News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
The market for functional skin and hair care is continuing to boom in Europe. A recent market report highlights the UK as being the fastest growing market for functional care products, as consumers take to treatments that assure them of their personal...
Shiseido and BASF have said they are to jointly develop new UV protection technology for cosmetic sun protection products. The move aims to tap in to the growing market for high SPF treatments that help protect the skin against the harmful effects of...
In the US The Skin Cancer Foundation has awarded Obagi Medical Products' Nu-Derm System Healthy Skin Protection SPF 35 sunscreen with its Seal of Recommendation. The product won the award due to its effective combination of active ingredients, which...
International Flavors & Fragrances says it is planning the construction of a new specialty ingredients manufacturing plant in China, in a move that aims to boost global production capacity.
France-based research laboratory, Spincontrol is launching a new technology to test skin whitening technologies. The development is claimed to provide proven efficacy of whitening products for ageing Caucasian skins as well as Asian skins.