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Feb 24, 2010 - Natural Colors used in India’s Holi Festival by Nick Morante

Holi is a very important festival held annually in March and April in India. In 2010 the festival will begin on March 1st. What makes this festival...
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Oct 14, 2009 - Naturoganic Market Bucks Trend for UK Print Advertising in Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2009 in UK by mymarketmonitor.com limited

Mymarketmonitor.com’s quarterly update of the Naturoganic whitepaper gives an indication of the impact the recession has had on the volumes of...
Sep 9, 2009 - Beauty Gazette August 2009 by Laurence Bacilieri - Cosmetic Ressources
Jul 8, 2009 - Naturoganics market for Quarter 1 2009 in UK by mymarketmonitor.com limited

This is the first update to the 'Naturoganics: A Natural and Organic Beauty Market Study from 2006 to 2009 Media Report No. 1' providing additional...
Jun 3, 2009 - 2009 NYSCC Suppliers’ Day Recap by Nick Morante

Here we are again. One of the biggest, if not the biggest, cosmetics ingredient trade shows outside of In-Cosmetics. Held yearly, The Society of...
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Jan 13, 2009 - Color Cosmetics Summit Recap by Nick Morante

Intertech Pira has just held their 2nd Annual Natural and Organic Cosmetics Summit in London, UK. I had the pleasure of attending this important...
Dec 3, 2008 - Ecocert Natural and Organic Cosmetics by ECOCERT

Ecocert is an historical operator, born out of an associative movement in the 70's. With strong ethical core values, ECOCERT was founded in 1991 by...
Nov 26, 2008 - Hair Dyes and Coloring Agents by Nick Morante

My background is color cosmetics but I tell everyone that this does not include hair colors. But color for the sake of its chemistry has always been...
Oct 20, 2008 - Baby Care Grows in Global Market by Nancy Jeffries

Clearly, the littlest consumers have some of the strongest representation, as parents continue to opt for efficacy and aesthetics in baby care...
Oct 10, 2008 - Powders Used in Color and Decorative Cosmetics by Nick Morante

This subject came up and I was asked to address it. In a nutshell, this is what color and decorative cosmetics are mainly composed of – powders,...
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Aug 5, 2008 - The NCS Color System by Nick Morante

The Natural Color System® (NCS) is a proprietary perceptual color model published by the Scandinavian Color Institute (Skandinaviska...
May 23, 2008 - Natural hair colorants: a viable alternative? by Imogen Matthews

In the last 18 months to 2 years, natural hair colorants have started to catch on with consumers looking for alternatives to mainstream brands. Demand...
Feb 20, 2008 - SpecialChem: Interview with Lara Deutsch, co-founder, Stem Organics by Imogen Matthews

Last year, niche organic brand Stem Organics entered the Australian market with a launch in Myer department stores. Following a SpecialChem interview...
Jan 17, 2008 - Mineral make-up: the natural alternative by Imogen Matthews

Mineral make-up is not a new trend, but it has received a fresh make-over and new natural positioning. Previously, mineral make-up was a niche...
Dec 19, 2007 - Still Fighting for Survival by Nick Morante

There are some things that seem to linger in this industry of ours. They just don't seem to go away like we hope they would. This could be good or it...
Dec 5, 2007 - Exotic Plant Oils by Pr. Marie-Claude MARTINI

For the last few years it seems that there has been some new plant oil appearing for use in cosmetics every day. They can be European or exotic. This...
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...
Aug 3, 2007 - Ingredients with Bad Press - LANOLIN by Nick Morante

Lanolin is a by-product of wool grease. It is extracted from the wool after the sheep has had its wool removed resulting in no harm to the animal.
Jul 20, 2007 - Trends – Is Organic Really Better by Nick Morante

Is Organic Really Better? I've been waiting for this day for over a year now. Cosmetic & Toiletries has just published an article asking just that...
Jul 6, 2007 - Ingredients with Bad Press - MINERAL OIL by Nick Morante

Mineral oils are aliphatic hydrocarbons and are the product of the petroleum distillation process. They are available in many grades differing mainly...
Apr 13, 2007 - What's New in Naturals and Fragrance Cosmetics 2007 – Part 2 by Vispi Kanga

Victoria Secret Beauty introduced Exotic Nectars, the new island-inspired fragrant body care line consisting of 3 nectars, Tahitian Vanila flower,...
Apr 11, 2007 - New Products – Natural and Preservative-Free by Nick Morante
Apr 9, 2007 - FDA Concerns Regarding Cosmetic Ingredients - Part 12 by Nick Morante

In the continuation of this series, I feel is very important for people to know and understand some of the things that the United States Food and Drug...
Mar 26, 2007 - FDA Concerns Regarding Cosmetic Ingredients - Part 11 by Nick Morante

I want to continue on the subject of potential irritants and allergens on the skin. It is a serious subject that the Food and Drug Administration...
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...
Mar 2, 2007 - Naturals Way Back When by Nick Morante

A few years ago, when I was still a lab manager at Estée Lauder, some of my job responsibilities were to evaluate the formulations of some of the...
Mar 1, 2007 - What's New in Naturals and Fragrance Cosmetics in 2007 Part - 1 by Vispi Kanga

Researchers admit that sophisticated consumers have raised the bar on R&D, but they're not fazed. It'd be nice to slow down and catch our breath, but...
Feb 23, 2007 - Why Naturals? by Nick Morante

Naturals, naturals, naturals. That's all I (we) hear about. I hate to beat a dead horse but this subject will never go away. I started contributing...
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Feb 16, 2007 - FDA Concerns Regarding Cosmetic Ingredients - Part 9 by Nick Morante

In the continuation of this series, this article involves the use of cosmetic ingredients and the control the FDA has on the drug and cosmetics...
Jan 26, 2007 - FDA Concerns Regarding Cosmetic Ingredients - Part 7 by Nick Morante

As well as seeing the FDA send out warning letters to potential violators of the US cosmetics laws and regulations, cosmetics and personal care...

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