Ingredients & formulation
Solvay suggests to use silica for replacing plastic beads in cosmetics
On the occasion of the latest in-cosmetics tradeshow, Solvay introduced Tixosil Micropearl, a new type of silica dedicated to personal...
Gattefossé and Alban Muller International win Gold Awards at in-cosmetics 2014
This year again, a jury of experts awarded the best ingredients presented at the in-cosmetics tradeshow (1-3 April 2014, Hamburg)....
in-cosmetics: greener than ever?
Hardly any supplier of cosmetic ingredients seems being able to escape the green trend. Plant-derived actives, ethical and sustainable...
Perfumery: The secrets of French mimosa
Like miniature pompoms bursting with colour and fragrance, mimosa flowers turn the hills around France’s perfume capital, Grasse, a...
“Parabens will make their return in cosmetics,” Bertrand L’Homme, Thor Personal Care
Several of the preservatives allowed in cosmetics in Europe are now undergoing reappraisal. A significant number of them are currently...
Greentech: a botanical alternative to zinc pyrithione
Derived from the bark of a Brazilian tree, Dandrilys targets dandruffs and irritated scalps. According to Greentech, it is an...
ID bio combines its ingredients for all-in-one products
For ID bio there is no doubt, “combinology is the new trend.” Behind this expression, imagined by the French supplier of natural...
Seppic launches a new 100% natural solubilizer
Seppic, the subsidiary of the Air Liquide group specialising in the development of speciality ingredients for the cosmetic and health...
From the sea to the skin
For the past several years, the demand for botanical or natural actives has been constantly growing within the cosmetics industry....
Symrise launches a new natural tanner derived from marine microalgae
Symrise’s SymBronze 1659 is a natural tan enhancer derived from microalgae, a natural, sustainable and renewable source. Clinical tests...
