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Rejuvenation - just a pill away?

28-Jul-2003 - Health Logics Laboratories is launching a vitamin supplement to rejuvenate skin, to be distributed through the GNC retail chain from September. Derma Beauty contains two...

Next generation face mask

07-Jul-2003 - Speciality chemicals company Cognis has launched the next generation of its product concept for skin care - the Polymoist Mask based on the active ingredient...

Eisai vitamin for skin health

04-Jul-2003 - Japanese pharma firm Eisai has added a new vitamin B2 supplement to its established Chocola BB range. Chocola BB Plus, which also contains B1 and...

Patch system from LTS gets US patent

03-Jul-2003 - Germany's Lohmann Therapie-System has been granted a US patent on a new process for the manufacture of a multilayer laminate that can be used for...

Gulf fair sees strong German participation

02-Jul-2003 - The German beauty and body care industry showed strong representation at this year's Gulf Beauty show held in Dubai in early June. With 35 exhibitors,...

New ingredient targets anti-ageing

01-Jul-2003 - Quick-Med Technologies completes the initial phase of its cosmetic product development programme and launches the first product, a 'high performance' ingredient for cosmetic anti-ageing formulations....

Grasse goes to America

24-Jun-2003 - France's city of Grasse has announced it will participate for the first time in the 11th Annual Health and Beauty America trade show and conference,...

Scent classification to gauge market performance

20-Jun-2003 - US market information company The NPD Group has entered into a licensing agreement with international fragrance company Michael Edwards to begin classifying prestige fragrances according...

Nailing MMA use in Canada

17-Jun-2003 - Canadians are being warned by the Canadian health advisory body, Health Canada, not to use cosmetic nail preparations containing the ingredient methyl methacrylate (MMA) as...

ACS goes commercial in Europe

11-Jun-2003 - US-based pharmaceutical bioscience company Isolagen yesterday announced commencement of the full commercialisation phase of its European autologous cellular production facility. Headquartered in Houston, Texas in...

Skin care expert receives lifetime award

06-Jun-2003 - An upcoming health and beauty event in the US will award a leading skin care expert with a lifetime achievement prize for his contributions to...

Raspberries to combat sun damage

06-Jun-2003 - Raspberry extracts could soon become the basis of anti-ageing creams, suggest researchers who have identified powerful chemicals in the fruit and other berries that can...

FloraGLO European distribution agreement

04-Jun-2003 - Two of Europe's largest personal care distribution companies have completed agreements with Kemin Personal Care to market its FloraGLO brand lutein to cosmetics manufacturers in...

New formulation faces the sun

19-May-2003 - International Specialty Products (ISP) continues its quest to expand the company's presence in the growing personal care market segment with the news this week that...

Green tea may contain potent skin healing properties

15-May-2003 - Compounds in green tea may one day be able to treat common skin diseases and wounds, reports a researcher in the US. A team at...

In-house hair salon at IFF for NPD

28-Apr-2003 - US giant International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), the world's leading creator and manufacturer of flavors and fragrances, and Anderson French Salons, this week announced the...

Upping Propylene Glycol info

21-Apr-2003 - US chemical giant Dow Chemical has launched a new website to provide information about Dow's Propylene Glycol (PG) business. "Dow is dedicated to the global...

Symrise makes debut at cosmetics show

01-Apr-2003 - For the first time , Dragoco and Haarmann & Reimer exhibited at this year's IN COSMETICS in Paris (April 1-3, 2003) under their new name,...

New vitamins for skincare products

26-Mar-2003 - Vitamins are increasingly recognised for their role in skin health, according to experts speaking at an American Academy of Dermatology meeting this week. Both vitamin...

Roche to produce green tea chemical

05-Mar-2003 - Roche Vitamins is to start production of pure epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the active compound in green tea, at a new production plant in Shanghai. Swiss...

Top women scientists honoured by Unesco and L'Oreal

27-Feb-2003 - The L'ORéAL-UNESCO programme 'For Women In Science' today celebrated its 5th anniversary at a ceremony honouring twenty women scientists from all corners of the globe....

DHA supplements boost infants' IQ

13-Jan-2003 - Mothers who supplement their diet with fatty acids rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) during pregnancy and lactation may be doing their children a favour in...

New source for glucosamine

08-Jan-2003 - Bio-Technical Resources (BTR), a division of Arkion Life Sciences, today announced it is commercialising its technology to produce glucosamine by microbial fermentation, with product availability...

Thumbs up for melatonin

06-Jan-2003 - Most melatonin supplements in a recent review met their label claims and were free of lead contamination, according to testing organisation ConsumerLab.com. The organisation found...

The Body Shop welcomes EU animal testing ban

07-Nov-2002 - UK beauty and cosmetics company The Body Shop this week welcomed the news that Europe will finally ban cosmetics animal testing but was disappointed that...