This years show has come a long way from the first edition, which took place in a small event space in Sao Paulo's Brooklin district, back in 2014.
Back then it was small booths, many of which were tabletop. Now exhibitors are spending top dollar on sophisticated stand where they intend to meet clients and forge new business.
LATAM region has challenges but still plenty of innovation
Although there is some economic uncertainty in the region at the moment, particularly in Argentina and, to a lesser extent, in Brazil, cosmetics and personal care ingredients and formulation providers are still eyeing continued growth in the Latin American region.
Countries such as Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Uruguay are continuing to demonstrate stronger economic growth and this is being reflected in demand for a wide range of beauty products.
At this year's in-cosmetics Latin America event, some of the biggest players were showcasing their industry offerings to the region, which included an emphasis on hair care - always a winner in the Brazil market in particular, as well as other trends such as personalization, natural ingredients and preservatives.
In this gallery article you will find...
Click on the gallery photos in this article to find out more about some of the key players that were exhibiting at the event, as well as some of the new additions to the show floor.
In the gallery you will get more insight on players such as Chemyunion, Clariant, Beraca, Ashland, Silab, Givaudan and Symrise.
And when it comes to new additions on the show floor, we will highlight what was going on the Spotlight Latin America area and the brand new innovation tours.
The doors to the event were open for two days on September 18th and 19th, beckoning in anticipated record visitor numbers. During the event Cosmetics Design conducted a video interview with show director Daniel Zanetti, which will be published on the website very soon.
Ashland was highlighting some of its latest ingredient launches in the Mintel Innovation Zone, which included Advantage Revive polymer, Rosaliss biofunctional - an extract from roses for skin reparation, Procataline G2 biofunctional for healthy hair and cb2 skin biofunctional which uses a CBD extract for improved skin.
Chemyunion chose to launch a brand new hair care ingredient at the event, called Thermoshield, which is designed to protect and help hair styling. Cosmetics Design caught up with marketing and international business director Sergio Concalves at the event and conducted a video interview about this launch, which will be published here shortly.
Givaudan was platforming a number of its latest ingredient launches, highlighted by the unveiling of its Naturein Wheat Peptides, a clean and sustainable alternative to cationic guar, a key specific detangling ingredient for hair care. It was also demonstrating a concept to personalize a hair conditioning product using various Givaudan ingredients on the stand.
In this photo you can see a team of industry professionals crowded around the Mibelle Biochemistry stand, to found out more about its latest launches as part of the in-cosmetics Innovation Tours - the first time this has been rolled out in Latin America. Mibelle was demonstrating its PhytoCellTec Goji multifunctional skin care ingredient, together with its JabuticaBelle active skin care ingredient.
Sensient was highlighting its expertise in sun care at the event, with its multifunctional Covabead Crystal, an ingredient that is designed to be boost sunscreens in a wide range or products, including both skin care and color cosmetics.
The Spotlight area was dedicated as a platform to demonstrate targeted ingredient and formulation solution specifically for Latin American products. Those included a BB Gel prototype from Technature, Sensoveil Soft from Chemyunion targeting hair protection, and Suncare Apalight FPS 30 from Colormix Specialties, which actually won best formulation category at the in-cosmetics Latin America awards.
Symrise highlighted two active sun care ingredients in the Mintel Innovation Zone - Symreboot L19 - an active designed to boost protection from the sun's rays, as well as SymReverse and ingredient designed to also protect from the sun and revive a more youthful complexion.
