Polymer company Bayer Material Science will launch its new line of
polyurethanes designed for cosmetics applications at the
In-Cosmetics trade show in Amsterdam.
The continued growth in male grooming products, combined with the
development of emerging markets is helping to further grow the
world market for shaving products.
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.
An anti-ageing active based on an extremely rare form of apple stem
cells has been launched by Mibelle Biochemistry, promising to
protect skin stem cells and slow the senescence of hair follicles.
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.
Netherlands-based ingredients provider DSM has launched a new form
of Vitamin A oil that is said to conform to increasingly tighter
formulation requirements for a range of personal care products.
Tapping into the need for personal care products dedicated to more
mature consumers, the market for foot care products is set to boom,
but success means that products also have to follow key market
trends.
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.
They've already created a big buzz in the food world over their
rich anti-oxidant properties, now a US esthetician is launching a
skin care treatment featuring Açai berries.
More and more food ingredients are being used in cosmetic products,
a trend that is reinforced by the latest launch from Pure
Cosmetics, which is described as a 'nutritionally-designed' skin
care range.
Heralded for its beauty properties since Egyptian times, Donkey
milk is experiencing a revival as it features in a new
Swiss skin care line for babies and women.
Peering into the future and guiding businesses through the hottest
emerging trends from infomania to maturalism is the theme of James
Harkin's Big Ideas: The Essential Guide to the Latest Thinking.
France-based personal care contract manufacturer Parfum d'image has
changed its name to MAESA, reflecting its more global scope
following a recent business acquisition in the US.
Physicians' clinics have been identified as the new booming
marketing channel for cosmetics and skin care products in the US,
says market research company Kline.
Israeli Biotechnology Research has launched an all-natural and
preservative-free version of its IBR-Dormin anti-ageing ingredient
in response to growing demand for totally natural formulations.
M&H Plastics is launching an antimicrobial packaging product
aimed at personal care and pharmaceutical product manufacturers to
help stop the spread of infection.
A caffeine enriched lip balm that is said to keep people on their
toes when they most need it is set to be marketed in Europe,
tapping into the market for niche, multifunctional personal care
products.
France-based ingredients provider Sederma has launched an
anti-ageing ingredient aimed at fortifying and restructuring the
thinning and fragile skin that tends to characterise the 60-plus
age category.
Although the Asia Pacific region continues to be the main launch
pad for new nutricosmetics products, latest market movements show
that the UK and US are catching up.
Prestige perfume manufacturer Inter Parfums plans to fend off
macroeconomic pressures by expanding its cosmetic and skin care
ranges and increasing its brand portfolio.
Peptide based ingredients that promise to have similar muscle
freezing effects to botox are the hot trend to watch in 2008, as
they appear in the new wave of ultra-scientific anti-aging
formulations hitting the US market.
US consumers are becoming increasingly concerned over social and
environmental implications when choosing packaged food and beverage
brands, according to a new report by Information Resources, Inc
(IRI).
With beauty foods tipped as one of the biggest growth markets for
the coming year, new product launches featuring super food
ingredients like the new skin care line from Nextera are expected
to become increasingly popular.
A new online ethical marketplace affiliated with eBay is to be
launched in the Spring attempting to promote ethical consumerism in
a wide range of industry sectors.
Despite significant growth in the Indian cosmetics and toiletries
market in recent years, per capita cosmetics consumption still
remains the lowest in Asia, according to the Associated Chambers of
Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
Suchel Camacho, one of Cuba's leading cosmetic and fragrance
manufacturers, says it plans to expand its reach into global
markets with a new line of natural-based products.
The maker of what is claimed to be the first ever anti-ageing cream
to deliver collagen to the skin, Transdermal Cosmetics, is set to
make a big launch on the US market following the company's share
flotation, press reports say.
The prestige beauty market continues to out-perform an otherwise
flat market as US consumers rush to treat themselves to expensive
anti-aging creams and metallic effect color make-up.
The highlights of 2007's anti-ageing market include an increase in
natural active ingredients, tapping into the ever growing trend for
natural and organic products.
The popular lavender scented ingredient coumarin may pose a
significant health risk and should not be added to personal care
products for babies and toddlers, warned the Federal Institute for
Risk Assessment (BfR).
L'Oreal and Procter and Gamble stand accused of misleading
customers with impressive sounding claims that prove to be
scientifically incomprehensible on further inspection.
Marinova has been handed an organic certificate for its fucoidan
seaweed extract, which the company says makes it the only certified
extract of its kind on the market.
Atrium is planning to sell its active ingredients and
specialty chemicals division in order to focus its energies on the
nutritional supplements sector.
The year has seen increasing research into natural possibilities
for sun care that focus on protecting the DNA from UV damage rather
than blocking UV rays like conventional sunscreens.
As anxiety among policy makers grows in the run up to the 2009 ban,
two biochips have been developed that could eliminate the need for
animal testing on cosmetic ingredients.
The merger and acquisition highlights for 2007 include
consolidation in the natural and organics market, further
acquisitions by the biggest players and rumors concerning the
future ownership of Clarins and Estee Lauder.
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