Germany-based ingredients manufacturer Symrise is ramping up its eco credentials with the launch of its newly Ecocert approved active containing an ethically sourced ingredient.
Hair dyes made with only natural ingredients could be on the market in two years, according to research teams at the University of Leeds and speciality chemicals company DyeCat.
Incorporating caffeine into sun care and after-sun products may help minimize the effects of UV damage and protect against skin cancer, according to US researchers.
Environmentally friendly pigments that can instantly and reversibly change colour could be the future of color cosmetics, according to researchers in California.
Maintaining investment in the research and development of innovative ingredients that tap into key cosmetics trends can help chemical companies survive the downturn.
Colipa has focused on “value and values” in its Annual Report, picking out sustainability and alternative testing methods as priorities for the year ahead.
The fact that consumers still want effective, multi-functional personal care products means that there remains significant demand for innovative chemicals.
Covering chemical lists, social networking, and the Obama administration, the 2009 Legal and Regulatory Conference takes place this week in Vancouver, Canada.
Cosmetics Compact brings you the highlights of the site’s top stories, in miniature. This week we shed some light on recent discussions over the rigour and reproducibility of the SPF test.
Speciality chemicals supplier, Cognis, has adopted a new set of guidelines to combine the internationally recognized 24 principles of green chemistry and green engineering.
Two of the biggest names in European natural personal care have lent their support to L’Herboretum, a French project to encourage sustainable natural ingredient development.
The Which? report that questioned SPF values could turn consumers away from sun protection with devastating consequences, according to the UK trade body CTPA.
There is an “urgent need for action” to ensure that companies meet the first substance registration deadline under REACH of November 2010, according to the ECHA.
The complexity of natural extracts and fragrances might be a key to their efficacy, but it also poses problems in terms of regulation, according to cosmetic scientists.
Soap, deodorant and antibacterial developers will be intrigued to know that US scientists have discovered a greater variety of skin bacteria than previously documented.
The removal of parabens by some cosmetic manufacturers is a reaction to “outrageous claims” made by the media and pressure from non-governmental organisations (NGOs), not consumer pressure, according to Dene Godfrey from S Black.
The industry must change the way it thinks about waste and traditional chemistry if it wants to reduce resource use, according to a green chemistry consultant.
Dow Corning, the US-based skin and hair care formulation company, has developed two patented silicone organic elastomer blends that can be used with polar organic ingredients.
Cosmetic chemists fought hard against the idea that natural ingredients are inherently safer than their synthetic counterparts at this week’s cosmetic science symposium.
At Suppliers’ Day in New Jersey last week CosmeticsDesign.com spoke to Kris Kudrnac of K3 Corporation who explained how the industry is experiencing a “mad rush” for natural and organic preservatives.
Fragrance house Arylessence, has launched a broader selection of 100 per cent certified organic fragrances, which builds upon their existing collection.
The two day event closed its doors at the Raritan Center, New Jersey yesterday, having sold all its exhibition space and attracting a solid attendance.
Organic alternatives to certain synthetic ingredients have been elusive. Peter Boncelet from Earth Supplied Products explains why organic cosmetics have yet to fully live up to the marketing hype but suggests that chemistry is starting to catch up.
Specialty chemicals player Hallstar has launched a new photostabilizer at the Suppliers’ Day show in New Jersey to help sunscreen formulators combine two important active ingredients.
New figures released by the World Wildlife Fund (WFF) today reveal that only one per cent of sustainable palm oil has been bought, in spite of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) pledge to use sustainable product.
The efficiency of anti-ageing active dermatopoietin lies in its ability to work from the skin's surface rather than having to cross the skin barrier, according to manufacturers United Cosmeceuticals and United Technologies.
According to Professor Tilman Butz who led the NANODERM project, the answer to is no, not in healthy human skin. The project looked at the dermal penetration of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and Butz concludes that as they don’t seem to cross the skin...
The ban on animal testing for cosmetics ingredients introduced in Europe earlier this year has highlighted a lack of alternative testing methods. CosmeticsDesign spoke to Professor Zee Upton, from the Queensland University of Technology, whose model developed...
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