Increasingly sourcing innovation from outside, the Procter &
Gamble company has announced an agreement to purchase the number
two dental floss brand Glide from fibre technologists W. L. Gore
& Associates to complement its...
Burcon NutraScience Corporation and Archer Daniels Midland Company
have announced the finalisation of their licensing and development
agreement for ADM to commercialise Burcon's canola protein
ingredients.
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has announced the
launch of a major advertising campaign for Xpress, the company's
online flavour and fragrance catalogue aimed at small and medium
sized companies in a variety of...
Giorgio Armani Parfums yesterday introduced its new Emporio Armani
Night fragrances at the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Awards in Beverly
Hills in the US.
There should be no more doubts about whether or not to use that
opened tube of sun-cream you found at the back of a cupboard or the
mascara in the bottom of your handbag, asserts the European
Commission.
Does the pharmaceutical industry's future lie at the boundary
between drugs and cosmetics? Or is the prospect of effective
'cosmeceuticals' a beauty myth? Writing in the 29 August issue of
'Nature' Helen Pearson...
L'Oréal has recently opened a new research centre in Chicago in the
US which it claims will be the first in the world uniquely
dedicated to studying the skin and hair of different ethnic groups.
As the health and beauty market displays increasingly higher
growth, market segmentation and highly targeted beauty regimes will
be the keys to sustained success, according to market analysts
Datamonitor.
The NeoStrata dermatological company has announced the introduction
of its Exuviance Skin Caring Color treatment makeup, offering the
benefits of its polyhydroxy acid-containing Exuviance and
CoverBlend skin care treatments in a colour...
The New Silk Road has tapped into the industry's shift towards
natural ingredients, providing silk-based cosmetics and beauty care
products through its private label line of cosmetics, first in
America and soon in Europe.
Brits are among the world's biggest users of suncare products and
the market growth is expected to continue as fear about the growing
incidence of skin cancer also climbs, report market analysts
Datamonitor.
Health & Beauty America, North America's largest health and
beauty expo, has announced the addition of three special sessions
to its educational program taking place 30 September - 2 October
2003 in New York.
Cosmeceuticals can no longer be considered a niche market,
representing up to 50 per cent of supplement sales in some
countries, maintains a new report.
Speciality chemicals company Cognis has launched the next
generation of its product concept for skin care - the Polymoist
Mask based on the active ingredient collagen. Using a refined
technology, the company asserts that the new mask...
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.
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, a leading cosmetics, fragrance and personal care
event for North America, in...
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 to
Edwards' copyright-protected fragrance...
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 it is considered unsafe for
use.
US-based pharmaceutical bioscience company Isolagen yesterday
announced commencement of the full commercialisation phase of its
European autologous cellular production facility.
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 the cosmetic industry and new product development.
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 Italy and the
UK.
Speciality chemicals company 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 it has
collaborated with biotech...
Compounds in green tea may one day be able to treat common skin
diseases and wounds, claims a researcher in the US, who has found
that the polyphenol EGCG can reactivate dying skin cells.
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 opening of Anderson
French at IFF.
Vitamins are increasingly recognised for their role in skin health,
according to experts who this week highlighted the new research
showing the benefits of vitamin K and niacin.
Roche Vitamins is to start production of pure epigallocatechin
gallate (EGCG), the active compound in green tea, at a new
production plant in Shanghai. Annual output is expected to be more
than 40 tons.
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.
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 later years, say researchers in
this month's Pediatrics journal.
The research laboratory Bio-Technical Resources today announced it
is commercialising its technology to produce glucosamine by
microbial fermentation, with product availability in the first
quarter of 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 that 16 of 18
melatonin dietary supplements tested...
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 the EU Conciliation Committee had not
resolved the issue of a total ban on the...
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