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Apr 24, 2008 -
Sustainable Packaging Takes A Beautiful Turn
by Nancy Jeffries
Nancy Jeffries
According to Dennis Bacchetta, Director of Marketing, Diamond Packaging, the company is working toward a cleaner environment through a variety of innovative packaging solutions...
Feb 27, 2008 -
The Ethnic Personal Care Market
by Nick Morante
Nick Morante
Although ethnic personal care in the United States, United Kingdom, and South Africa has experienced steady growth in recent years, it has failed to live up to earlier expectations. A recent report by Datamonitor mentions that steady growth in this market will certainly continue, but that it will be regular cosmetic products that will be marketed towards ethnic consumers.
Jan 15, 2008 -
Polymers in Hair Care
by Nick Morante
Nick Mornate
In hair care applications there are certain characteristics that are immediately sought after by the formulator when they develop a new product...
Jan 3, 2008 -
2007 SCC Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase Recap
by Nick Morante
Nick Mornate
With the seminars over and the holidays quickly falling farther behind us, it is time to move forward and reflect on the SCC Meeting this past December and discuss some of the highlights of that conference. This was one of the better conferences I have ever attended. It was cold outside which is what you would expect in New York at this time of year...
Oct 29, 2007 -
The Himalayan Inspiration of Forest Essentials
by Ritu Jha
Mira Kulkarni founded Forest Essentials in 2000, following her passion to create natural Ayurvedic cosmetics. The brand started out making soaps made by hand with oil from a cold-press process that leaves nutrients intact. Later, it added steam-distilled essential oils used for fragrances, herbal infusions, organic whole fruits and vegetables, which have quickly sold. Next came an entire range of skincare and hair products developed in association with Ayurvedic physicians based in the Himalayas...
Oct 10, 2007 -
Hair Color Differences
by Nick Morante
I still have a very small knowledge of hair color but I am still asked to comment and provide information on this subject. I usually have to refer people to colleagues of mine who have considerably more experience in this area than I have. So decided to educate myself a little and learn a bit more about hair color, its origins and its differences just so I can hopefully respond to the inquiries by myself...
Apr 23, 2007 -
Hair Spray
by Nick Morante
When I tried looking up some additional information on this subject, all I found was links to the new Broadway show of the same name – "Hairspray." I first tried this on was on Google as I usually do for information searches...
Mar 28, 2007 -
Hair Care - Environmental Issues, Pollution, and more!
by Nancy Jeffries
Hair care has come a long way since the days of shampoo and conditioner. Today, products are designed in treatment lines to coordinate with hair type, scalp condition, environmental effects, pollution and stress...
Feb 6, 2007 -
January '07 Newsletter Editorial
by Nancy Jeffries
Patrick Obukowho, Advantage Research lab, discussed his latest research on skin care pigmentation. He has formulated and utilized actives such as "Luminskin," from Sederma to affect epidermal pigmentation...
Dec 6, 2006 -
Salon Testing - Critically Important & Shamefully Abused
by Mort Westman
Properly conducted Salon Testing is a critical step in the development of excellent hair products...
Nov 30, 2006 -
November '06 Newsletter Editorial
by Nancy Jeffries
A deposition technology that allows sunscreen with an SPF 15 to remain on the skin, as well as act as a facial cleanser, has just been introduced in the market...
Nov 9, 2006 -
The Ethnic Cosmetics Market
by Nick Morante
When we talk about ethnic cosmetics, we are focusing on products that are marketed towards African American, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern and Native American women...
Sep 8, 2006 -
Designer brands add value to mass-market haircare
by Imogen Matthews
Celebrity hairdressers have successfully carved out a sizeable niche of the haircare market with brands which sell at a premium to most mainstream brands...
Aug 29, 2006 -
Hair Shine -- A call to arms!
by Mort Westman
Achieve clean shine while providing any of the fundamental hair care treatments -- cleansing, conditioning, styling or holding -- and you will own the hair care market. Not only is this basic attribute prized for its immediate cosmetic impact, but clean shine also signals health and general well being.
Apr 1, 2006 -
Personal Care Product Development -- Lean and Mean . . . or Lean and Starving?
by Mort Westman
My father used to tell me a story about a farmer who wanted to save money by feeding his horse less food. He set out to determine the smallest amount of food he could feed the horse by giving him just a little less each day. As the story goes, he never was able to complete the study even though he tried it on several horses. It seems that, in each and every attempt, the horse involved died just when it was being fed next to nothing ...
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