RECENT NEWS

At in-cosmetics 2008, held in recently in Amsterdam, Cognis Care Chemicals and its active ingredients business Laboratoires Sérobiologiques presented new “green” natural-sourced ingredients which demonstrate the principles of their classification system “Green Chemical Solutions”:

Chemidex LLC, a leader in connecting suppliers and innovators through online search, has announced a partnership with ABC Cosmetologia to provide innovative tools and resources to their professional members.

The recently held 8th Japan Drugstore Show featured a number of large cosmetic companies such as Nihon L’Oréal, Unilever Japan, Shiseido, Kao, Kanebo and Kosé, writes Kunio Shimada of the NOF Corporation.

The third All for Cosmetics Conference was held by the Polish Society of Cosmetic Chemists (PSCC) in Warsaw and attracted about 350 participants.

Silab has introduced Eye Regener to combat the appearance of “bags” under the eyes.

Jill Birkett has been appointed as event director, Cosmetics & Fragrances Business Division for CMPi, the producer of the HBA Global Expo events.

Sederma has launched a new ingredient, O.D.A.white, to treat skin pigmentation disorders such as freckles, melasma, hyperpigmentation and the general dark colour of certain skin types.

DSM Nutritional Products has launched a new form of oily vitamin A combining both GMO-free and allergen-free benefits for personal care and other sectors.

Seatons, the vegetable oil supply division of Croda International Plc, has launched Seatons Black Seed Oil (INCI name: Nigella sativa oil) as an addition to its range of exotic products for the personal care market.

Cosmetochem has launched a new visual campaign featuring men.

Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH and Aqualon, a business unit of Hercules Incorporated, have joined together to bring new multifunctional polymers to the personal care market.

Atrium Innovations has introduced ChroNOline, a biomemitic tetrapeptide derived from a growth factor.

Alban Muller International has added a new cosmetic ingredient to its range – Whitami, a preservative-free whitening active formulated with extracts from Asian plants and said to be ideal for lightening care and to reduce brown marks.

TRI-K Industries, part of the Kemira group, has changed its name to Kemira Specialty, Inc.

With the opening of a sales office and laboratories in Shanghai, Interpolymer says it will be providing improved customer services in the Asia Pacific region.

In order to meet the growing demands of the cosmetics market in the East, Dermscan Asia is now installed in new facilities that have been specially designed and equipped to optimise the conditions under which clinical studies are conducted.

Mumbai played host in November to in-cosmetics India (formerly PCHi), the leading exhibition and conference in India for personal care and homecare ingredients.

Building on the commitment to provide customers with sustainable, cost-effective and efficient surfactant blend solutions, McIntyre Group has announced that it has been awarded US Patent No. 7,282,524 for its alkanolamide emulsion technology.

Silab has launched a new web presence at www.silab.fr

A tribute has been paid to Bobby G. Harrison, director of sales at RITA Corp, who died last year at the age of 47.