RECENT NEWS

Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) has named Ilaria Resta, global president of perfumery at Firmenich, as the winner of the 2022 CEW Achiever Award.

Following eight years of expansion from flavours and fragrances into nutrition, health, wellbeing and beauty, Givaudan has announced a new brand identity of ‘Human by nature’.

Ashland has announced plans to increase production capacity for its Natrosol HEC range of hydroxyethylcellulose at Hopewell, Virginia, instead of at its Chinese site at Nanjing, as previously indicated. The company said that this move “addresses the immediate industry need for HEC” by enabling it to raise capacity sooner.

BASF Care Creations will hold its second virtual Beauty Days event on 29-31 March, having decided not to take part in In-Cosmetics Global in Paris the following week.

Today, the emphasis on eyes in the beauty business is greater than ever due to mask wearing brought on by the pandemic. Healthy, fuller eyelashes and brows complement and flatter the eyes, whether the customer wears makeup or not.

Merck KGaA has introduced two new cosmetic ingredients: RonaCare Baobab and RonaCare Hibiscus.

Mibelle Biochmistry has announced new clinical study results for four of its existing cosmetic ingredients.

Researchers from four different Polish universities and institutions have carried out research on the use of the water extracts of five flowers as bioactive, natural dyes for cosmetics.

As a result of their “down the drain” disposal, many personal care products end their lifecycle in aquatic ecosystems, where toxicity and biodegradability performance of ingredients is critically important to ensure environmental safety.

Gattefossé has revealed that in October 2021, following two years of effort, it obtained ISO 14001:2015 certification for its main production site in Saint-Priest, France. Shortly afterwards, the site also received a Platinum award from EcoVadis.

As of January, German independent dermatological testing institute Dermatest has opened a new office in Seoul.

Nagase Specialty Materials has announced a new partnership to distribute Geltor’s bioactive proteins for personal care in the US.

A new study at UC Davis Health has concluded that taking bile acids or treatments that regulate their production levels may help control inflammation caused by psoriasis. This has been published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Biosynthetic Technologies has raised $7.5 million in a series A-1 funding led by HG Ventures, the corporate venture arm of The Heritage Group.

Inolex has launched a new website that, it says, “delivers a fresh, unexpected take on sourcing sustainable ingredients for health, beauty and wellness”.

Givaudan has acquired a 48% stake in Nanovetores Group from Brazilian investment fund Criatec. The remainder will continue to be owned by the founding family. No financial details were disclosed.

Research at the University of Campinas (Unicamp) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has concluded that “vegetable oils can be used as a sustainable alternative to synthetic emollients" and are promising alternatives to petrolatum in skincare applications

In its annual results conference, Henkel announced plans to merge its business units Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care into one business unit called Henkel Consumer Brands. It will be led by Wolfgang König, currently EVP of Beauty Care.

TRI-K Industries has used its NaturePep natural peptide technology to develop NaturePep Ganoderma (INCI: Hydrolyzed Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract). The Ganoderma (or Reishi) mushroom has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine.

BASF Care Chemicals has announced the launch of D’lite, its new digital subscription service for the personal care industry, in partnership with market intelligence agency Mintel and consumer intelligence platform Brandwidth.