Industry buzz
Amyris to supply renewable squalane in Japan through Nikko Chemicals
Amyris, a US-based biotech firm, has signed a multi-year supply agreement for several hundred tons of itsEcocert certified renewable...
Cosmogen materializes the new By Terry’s brushes
By Terry, the brand founded by Terry de Gunzburg, entrusted Cosmogen, a French company specialising in the design, development, and...
Unilever to divest from VO5 in the USA
Following the acquisition of the Alberto Culver Company in May, Unilever announced it would sell the Alberto VO5 brand in the United...
Beautypod goes online
The range of possibilities for communicating towards the press and blogs carries on growing. It is now the turn of the PR agency...
Colipa presents progress in alternatives to animal testing
Colipa, the trade association representing the interests of the cosmetic industry in Europe, presented the latest progress regarding...
Middle-Eastern natural cosmetics market still growing despite difficulties
“Healthy growth in the Middle-Eastern market for natural cosmetics is continuing in spite of political instability and social unrest,”...
The Fragrance Foundation creates an “Indie” committee
The Fragrance Foundation intends to pay tribute to artistic perfumery and their creators trough the creation of a committee dedicated to...
Cell-based alternative to animal testing to identify sensitizing ingredients
Laboratory grown human cells can be used to classify chemicals as sensitizing, or non-sensitizing, and can even predict the strength of a...
With Cindy Sherman, MAC surprises us again
Once again, MAC is surprising us, this time by partnering with Cindy Sherman for its latest ephemeral makeup collection. The American...
Spirit adds konjac sponges to its promotional items offering
It is an ancient Japanese beauty secret that Spirit, a Quadpack Group company, is proposing as a new promotional item for cosmetics...
