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Natural/ Organic
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Articles
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Mar 3, 2010 -
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Sustainability Initiatives: the beauty industry is cleaning up by Fanny Fagot Coste, Organic Monitor
The beauty industry has historically received much criticism for unethical and non-environmentally friendly business practices. However, pressed by consumers who want greener products or retailers...
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Jan 13, 2010 -
Neal’s Yard Remedies: an organic future by Imogen Matthews
Neal’s Yard Remedies is a UK based natural toiletries and remedies company that has the largest range of organic health and beauty products certified by the Soil Association. Currently, over 200 of...
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Oct 14, 2009 -
HBA Global Expo in New York: A 360-Degree Industry View by Nancy Jeffries
The annual HBA Global Expo in New York City, held September 15-17, 2009, featured more than 600 suppliers, and a comprehensive conference and seminar program, representing fragrance, skin care, color...
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Sep 30, 2009 -
Mineral Powders – True or False ? by Nick Morante
This question comes up time and time again. Do mineral powders really contain all minerals? Many, if not all, claim to contain only pure mineral ingredients and pigments. Many cosmetic companies...
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Sep 16, 2009 -
New launches in natural/organic personal care by Imogen Matthews
SpecialChem reviews recent new product launches from around the world within the natural/organic cosmetics, toiletries and personal care sectors. Most new natural/organic product launches take place...
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Sep 9, 2009 -
Cosmetic Regulations in North America - USA & Canada: Update on Legal by Dr. Annelie Struessmann
The regulatory frameworks for cosmetics for these two nations of North America differ in
various principles. Whereas the USA has only a voluntary post-market reporting system, Canada requires
a...
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Editorial
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by Nick Morante
Feb 24, 2010
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 so significant is that it involves color, lots of it, and it is all natural. Since India is now a prime source of natural colorants, it is worthy of mentioning how this festival impacts the India color market. The world is leaning towards all natural color additives for foods and cosmetics and these colorants will impact the future economics to the cosmetics and personal care industry. There are some major colors associated with Holi: Green, Red, Magenta, Blue, Saffron and Yellow. All these colors, being natural, originate from the surrounding areas from plants, trees, shrubs, flowers and fruits. These are staples in the Indian culture and have been for thousands of years as they contain nutrients, and many possess therapeutic value as well as being useful for diet, cleansing and of course beauty. In the Holi festival the people just have loads of fun with color...
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News
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Mar 15, 2010 -
Organic Certifier QAI Announces Agreement With NaTrue in Europe
- Industry News
The U.S. organic industry is celebrating a groundbreaking certification path for personal care products, the NSF/ANSI Standard 305: Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients label. Industry leaders gathered at Quality Assurance International's booth #2232 at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif., to see the first personal care products in the U.S. achieve certification and earn the right to place the blue and white seal on their packaging.
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Mar 12, 2010 -
La Peau Couture™ Brings Luxury to Organic Beauty With an Innovative Line of Skin Care, Bath & Body and Hair Care Products
- Product News
La Peau Couture, inspired by the personal journey of two-time cancer survivor Cheryl Baca, is a new line of certified 100 percent organic skin, bath, body and hair care products.
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Mar 11, 2010 -
Solazyme and Unilever Partner to Bring Algal Renewable Oil to Personal Care Products
- Industry News
Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil and bioproducts company, has signed a research and development agreement with Unilever to develop oil derived from algae for use in soaps and other personal care products.
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Mar 1, 2010 -
Cognis and Laboratoires Sérobiologiques at In-Cosmetics 2010: sustainable innovations serving global consumer needs
- Industry News
At this year's In-Cosmetics trade show, to be held on April 13 to 15 in Paris, Cognis Care Chemicals and its active ingredients business Laboratoires Sérobiologiques (LS) will be exhibiting innovative solutions that help manufacturers benefit from the latest market developments.
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Product SpotLight
SpecialChem and its partners are screening the cosmetic market to provide you with the most complete
information on the lastest innovative products launched in USA and France.
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