RECENT NEWS

With age, the effects of gravity on the skin become more visible, and the skin becomes less firm and begins to sag, stresses Sederma which is launching a solution to the problem.

This year’s SCS Formulate will, as have previous events in the series, bring together the latest tools, techniques and materials formulators need to keep ahead, and will also, in a new development for 2009, have specially highlighted content so that visitors can find exactly what they want even more easily.

BDIH (Germany), Bioforum (Belgium), Cosmebio and Ecocert (France), ICEA (Italy) and the Soil Association (UK),

The International Federation of the Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) has announced that its KOSMET literature database has now over 48,000 entries.

Membership to the International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance has been granted to the Union for Ethical BioTrade, making it the first organisation without connection to a founding member to obtain full membership since ISEAL’s establishment. .

The in-cosmetics asia event in October will feature a major French pavilion. Fifteen French companies will be showcasing aspects of innovation and demonstrating vitality in the marketplace.

The Xiameter web-enabled marketplace of Dow Corning now has an expanded business model and new website to provide more products, better functionality, and an easier method to order silicone-based products.

Ensuring product and farming sustainability, Symrise is manufacturing the botanical active ingredient (-)-?-bisabolol while supporting environmental standards.

Delfin Technologies, specialist in portable skin testing equipment, has signed distribution agreements with Eunice Inc in the Philippines and with Nardev Chemie Pte Ltd in south-east Asia for the representation of Delfin’s skin research instruments in a total of six countries in Asia.

Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, has announced that construction of its new dental silica plant is complete in the coastal city of Qingdao in the Shandong province of China.

With the new ASEAN Directive now in place, cosmetic regulations in Asia are changing. Safety is also an issue that needs to be taken into consideration.

Worth an estimated US$18 billion in Asia alone, the skin-whitening market offers immense commercial opportunities.

The Conference, which will be taking place on the second day of in-cosmetics Asia is ideal for formulators, bench chemists and R&D specialists as well as application chemists responsible for regulatory and efficacy processes.

in-cosmetics Asia, the leading exhibition and conference in Asia for personal care ingredients opens its doors at Singapore Expo on 13 October.

The International Monetary Fund predicts that Asia will continue to be the fastest developing region in the global economy this year, with local emerging markets peaking at 5% growth, points out Reed Exhibitions, organiser of in-cosmetics Asia.

Cognis has launched an affiliate company in Mumbai, India. Cognis India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cognis Group, and will operate under the name of Cognis Specialty Chemicals Pvt Ltd.

Scientists at L’Oréal have discovered the gene expression of young and aged skin and responses to stress. Molecular biology has provided a vision of ageing that is linked to cell metabolism and the structure of skin tissue.

Biochemica International is introducing antioxidant-rich, NOP certified organic fruit butters to the personal care sector.

A “revolutionary” new isethionate ester for personal care products is being offered by Innospec.

Chemidex LLC, a leader in connecting suppliers and innovators through online search, has announced a partnership with Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co Ltd.

Eastman has unveiled its green biocatalytic process which, the company says, redefines efficiency and sustainability.