stakeholders in the area of fair trade, agreed to evaluate kakadu plum and desert raisin from Aboriginal communities for fair trade certification. This is the first time this has been considered outside a third world country.

Cognis has launched a new microsite that provides comprehensive information about alkyl polyglucoside surfactants (APG). Obtained from natural, plant-derived raw materials such as vegetable oils and starch, APGs are used in environmentally sound high-performance products for the personal care, home care and industrial and institutional cleaning markets.

The business line Care Specialties of Evonik now offers the purified and standardised turmeric oil extract TEGO Turmerone (INCI: Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract) for a wide range of cosmetic applications such as anti-ageing formulations, face care for even skin tone, sun care, baby care and men’s care for dull and tired skin.

Newly-launched BACPOP, the British Association of Cold Pressed Oil Producers, aims to protect and promote the quality of the home grown premium product while also representing British farmers producing cold pressed oils including rapeseed, hemp, flax, strawberry seed, borage and others. These versatile oils are used for both culinary and healthcare purposes.

Delentigo, developed by Mibelle Biochemistry, is a cosmetic ingredient to fight age spots and create an even skin tone. Age spots are characterised by a local overproduction of the two pigments melanin and lipofuscin. Delentigo prevents and reduces the synthesis of both these pigments.

HBA Global Expo is seeking speaker proposals for its renowned educational programme, taking place September 28-30, 2010 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Leaders in all areas of the health and beauty business including marketers, product developers, consultants, educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers are encouraged to submit an application.

Siltech Corporation has announced that it has acquired Rhodia’s manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The 113,000 sq ft plant, situated on 8 acres of land, is well equipped with highly specialised chemical reactors, bulk storage and rail road facilities. Siltech will retain Rhodia’s 42 employees and will continue to manufacture Rhodia’s products under a long-term contract.

Biochemica International has introduced antioxidant-rich, USDA NOP** organic certified fruit butters to the personal care industry. According to the company, the butters contain lyophilised (freeze dried) whole fruits that are combined with a proprietary blend of other USDA NOP organic ingredients to form a luxurious, soft and spreadable version of the fruit in anhydrous form.

Inflammation of the skin increases with age; continuously and silently. It accelerates the formation of fine lines and wrinkles, as well as puffiness, sagging, blotchiness or reddening of the skin. The term “inflamm’aging” describes this close relationship between inflammation and ageing.

To combat skin ageing, Codif R&N teams have developed cutting-edge biotechnological tools to cultivate a cyanobacteria that first appeared on Earth several billion years ago and which owes its survival and longevity to the best preserved and most elaborate photo-protection mechanism ever invented: thioredoxin.

Grant Industries Inc has expanded its line of silicone-in-water dispersions to offer a wider variety of solvent categories. Specifically designed for formulation ease, Gransil SiWs combine elastomer, solvent, and emulsifier into one stable product, ultimately reducing the workload of the formulator.

Elementis Specialties has announced that, as of December 24, 2009, the company has acquired the assets of The Fanning Corporation and Fancor Limited, one of the largest North American suppliers of lanolin and lanolin derivatives.

DSM has announced the launch of Syn-Glycan, a new peptide formula that can be used as a bioactive ingredient in cosmetic products to reduce wrinkle formation and sagging – the most visible signs of ageing.

Cosmetic formulators in Malaysia, Jakarta, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Manila have been treated to free technical training days over the past few months as part of the lead up to FormulaCare i-2010.

A draft standard for the global regulation of the Halal industry which will include the implementation of Halal cosmetics is expected to be available for public comment in June 2010.

The story of Peruvian murderers selling their victims’ fat onto the European cosmetics industry for thousands of dollars has turned out to be a hoax.

A new application note, available on the Malvern Instruments website, describes how the new ZEN1010 high concentration zeta potential cell for the company’s Zetasizer Nano particle characterisation system, overcomes a major hurdle in measuring the zeta potential of high concentration samples.

Istituto Ricerche Applicate (IRA) has launched their Hyalu-Cage System which uses hyaluronic acid (HA) as a mechanism for slow-release of cosmetic actives. .