News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Five cosmetics manufacturers and ingredients suppliers make the global 100 most sustainable corporations list for 2013, including suppliers Croda and BASF, together with L’Oreal, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever on the manufacturing side.
Scientists at Harvard University and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) hope a new understanding of a natural nanoscale photonic device that enables a small marine animal to change its colors will also inspire cosmetic applications.
Ingredients supplier Indena is launching its latest hair product utilising the herbaceous centella plant following the results of its clinical study which shows it improves hair follicle resistance.
Market researcher Ceresana expects global revenues generated with pigments to increase to $34 (€24.9) billion in 2020.
Personal care giant Beiersdorf is urging any remaining candidates for their Innovation Pitch to get applications in before tomorrow’s deadline.
In news that may please the follicly challenged among us, researchers have come up with a method to convert adult cells into epithelial stem cells for the first time.