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Sep 7, 2007 -
IFSCC Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
by Nick Morante
I will have the great pleasure of attended the upcoming IFSCC Conference to be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands next month on September 24-26, 2007. It will be held at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam...
Aug 24, 2007 -
Trends – Growth of Foreign Markets – Opening New Doors
by Nick Morante
You can find many articles written and market surveys conducted on individual cosmetics markets - China, India, Poland, etc. as this is the direction the cosmetics industry is heading in...
Aug 17, 2007 -
Trends - The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
by Nick Morante
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a coalition of public health, educational, religious, labor, women's, environmental and consumer groups with a goal to protect the health of consumers and workers by requiring the health and beauty industry to phase out the use of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems and replace them with safer alternatives...
Aug 3, 2007 -
Ingredients with Bad Press - SILICONES
by Nick Morante
Basic Silica is silicon dioxide or SiO2, it occurs in a crystalline state, an amorphous (shapeless) state and in impure forms such as quartz, opal and sand. It is the primary constituent of the Earth's crust.
Jul 20, 2007 -
Trends – Airbrush Cosmetics
by Nick Morante
Currently, airbrush cosmetics have only been made available to professional makeup artists. It is used exclusively in salons and in the entertainment business...
May 23, 2007 -
SCC Scientific Meeting Recap
by Nick Morante
Once again, the Society of Cosmetic Chemists' Annual Scientific Meeting which was held on May 10th and 11th in Anaheim, California was a smashing success. The total attendance at the conference was slightly over 260 attendees...
May 18, 2007 -
Science and Education
by Nick Morante
While I was attending a local Society of Cosmetic Chemists meeting in Memphis, TN a discussion about education came up and I was very pleased to learn that this Southeast Chapter of the SCC does considerable work with education...
May 17, 2007 -
Trends in Cosmetic Packaging
by Nick Morante
According to Cosmetic Packaging magazine, the top cosmetic manufacturers say that today’s cosmetic package must have a combination of attributes which contain portability, price and performance...
Apr 11, 2007 -
Holistic Approach to Cosmetic Science
by Nick Morante
Mar 12, 2007 -
FDA Concerns Regarding Cosmetic Ingredients - Part 10
by Nick Morante
The Food and Drug Administration certainly does care about the consumer. They are not the type of regulatory agency that just wants to shut cosmetics manufacturers down. But if the FDA sees that some danger will come to the consumer, it is their responsibility to step in...
Feb 15, 2007 -
How Do Market Trends Work?
by Nick Morante
How far in advance can the cosmetics and personal care market predict trends for the forthcoming fashion seasons? The initial rollouts are based on the fashion shows in London, Paris and Milan. Milan, Italy is the European fashion center...
Jan 31, 2007 -
More Trends as we Move Further into 2007
by Nick Morante
This first big thing to announce is that we see more and more companies expanding into foreign markets. A Swedish company, Oriflame, will market its Skindividual line in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The line is aimed at women 25 to 30 years of age...
Jan 9, 2007 -
More Trends for the New Year
by Nick Morante
The increase in functional actives for skin care and treatment products will be on the rise in 2007. Companies such as Croda, Sederma, Degussa, Arch Personal Care, Goldschmidt, Cosmetochem and DSM Nutritionals will vie for the majority of active ingredient sales with new ingredients to offer the cosmetics and personal care industry...
Dec 4, 2006 -
Tweens and Teens
Cosmetics & Personal Care Marketing
by Vispi Kanga
The Tweens and Teens market is a dynamic and extremely competitive environment. Though it offers plenty of opportunities for new entrants and great scope for innovation, the target audience is notoriously hard to please...
Oct 27, 2006 -
Process Development and Product Scaleup
by Nick Morante
Scaleup from laboratory to production is not always a simple task. Many factors have to be taken into consideration. Batch size, equipment requirements, energy, temperature, time, etc...
Oct 4, 2006 -
Future Trends in Decorative Cosmetics
by Nick Morante
Decorative Cosmetics will remain a very important and active segment of the beauty industry. Women will always carry a lipstick, eyeshadow or mascara around with them where ever they go. They are virtually inseparable...
Sep 21, 2006 -
Preservatives Used in Decorative Cosmetics
by Nick Morante
Formulating with preservatives can sometimes be very difficult. More and more products coming on the market contain ingredients which make cosmetic systems very difficult to preserve. Preservation is mandated by the United States Food and Drug Administration...
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...
Jul 25, 2006 -
India Cosmetics and Toiletries market
by Vispi Kanga
The Indian Cosmetics and Toiletries market is one of the rapidly-growing fast moving consumer goods segments. According to Euromonitor, the Indian cosmetics and personal care market has grown 62.6% from 1997-2004...
Apr 5, 2006 -
Cosmetic Products Without Preservatives
by Pr. Marie-Claude MARTINI
A preservative is defined by The European Cosmetic Directive 76/768, amended for the 7th time in 2003 according to Appendix IV, as being: "any substance added as an ingredient to a cosmetic product to inhibit the development of microorganisms in that product." Appendix VI provides a positive list, outside of which it is not theoretically possible to choose a substance that claims to have preservative action...
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