Digital Transformation is key for cosmetics and personal care brands, manufacturers and retailers looking to keep up with evolving market challenges and...
Consumers are increasingly aware of the impact they have on the planet and this trend has been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the importance...
Consumers associate natural claims with safety and wellness. Natural or nature-identical ingredients are therefore perceived as safer than synthetics....
Lycored SARL | 27-May-2021
| Technical / White Paper
Based on a recent clinical study, subjects supplementing with Lycoderm™ showed evidence of a statistically significant increase in skin carotenoid levels;...
Newly published research shows that daily supplementation with Pycnogenol® retains skin hydration, demonstrated 13.8% increase in skin lightening and reinforces...
Schülke & Mayr GmbH | 23-Apr-2021
| Technical / White Paper
The need for multiple functions arising from one single molecule is not a new trend. However with the recent COVID-19 pandemia industries attention was...
In multiple clinical studies, Pycnogenol® was shown to stimulate production of new collagen and hyaluronic acid in the skin. The super-antioxidant also...
Schülke & Mayr GmbH | 15-Feb-2021
| Technical / White Paper
The human skin is colonized by billions, mostly harmless microorganisms - the microbiome. Important to understand is that the skin microbiome is highly...
Carbogreen is a green texturizer with coemulsifying properties that improves formulations stability. Carbogreen presents unique sensory in the skin and...
Galguard Trident S uses an environmentally friendly, award winning smart catalysis production process, resulting in safe and biodegradable products that...
Made of cellulose-based polymer, Cellu TitanCap™ and Cellu ZinoCap™ are microcapsules of mineral UV filters. Their innovative formulations improve functionalities...
These microcapsules UV filters, made of cellulose-based polymer, are unbreakable and transparent. Their innovative formulations improve functions and UV...
Multiple clinical studies show that antioxidant Pycnogenol® binds to your skin’s natural building blocks, collagen and elastin, to keep your skin hydrated...
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