Ingredients & formulation
BASF uses papaya extract to bring luminosity to the skin
BASF Beauty Care Solutions has launched X-pressin, a new papaya-derived anti-ageing active to enhance skin luminosity. BASF Beauty...
Green innovation to drive growth of the European personal care ingredients market
The European personal care ingredients market shows recovery in sales in the first half of 2010, according to Kline and is anticipated to...
Beraca: new hair care active from pracaxi oil
Beraca, a Brazilian supplier of raw materials for the cosmetics, health and food industries, has developed a new natural active...
Biopiracy: what are the risks for the cosmetics industry?
The development of natural cosmetics implies mechanically the research of new botanical ingredients and the development of an...
Bluestar Silicones wants to become a global player of the cosmetics industry
Bluestar Silicones participate for the first time in the In-Cosmetics show in Paris, a key step of its global development strategy....
The promising future of aloe vera
Aloe vera, which use is documented on over 6,000 old clay tablets found in Mesopotamia, occupied the centre stage of a one-day scientific...
Rousselot launches new anti-ageing collagen peptides
Rousselot widens its range of anti-ageing actives to cover topical formulations. The efficacy of the new peptides on the endogenous...
Industry responds to launch of i-Phone application on cosmetic ingredients
CTPA, the organisation representing the UK’s cosmetics industry, promptly reacted to the launch of a new i-Phone application claiming to...
Symrise launches superfruits for cosmetic products
Symrise is expanding its Actipone line of botanical active ingredients to add superfruits to its offering. Superfruits refer to fruits...
Plant complexes designed for oily phase Products
The plant complexes developed by Alban Muller are designed for products with an oily phase (emulsions, serum emulsions, care oils, etc.)....
