Many companies in the personal care field are under increasing pressure to make business greener. Ken Reese, from Parallel Products, explained how his company can help, by reclaiming ethanol from discarded products.
Is industry doing enough to engage with academia in the cosmetics sector? Professor Robert Lochhead, Professor of Polymer Science at the University of Southern Mississippi, unpicks the relationship between industry and academia.
Cognis Care Chemical has chosen the recent IFSCC congress in Barcelona to unveil a number of new ingredients, including natural, active and eco-friendly offerings.
Oral supplements of vitamin D may boost production of protective compounds in the skin, and may ultimate help prevent skin infections, according to a new study.
Supplements containing flaxseed or borage oil may protect skin against reddening and improve skin health from within, suggests new research from Germany and France.
Leading personal care ingredients supplier Croda has launched a ‘Green Guide’ designed to help its customers formulate more natural and eco-friendly products.
Stem cells are a much talked about topic on the frontier of cosmetic science but will they really change the face of anti-ageing? Eric Perrier, the executive vice president of R&D at LVMH Parfums et Cosmetiques, shared his views on their potential.
Sirtuins, enzymes that slow down the rate of cellular division, are the next big thing in anti-ageing research, according to Dr Daniel Maes from Estée Lauder.
Cosmetic science and the accompanying journals suffer from a lack of respect within academia, according to one of the industry’s most distinguished scientists.
The Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) has hit back against a recent study which suggested sunburn may exacerbate skin penetration from nano-sunscreens.
North America's biggest industry event opened its doors today. Billed as the leading product development event, the CosmeticsDesign team will be reporting live.
PureCell Technologies says it has secured a CAD2.9m in Canadian government funding to help develop an organic extract compound for cosmetics from baby spinach.
Nanjing-based food ingredients company Fenchem says it is expanding into globally supplying cosmetics ingredients as a natural next step for the growth of its business.
Finnish specialty chemicals player Kemira has closed a joint venture with Rockwood Holdings to create one of the world’s largest specialty titanium dioxide pigment players.
A human skin equivalent from researchers in Queensland may help the Australian cosmetics industry keep up with Europe’s imminent ban on animal testing.
US scientists claim to have lifted the lid on a key reason for the so called ‘bad hair day’ – a finding that could lead to improvements in hair care product development.
Nanotechnology has been heralded as a major development tool for personal care providers, and a new technology could make a convoluted process much quicker.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking feedback from the pharmaceutical industry to develop the recommendations of the Nanotechnology Task Force.
Chemicals giant BASF says that the completion of a new Tirlon M production facility will form a crucial link to its plan to become the world’s biggest producer of this type of complexing agent.
Scientists from the German Federal Institute (BfR) for risk assessment say that the inhalation of personal care fragrances could trigger skin allergies in sufferers.
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has tightened restrictions on the controversial ingredient coumarin in its latest wave of changes to safety standards.
Scientists have hailed carbon dioxide laser resurfacing as a highly effective treatment for facial wrinkles but warn of complications in the short term.
