Symrise has partnered with a Californian producer of botanical extracts as part of plans to become the number one global supplier of green cosmetic ingredients.
Croda profits rocket by over 60 per cent as the company successfully curbs cost inflations and sees healthy growth in its sales for the first half of the year.
Poland cosmetics player Eveline Cosmetics has signed a distribution
deal to with ProConcepts Marketing to expand into the US,
Canadian and Mexican markets.
Until now it has been raw material and chemical providers that have
been increasing their prices, but Germany-based active ingredients
player Symrise now joins the growing list.
Care Chemicals, the personal care division of ingredients giant
Cognis, has been awarded the Association of German Industries and
Trading firms (BDIH) natural certification.
The European trade body for silicones has hit back against claims
that the chemical family is threatened in personal care by
alternatives and alleged environmental risks.
Chemicals player Dow Corning has developed six hair care
formulations using its silicone-based 2-2078 Fluid that tap into
the trend for multi-functional products.
Germany-based Dr. Straetmans says it has combined active
ingredients with symbiotic capabilities to create an effective hair
and skin conditioning agent.
Horst Rechelbacher, founder of the Aveda brand, has launched his
new organic health and beauty brand, Intelligent Nutrients, which
includes more than 20 hair care products.
In response to increasing pressures over the regulation of
cosmetics ingredients in the US, the Personal Care Products Council
(PCPC) has expanded the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Panel (CIR).
Having acquired Kanebo Cosmetics in 2005, the logistics operations
for the two businesses are now in the throes of a massive
integration operation as part of aims to fully synthesize the
business.
US Organic consumer goods player Whole Foods Market has launched a
new hair and skin care line containing an extract from the South
American plant Yerba Maté.
Lavender oil is a frequently used fragrance for personal care
products but as it has been linked to contact dermatitis
formulators have been known to steer clear of the ingredient.
Texas-based chemicals consultancy Chemrisk has formed a partnership
with Finland-based REACHLaw that aims to help North American
businesses meet new European laws for chemical registration.
Citramed is preparing to market antibacterial and antifungal
ingredients derived from citrus fruit in the coming weeks with a
view to developing the first natural preservative.
Ireland-based food ingredients player Glanbia Nutritionals has
chosen Suppliers' Day East as a platform to highlight its foray
into the global personal care ingredients market.
ISP claims its new color retention technology, ColorTrue, is a
breakthrough in the growing niche for color retention shampoo,
conditioner and styling products.
Croda has chosen Advantage Research Lab (AR-L) as its sales agents
in Nigeria to further capitalise on the growing personal care
market in the country.
CP Kelco introduced two new ingredients at In-Cosmetics in
Amsterdam including a microfibrous cellulose blend to help green
chemists create stable formulations.
Rhodia has released a pearlising agent and "green" surfactant at
In-Cosmetics in Amsterdam that are both formulated to help
manufacturers tackle rising costs.
National Starch Personal Care has launched a range of organic
biopolymers at In-Cosmetics in Amsterdam to help formulators create
certified products that offer high performance.
Finland-based nanotech ingredients provider Kemira Specialty says
it will use the forthcoming In-Cosmetics show as a platform to
launch a new addition to the UV-Titan sunscreen family.
Croda USA has merged the marketing management role for botanicals
with skin care and makeup in order to better apply its botanicals
expertise to the cosmetics market.
Germany-based Dr Straetmans has created a fungicidal
ingredient that it claims is a major development in the search for
natural alternatives to conventional preservatives.
New Jersey-based nutraceuticals player Carotech says it has
patented a hair regrowth formula for treatment of pattern baldness
based on tocotrienol complex.
Xenna Corporation says that its new take on hair relaxers -
a formulation that is in fact chemical free - has led to a
significant rise in demand for the product.
Polymer company Bayer Material Science will launch its new line of
polyurethanes designed for cosmetics applications at the
In-Cosmetics trade show in Amsterdam.
Ingredients supplier Cosmetochem is the latest in a growing number
of companies to offer sustainably sourced ingredients that promise
to bring benefits to the indigenous communities.
Safic-Alcan has updated its UK catalogue from its Spanish
subsidiary with personal care ingredients that explore the latest
market developments including the shiny hair trend.
Croda has released a new amino-acid complex that taps into the
growing popularity of cashmere along with a guide to its other
protein-based ingredients.
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