An advert for Nivea Visage Anti-Wrinkle Q10 Plus cream has been criticised by the ASA due to it giving the impression the cream aided women to feel more beautiful than ten years ago.
Aggressive new product launches along with increasing awareness about professional skin care products will enable the cosmetics market in China to grow significantly in the next two years, according to industry intelligence firm, RNCOS.
An anti-ageing active extracted from sunflower shoots can help revitalize the skin and delay skin ageing, according to ingredients supplier Mibelle Biochemistry.
Japan-based cosmetics company Shiseido has announced it will innovate its luxury brand Clé de Peau Beauté with the aim of strengthening its competitiveness in the global high prestige cosmetics market by fusing domestic and overseas marketing.
Switzerland-based ingredients supplier, Cosmetochem, has launched Citrolumine 8, a new cosmetic active for use in anti-ageing and skin lightening products.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against a UK start-up for making unauthorised medicinal claims about a lactoferrin-based skin health supplement.
Ingredients supplier Sederma has launched a hair growth minimising ingredient that it claims can help slow the growth of hair, and reduce its thickness, in the underarm and beard areas.
Glycopeptides from soya can help boost collagen I synthesis, reduce crow’s feet wrinkles and smooth the surface of the skin, according to ingredients supplier Silab.
Unilever has submitted a health claim dossier to the European Food Safety Authority for a skin health food supplement composed of a similar formulation to the market leading Innéov product that had its skin health claim rejected in May this year.
BASF Beauty Care Solutions has launched an anti-ageing ingredient X-pressin based on papaya extract, which is designed to make the skin more luminous and radiant.
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Beiersdorf scientists claim to have developed a deodorant that can fight against the excess sweating and odor caused by stressful situations, often suffered by teenagers.
Taking supplements of wheat ceramides daily for three months may improve skin hydration, although the difference in the skin feel noted by users was less significant.
Using silica nanoparticles in emulsion systems can help the delivery of active ingredients in cosmetics and dermal drugs, according to researchers in Australia.
Probiotics can be protected and incorporated into hand sanitizers using a new encapsulation technique, as a way of recolonizing the hands with good bacteria after killing the bad, according to US company Capsulent.
An encapsulation technology that can be engineered to not release the capsules’ contents can be used to halt degradation of UV filters and increase SPF in organic sunscreens.
Oil seed specialist Botaneco has developed stable oleosomes that do not collapse in the presence of alcohol or under low pH conditions, significantly opening up potential applications for the technology.
Adding an antioxidant to a plant-based skin whitening formulation can make it as effective as a pharmaceutical strength hydroquinone-based formulation, according to a recent study.
Three new vegetable-derived surfactants have been launched by Lubrizol’s Noveon Consumer Specialties business for use in products making natural claims.
French nutricosmetics specialist Laboratoires Innéov has had a submission linking its proprietary blend with improved skin health turned down by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claims panel.
Improving the skin’s barrier function and ability to resist environmental stress is the claim behind the latest addition to Mibelle’s range of actives that target skin stem cells.
Increased skin firmness, elasticity and resistance to harmful external factors is the claim behind Provital Group’s new active ingredient, Zirhafirm, that was presented at in-cosmetics last week.
Green chemistry has taken a central role in the development of Evonik Industries' latest emollient ingredient as it attempts to reduce emissions and conserve energy.
One pill a day of LycoRed’s lycopene supplement can enhance the natural protective qualities of the skin against UV and visible light, the company claims.
Cosmetics ingredients supplier Jan Dekker is launching an organic and fair trade aloe vera ingredient for cosmetics products, which it claims is a world first.
Spain-based ingredients supplier, Provital Group, claims its recently launched ingredient Noline offers a non-invasive, safer way to plump up wrinkles from the inside out.
Lightening age spots without changing the colour of surrounding skin is the claim Switzerland-based ingredients supplier Mibelle makes of its new ingredient.
Australian biotechnology company Phosphagenics, is to launch its new Elixia skin care range in Australia through an exclusive distribution agreement with Pulse Pharmacies.
A bioactive molecule could replace UV filters in day creams and cosmetic formulations, allowing for the production of vitamin D in the skin while protecting against UV damage, according to manufacturer Induchem.
No-rinse cleansers that also moisturise are the target for the latest offering from Cognis’ active ingredients division Laboratoires Sérobiologique (LS).
Proteins in milk that form part of the cow’s natural protection against milking related infections can be formulated into anti-microbial cosmetics and oral care products, according to manufacturer Quantec.
The latest cosmetics offering from DSM Nutritional Products has been designed to boost hyaluronan levels in the skin to help firm and remodel ageing skin.
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