International beauty major Coty has signed a letter of intent to partner with carbon recycling major LanzaTech to integrate sustainable, carbon-captured ethanol into its fragrance formulas.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing the COVID-19 outbreak was found to survive on human skin for as long as nine hours, although it can be inactivated by ethanol within 15 seconds.
The EU’s Taxation and Customs Union Directorate-General has issued advice that strengthens the protocols manufacturers follow when denaturing alcohol as an ingredient in beauty products.
A recent study carried out by researchers at Leeds University suggests that thyme may have a greater antibacterial effect than standard concentrations of benzoyl peroxide in the treatment of acne.
A new European trade association has been formed to promote the
interests of synthetic ethanol producers active in the cosmetics,
pharmaceutical and other industries.
IGI has entered into a product development and manufacturing
agreement with Universe Cosmetics, giving it rights to its
micro-encapsulation delivery technology.