RECENT NEWS

Manufacturer of soap bases and natural ingredients, Stephenson, is stepping up production levels at its UK-based manufacturing plant as it continues to deliver to personal care, cosmetics brands, manufacturers and artisan soap makers across the United States, Canada and their outlying territories.

Forestwise, supplier of raw ingredients that are sustainably sourced from Indonesian rainforests, has announced the opening of its new factory in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The factory’s innovative storage system helps guarantee a ready supply of Illipe butter all-year round, even during non-harvest seasons.

Global speciality chemical company Croda, has revealed new sensory data for its water-in-oil emulsifier, Cithrol PGTL. The ability to create formulations with appealing sensory attributes is key in today’s Personal Care market. A desirable sensory experience not only drives repeated usage, but also helps to portray efficacy – think velvety, rich creams to help care for dry skin and refreshing, quick-break lotions to invigorate.

A recently published study in the Korean Journal of Microbiology titled ‘Evaluation of xylitol as an agent that controls the growth of skin microbes: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Cutibacterium acnes’ has shown that Xivia Xylitol, from Dupont, has a positive effect on skin microbial growth.

Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (RSE), organiser of the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) trade show, has announced PCHi 2020 will be postponed from June.

Clariant Active Ingredients announces a premium active ingredient for fuelling the skin with youthful energy and a scalp pacifier for sensitive scalps that respects the microbiota. The two new concentrated, sustainably sourced active ingredients obtained through advanced technological processes, offer scientifically proven efficacy for formulations and noticeable results for consumers.

Reed Exhibitions has today announced that in-cosmetics Korea - initially scheduled to take place on 17-19 June 2020 at COEX in Seoul - will now be held on 14-16 July 2021 in the same venue.

Venator and Grolman Group have announced that they will start a co-operation for ultramarine and manganese violet pigments in Spain and Portugal. Both companies have a long standing relationship covering several other European countries and the expansion of the current business model will allow to extend the customer reach.

Since its launch back in 2008, PhytoCellTec Malus Domestica is Mibelle Biochemistry’s bestselling product. The innovation of the plant cell culture technology has been a breakrthough in stem cell cosmetics, seeing steady growth ever since.

Organisers of BeyondBeauty Americas – Miami Beach, Informa Markets, have decided to reschedule its launch edition originally scheduled for 15-17 October, to 4-6 February 2021, at its original location, - the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The organisers of the Sepawa Congress in Germany have announced that the dates remain unchanged for the time being.

Since 2004, Laboratoires Expanscience has been committed to a CSR approach and has been B Corp-certified for two years. For over ten years, the company has deployed a “responsible plant sourcing” policy based on the ISO 26000 standard, criteria established by UEBT (of which Expanscience has been a member since 2011) and in compliance with international agreements (such as the Nagoya Protocol and CITES).

Cornelius is undertaking a significant brand development that aims to reflect a holistic approach to doing business. As the business continues to provide ingredients and formulations to its core markets, the brand has launched an intuitive new website that brings the geographies and wide range of capabilities of the business into one streamlined, fully responsive browsing experience.

A new, two-year study from Chicago marketing agency Colman Brohan & Davis, Inc. (CBD Marketing) shines a spotlight on generational differences in the use of non-THC CBD and CBD-infused products. The study also focuses on the important role social media plays in influencing how the “CBD experience” is shared online with friends and communities of interest.

The Tewameter TM Hex (successor of the world-wide popular Tewameter TM 300) from Courage + Khazaka assesses the Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL), an indispensable parameter for the evaluation of the water barrier function of the skin, with excellent accuracy and reproducibility.

Cosmetics Consultants Europe is teaming up with the RWTH International Academy-Aachen, Germany to provide online Cosmetic Product Safety Assessment Training Courses.

The 13th International Conference on Bio-based Materials will be held online this year on 12–14 May 2020 – with the final programme now available online.

The newly published special edition of the Naturkosmetik Jahresreport 2019, the annual report about natural and organic cosmetics, focuses on five subject areas with a view towards analysis, impulses andprospects for the organic cosmetics industry.

SenzaGen, a Swedish developer of animal-free in vitro tests for sensitisation and the British contract testing laboratory, XCellR8, have expanded their collaboration by signing an exclusive global licensing agreement. The new agreement covers the performance, marketing and sales of SenzaGen's new, vegan skin sensitisation test, GARD skin Animal Product-Free.

To support its development in South China, Sozio has relocated its subsidiary in the Science City Park of Guangzhou. This new location will comprise a modern perfumery laboratory and a warehouse to optimise delivery lead times.