A non-toxic, low-cost and easily processed foam that can mop up oil spills can be translated into cosmetics production, and may even have more uses in beauty than it could on polluted seas, says its inventor.
Researchers Ingrid Guha, Sushant Anand, and Kripa Varanasi have developed a scalable water-in-oil emulsification technique that doesn’t require mixing. And they believe that the new method has ready applications for cosmetics and personal care product...
By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science
2016 was a year that saw an increased focus on fast-to-market formulations, continued growth of the natural sector and a huge explosion in interest in the sensory aspects of a formulation. So… what functional ingredients have caught formulators attention...
A research team in Poland has suggested that moisturising creams rather than ointments are better to carry hyaluronic acid for dermal absorption as they contain more water meaning the formulation is more stable.
Oil-based products have soared in popularity over recent times and cleansing oils are part of this upsurge, taking influence from Asia in what ingredients supplier Croda is calling the ‘East meets West’ trend.
The personal care division of specialty chemicals distributor Azelis presented its own range of natural-based emulsifiers at last month’s HCPI congress in Turkey.
A new multi-functional emulsifier that is said to simplify
formulation has been launched by Lipo Chemicals, aimed at the
growing market for increasingly sophisticated but compatible
ingredients.
Recent research suggests that the properties of a lotion change
radically on application to the skin; changes that were previously
unknown to scientists, and opening up the industry's research and
development to criticism.
Germany-based Goldschmidt Personal Care, a division of the Degussa
specialty chemicals business, is launching TEG Care CE 40, a new,
vegetable-based cationic emulsifier system for the formulation of
oil dispersed in water creams and...
Hydron Technologies has been granted a US patent for a
self-adjusting emulsion system aimed at a variety of cosmeceutical
applications, including anti-aging, sunscreen and acne products.
Lonza has launched Natrulon DermaSphere, an all-natural,
multifunctional oleosome technology that is said to save on
formulating time as well as reducing costs. Simon Pitman
reports.
A cosmetics ingredients manufacturer has devised an innovative way
to deliver cosmetics ingredients to the skin - using an ingredient
derived from the Safflower plant.