With the global beauty from within market set to reach sales figures as high as €4 billion by 2015, Cosmetics Design rounded up the trends the nutricosmetics sector has seen so far this year...
A spa hotel in Germany is specializing in cow milk for a number of masks, creams and treatments claiming that these products have a regulating and regenerative effect on the skin.
France-based ID Bio has completed its latest range of natural actives for the cosmetics industry with its milk protein active designed for the skin care and anti-ageing markets.
A Spanish team of researchers is developing a whey protein coating for use in packaging for industries such as cosmetics and food as a natural replacement to traditionally used plastic.
Ingredients supplier Alban Muller has launched a number of base formulations that can be customised to help speed up the creation of natural cosmetics.
A number of UV filters can be found in human breast milk and their presence is correlated with reported use of cosmetics and sunscreen use, according to a recent study.
Heralded for its beauty properties since Egyptian times, Donkey
milk is experiencing a revival as it features in a new
Swiss skin care line for babies and women.
One of the world's leading producers of Camel's milk says it is
considering venturing into the production of camel's milk to take
advantage of its rich source of vitamins and minerals for the skin.
Cleopatra swore by it, bathing daily in asses' milk as part of her
beauty regime. But now, following the death of the world's oldest
women - another devoted fan of donkey milk - the spotlight is back
on it.
Research carried out by Holland-based Campina Industrial Products,
shows that a milk protein it has launched can lead to a 50 per cent
reduction in acne within the space of two weeks.
