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May 2, 2008 -
IN COSMETICS 2008 : what’s interesting ?
by Patricia Lemann
There were a lot of exhibitors and interesting new raw materials at IN-COSMETICS this year in Amsterdam. Every exhibitor paid special attention to their presentation, along with beautiful visual effects, attractive stands, impressive textures, formulations and demonstrations...
Mar 11, 2008 -
The Brazilian Cosmetics Market
by Nick Morante
Brazil has become one of the most valuable cosmetics and personal care markets in the world. Being the largest market in Latin America and one of the top five cosmetics & personal care markets in the world, Brazil offers immense investment opportunities for companies around the world. Brazil is the largest, most populous and most industrialized country in Latin America...
Mar 3, 2008 -
The beauty industry seeks inspiration from food
by Imogen Matthews
For centuries food ingredients have been used in cosmetic formulations, but never more so than now...
Feb 29, 2008 -
Ethnic Skin and Hair Care
by Pr. Marie-Claude MARTINI
So-called “Ethnic” treatments are addressed to two types of population. Firstly phototype V and VI populations who are mixed-race and Black, and secondly phototype III and IV populations who are Asian...
Feb 22, 2008 -
Differences in Ethnic Hair Types
by Nick Morante
Many hair care products are formulated to provide different functionality to the different hair types that exist. They can relax, straighten, and smooth out naturally occurring curly, kinky, or wavy hair without the use of potentially irritating chemicals regardless of ethnic background...
Feb 8, 2008 -
A History of Cosmetics in the UK
by Nick Morante
In the past we have discussed the cosmetics industry in the EU, China, Poland and some other countries that are growing along with this industry...
Jan 17, 2008 -
Hair Care: Market and Development Trends
by Vispi Kanga
The market for hair care products is very mature, with limited opportunities for value growth. Besides "mass-tige" products, there is more interest in salon-inspired hair care products.
Jan 11, 2008 -
Celebrity boom or burnout?
by Imogen Matthews
A key driver in today’s beauty markets is celebrity endorsement as companies rush to sign up the latest hot name. A well-known name is a guaranteed way of creating instant brand awareness and in many cases can galvanise a company’s sales and profits...
Jan 2, 2008 -
Henna Dye - Origin, uses, chemistry and allergic reactions
by Vispi Kanga
Henna or Hina (Lawsonia inermis, syn. L. alba) is a flowering tall shrub, 2-6m high. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa and northern Australasia. Pure or green Henna is commercially cultivated in western India, Pakistan, Morocco, Yemen, Iran, Sudan and Libya...
Oct 25, 2007 -
Interview with George Hammer, founder of Urban Retreat and U R Beautiful
by Imogen Matthews
George Hammer could be described as a visionary. He was the man who brought Jane Fonda's aerobic dance concept from California to London in 1975, pioneering the fitness craze that is still in full swing today...
Oct 23, 2007 -
COLIPA
by Nick Morante
I’m writing this article for the benefit of our colleagues in the US cosmetics industry. In the United States, the cosmetics industry relies on The Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrance Association (CTFA) for guidance and as a liaison between the different government agencies such as the FDA...
Oct 22, 2007 -
Pro Hair Care Curls Around Growth
by Doris De Guzman
HAIR CARE retailers are being drawn to the fat margins of the $9bn global professional products market...
Oct 8, 2007 -
Volumizing Hair Care Potential
by Doris De Guzman
DESPITE ITS maturity, the global hair care market is shining with above-average growth driven by increasing demand for new, innovative and higher margin hair care products...
Apr 17, 2007 -
Designing Emulsions for Relaxer Actives Patrick Obukowho
by Patrick Obukowho Advantage Research Lab LLC, Woodbridge, N.J., USA
Relaxer emulsions have unique requirements regarding pH, hydrophilic-lipophilic balance and minimizing irritation potential. This article suggests ways to meet these requirements and provide an ideal emulsion base for relaxer actives...
Mar 26, 2007 -
Types of Hair Coloring
by Nick Morante
Although my expertise does not lie in hair coloring, I am frequently approached about the subject as some people believe that this topic falls into the category of color cosmetics. So I will comment on what I know about this area and from what I have read...
Jan 17, 2007 -
What's new in ethnic cosmetics?
by Imogen Matthews
Traditionally ethnic cosmetics has meant niche, despite the millions of non-Caucasion consumers who have very different needs. The brands operating in this sector tend to be strong in their local markets, with limited global reach...
Dec 27, 2006 -
Cosmetic Formulation for Dummies
by Nick Morante
In College I was able to take almost every science course offered by the Department of Life Sciences. There was one course I did not take, or wasn't allowed to take. That was a Biology course for non-science majors...
Dec 20, 2006 -
Hair Care Salon Testing - Hard-Earned Lessons, Part-I
by Mort Westman
The term Salon Testing is commonly used within the cosmetic industry to describe the testing of hair care products on human panelists by trained evaluators in a salon setting...
Nov 8, 2006 -
Hemptons - supplying hemp raw materials for cosmetics
by SpecialChem
Hemp oil is known as "Nature's Most Perfectly Balanced Oil." It contains 81% of the hard to find polyunsaturated Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs)...
Oct 13, 2006 -
Neem Extracts - Wonders of the 21st Century
by Vispi Kanga
The Neem tree is known in India as "the village pharmacy." For more than 4,500 years, traditional healers have used the bark, seeds, leaves, fruit, gum and oils for dozens of internal and external medical treatments.
Sep 19, 2006 -
Torsional Behavior of Human Hair by Single Fiber Torsion Pendulum Method
by Y. K. Kamath
Torsional properties are described by the author as a method to distinguish between the surface and the bulk effects of actives in hair formulations...
Sep 8, 2006 -
Innovation in haircare is coming from the hairdressing salon
by Imogen Matthews
Catwalk inspired hairstyling fashions may be easy to recreate in the salon, but consumers want to be able to do the same with haircare products in their own homes. The professional sector has not been slow to address this growing trend by creating innovative high performance products consumers want...
Aug 3, 2006 -
Quality Specifications? . . .
Not really!
by Mort Westman
There were no indignant calls from Marketing or Sales. No finger pointing among QA, R&D, Operations and Purchasing. Wal-Mart’s biggest order of the decade was not shipped because the batch of body wash compounded for that purpose failed to meet quality standards...
Jun 5, 2006 -
Forever Young
by SpecialChem
The quest for youthful looking skin has moved beyond Botox and facelifts into the swiftly growing world of cosmeceutical treatments—everything from anti-wrinkle creams and home facial peel kits to lip-plumping lipstick.
Apr 3, 2006 -
Demi-Perm Hair Dyes – Important and Misunderstood
by Mort Westman
Life used to be simple. You knew who your friends and enemies were, and there were three categories of hair dyes: Temporary, Semi-Permanent and Permanent...
Feb 22, 2006 -
Ethnic Hair Care: Room for Growth
by Nanci McArdle
As more women opt for indiviuality, marketers respond with products to meet every need
Nov 16, 2005 -
Hair Care Market
by Ava Caridad
Sales are flat, but consumers continue to favor prestige-like products.
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