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Jul 9, 2008 -
Yves Rocher's Metamorphous
by Laurence BACILIERI
Global awareness, a need for transparency, and a healthier way of life have all changed Yves Rocher's outlook on beauty. One study (Barometre Bio 2007) shows that 77% of the French people believe that Organic products are the way of the future in the face of environmental problems. 54.4% of the French also stated that they don't know how or where to buy ethical Bio products, and 78% of the people polled never buy them because they find them too expensive...
Jun 26, 2008 -
Faking it: self tanners come of age
by Imogen Matthews
Self tanning products have been around for years, but unfortunately have gained a bad reputation for producing unconvincing results. Those who used earlier versions will remember the strong biscuity smell that they had to put up with whilst the formulation got to work, and the unpredictable streaky and orange hues that emerged after several hours...
Jun 25, 2008 -
RESVERATROL Cosmeceutical ingredient with potential
by Vispi Kanga
Resveratrol (RV), a polyphenolic phytoalexin belonging to the group of flavanoids is produced by grapes and other plants in response to an infection or injury. The longer the grape juice is fermented with the grape skins the higher the resveratrol content will be. As a major constituent of red wine, RV was proposed to partly account for the beneficial effects attributed to red wine in cardiovascular diseases. RV also inhibits a wide variety of biological events associated with cell proliferation and tumor progression...
Jun 18, 2008 -
Educational focus for HBA: interview with Meyer R. Rosen, Chief Scientific Advisor
by Imogen Matthews
It is little over a year since HBA Global Expo, the industry's leading product development event and educational conference, appointed Meyer R. Rosen as its Chief Scientific Advisor...
Jun 12, 2008 -
Beautiful medicine
by kate O’ Brien
Under-the counter sales, supply chains, consumers clamoring to get their skin's fix - is this really the new face of anti-aging skincare? With a myriad of cult new players emerging onto an already saturated market, each promising bigger, better and faster results than the last, its hardly surprising that consumers are being sucked in by the medical gurus and crystal-clear faced celebrities endorsing them...
Jun 12, 2008 -
Masstige skincare: creating demand for affordable high end products
by Imogen Matthews
Walking down the aisles of any supermarket or drugstore it is hard to see a difference between some mass skincare brands and premium ones sold from counters in more upscale retailers. Many share the same technologies and even price points, sitting between everyday and premium products...
Jun 10, 2008 -
The Metamorphosis of YVES ROCHER
by Laurence BACILIERI
"In October 2008, Yves Rocher will launch his new range of facial skincare consisting of 7 bio products 100 %, Cosmébio and Ecocert certified. Yves Rocher lives in the present, a profound metamorphosis which will be born late in the year."
Jun 5, 2008 -
Cosmetic Science meets Forensic Science
by Nick Morante
This subject has intrigued me for a good number of years. It started when I was Chair of the program Committee for the Long Island Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists. This was more than 10 years ago. My responsibilities for that committee were to invite speakers to present relevant topics for the Chapter’s monthly scientific meetings...
May 27, 2008 -
European Union's REACH Regulation
by SpecialChem
The EU's REACH regulation has a clear message: meet the requirements or you will not be able to produce in, export to, or market within the EU. Is your company able to meet this challenge? The new European Union chemicals regulation came into force in June 2007. The regulation is known as REACH, which stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals. The implications of REACH for chemical and down-stream industries and for associated individual companies are significant in terms of cost, managing ongoing customer and supplier relationships, and because of its far-reaching regulatory requirements...
May 20, 2008 -
The Latin American Cosmetics Market – Argentina
by Nick Morante
The Argentinean color cosmetics market is trying to keep pace with the rest of Latin America. In large cities like Buenos Aires, the sale of color cosmetics is strong with many domestic as well as imported brands on the shelves...
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...
Apr 25, 2008 -
Turmeric as a cosmeceutical ingredient
by Vispi Kanga
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), plant of the Zingiberaceae family, is known as haldi, kunyit, gelbwurzel, safran des Indes, dilau, cúrcuma, açafrão, yellow or golden ginger. The rhizomes of this plant, when dried and ground, provide a yellow and flavorful powder, used for centuries as a natural coloring agent in food, cosmetics and textiles, as a flavoring compound and also as insect repellent...
Apr 23, 2008 -
Natural vs. organic vs. certified organic In Australia
by Greg Milham
There is currently a lot of confusion in the cosmetic and natural skin care market with many companies riding on the back of the growing swell of consumer support for organic products...
Apr 7, 2008 -
Color Cosmetic Trends for 2008
by Nick Morante
I am sure many of you have seen some of the upcoming spring 2008 collections. Apart from returning colors like pink and beige, it seems that cool tones will be popular once again. Two major makeup trends for Spring 2008 will be Blue Eye Color and Lilac Eye Color...
Apr 2, 2008 -
Upcoming Changes in the FDA Sunscreen Monograph
by Nick Morante
There will be some new changes to the United States Food and Drug Administration's Sunscreen Monograph. These changes seem simple but may take some time to enact. Since the first original sunscreen monograph was released back in 1978, there have been some changes which were supposed to make it a final monograph, but it has always turned out to be another tentative monograph...
Mar 25, 2008 -
Natural Ingredients
by Nick Morante
There will be an e-training course coming up in April based on Natural Ingredients and Products. This trend has become the wave of the future and is here now. The course, which will be held on Thursday, April 22nd, 2008 (check the time in your particular location), will focus on key aspects of the natural ingredient market and products that are making all natural claims. It will examine these claims and show how they can differ from product to product...
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 -
New technology for skincare products
by Imogen Matthews
The skincare market has come a long way from basic water-in-oil formulas. Traditionally, it went that the thicker the cream, the better it moisturised. This premise has been blown away by new light low-fat formulations that hydrate the skin without clogging the pores...
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 28, 2008 -
Nanoparticles
by Pr. Marie-Claude MARTINI
Nanoparticles are a current target for the media in all fields: environment, food, plastics, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Although the media are conscious of the technological advance that they represent, they accuse nanoparticles of many evils; often without understanding them or knowing their impact on organisms...
Feb 27, 2008 -
Antiperspirant Deodorant Trends and Innovation
by Vispi Kanga
In the past, the usage rate of antiperspirants and deodorants for men was low. Men tended to use products for women with abundant variations.
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 15, 2008 -
Natural Products and Fragrances
by Nick Morante
Perfume and fragrance development began in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt but was developed and further refined by the Romans and Persians in approximately the second millennium BC...
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...
Feb 1, 2008 -
Global Organic Certification
by Nick Morante
Organic certification of ingredients and products is not just a US Department of Agriculture thing it is very much a global happening...
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 17, 2008 -
Novel Approaches to Prevent Skin Aging
by Nick Morante
History tells us that we can slow down the aging process by providing our bodies with vitamins, essential fatty acids and antioxidants. But what about our skin?
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 10, 2008 -
2008 – The Latest Trend Predictions
by Nick Morante
Everyone in business would just love to know what the actual trends will be for the coming year so that they can invest dollars in specific areas that are projected to grow...
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