Skin Whitening

Cognis showcases latest innovations for Asian formulators

26-Feb-2009 By Simon Pitman

Cognis and its active ingredients partner Laboratoires Serobiologiques chose this week’s PCHi show in Guangzhou China to demonstrate its latest ingredients and green credentials.

Safety of common skin whitener called into question

28-Oct-2008 By Katie Bird

The safety of the common skin whitener kojic acid has been called into question by a European scientific body.

Zinc-glycine could be a candidate for a new skin lightening active

21-Mar-2008 By Katie Bird

A zinc-glycine complex is a possible skin-lightening active due to
its inhibition of melanocyte growth factors, according to
scientists.

Medical research highlights dangers of skin lightening

15-Feb-2008 By Simon Pitman

A new medical report has highlighted potential dangers relating to
certain active ingredients found in skin lightening products not
authorized for sale in Europe.

New product line covers all current skin care trends

03-Jul-2007 By Louise Prance

A new line of skin care products has arrived on the European and US
markets that are said to abolish the need for cosmetic procedures
to reverse the signs of ageing.

UK retailer fined over illegal skin whitening products

25-May-2007 By Louise Prance

A UK based cosmetics retailer has been fined £24,000 following the
sale of illegal skin whitening creams, said to cause damage to skin
health due to the harsh quality of the ingredients - a triumph
against the rise in illegal products...

UK skin whitening market expands

24-May-2007 By Louise Prance

Ingredients provider Alban Muller is one of the first European
companies to pick up on the growing desire for skin whitening
outside of Asia, where it is a presiding trend, launching a new
'White' range.

Creatine and Carnitine patented to treat skin discoloration

29-Mar-2007 By Simon Pitman

The Avicena Group says it has secured a patent from the United
States Patent and Trademark Office to 'use of creatine or creatine
compounds for skin preservation,' in response to the US FDA's
proposed ban on the skin...

UK couple fined for sale of banned ingredients

09-Jan-2007 By Louise Prance

A UK based couple has been fined for selling skin whitening
products that contain banned ingredients which are harmful to
consumer health, in a failed bid to capitalise on the ever growing
consumer desire for lightened skin.

Nutricosmetics targets skin-whitening market

23-Oct-2006 By Louise Prance

Nutricosmetics is again making innovative inroads, with Israeli
company IBR targeting an oral use ingredient designed for skin
whitening and brightening process - a market that is huge in Asia
and is now gathering pace in Europe.

IBR-dormin wins European innovation prize

25-Sep-2006 By staff reporter

IBR's narcissus bulb extract, IBR-dormin, has won the BSB European
Innovation prize, vindicating statements that the product is 'a new
approach to anti-ageing products'.

Symrise launches natural-based anti-ageing actives

29-Mar-2006 By Simon Pitman

German ingredients player Symrise has launched a series plant-based
active ingredients aimed at tackling the growing demand for natural
products that counteract visible signs of ageing.

Japan experiences anti-aging boom

22-Feb-2006 By Simon Pitman

The combination of increasing economic confidence and the
never-ending ambition to maintain health and youthful looks is
leading to an unprecedented boom in anti-aging cosmetic treatments.

Melanin discovery key to skin whitening formulas

06-Feb-2006 By Simon Pitman

A team of researchers working at the Hiroshima University's
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Japan claims it has
clarified the structure of melanin, a move which could enable
cosmetic companies to develop more effective...

Biersdorf hails men's skin whitener a success in Asia

19-Oct-2005 By Simon Pitman

Beiersdorf says that the recent launch of its Nivea branded men's
skin whitening range in the Asian market has been a significant
success, following in line with the boom in men's skin care
products throughout the region.