Scientists have made tremendous progress with biotechnology in recent years. Chemical ingredients and inputs produced for the cosmetics, personal care, and perfume industries are starting to come from biotech rather than petro-chemical technologies. To...
Monday evening in New York City, Coty executives, R&D leaders, and creative professionals hosted a launch event for the newly reformulated professional color product Koleston Perfect with ME+. But the new hair color is about more than a technology...
During last weeks in-cosmetics Latin America event I spoke with show director Daniel Zanetti to find out all about what was new at this year's event, some of the key trends, and how exhibitor and visitor numbers looked.
The Cosmetics Design team was at the in-cosmetics Latin America 2018 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil this week, and in this photo gallery we bring you some of the highlights, including the most important and interesting ingredients and new technology to be...
The Cosmetics Design team caught up with Ido Kadman, Marketing Communications Manager at BASF Care Chemicals, to find out what the company was doing at Cosmoprof North America, one of the industry's biggest events, but also one that is very much...
New Chapter founder Paul Schulick plans to launch a line of topical products aimed at the skin microbiome with a plan to reenter the ingestibles field in 2020.
This summer, the materials, pigments, and specialty chemicals maker announced opening new laboratories in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, complete with cosmetics development and testing capabilities.
Lonza has chosen the forthcoming in-cosmetics Latin America event as the platform to promote its newly launched bioactive functional ingredient, ScreenLight Block.
The rise and rise of the organic and naturals trend in the cosmetics and personal care industry is putting increasing pressure on farmers to produce pesticide-free, sustainable and efficient crops for raw materials.
Indie Beauty and personal care brands are known for innovation, which means that last week’s Indie Beauty Expo in New York City was a good place to learn about the creative ways brands are formulating scrubs, polishes, and exfoliators now that microbeads...
Karine Théberge, CEO of BioMod Concepts, spoke on-camera with Cosmetics Design at Cosmoprof North America last month in Las Vegas, Nevada. The mask maker describes her company’s expanded formula offerings, branded customization options, what she’s launching...
Behind the fast moving hair care brand pipeline formulation experts are working relentlessly to raise the bar on ingredient offerings. We spoke to leading player Chemyunion to discover more.
Troy Corporation has announced the expansion of it natural preservative line, TroyCare LSB, in a bid to meet increasing formulation demand for more targeted natural preservation solutions.
Indie brands have been taking the US beauty world by storm, in turn throwing up a new set of formulation criteria that will be addressed at the forthcoming in-cosmetics North America.
International fragrance provider Eurofragrance has started the second phase of investment in its Mexican production facility, with a view to expanding its business throughout the Latin American region.
Some marketers making claims for sunscreen-like action on their dietary supplement products have received warning letters. But one astaxanthin supplier maintains its ingredient has data backing its important sun health benefits.
Late last month, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago published findings in the peer-reviewed America Chemical Society’s journal Applied Materials & Interfaces. Their work promises to greatly simplify how stable, surfactant-free...
The social sales company moved its headquarters to Europe in 2016 and hasn’t exactly been making headlines in the Americas region in the interim. But, Avon announced early this month that it has secured two US patents for something that is being called...
This week the contract manufacturer is showcasing their latest collection of prototype formulas at a pop-up exhibit in Los Angeles, California. It’s part of a three-city tour bringing Capsum’s encapsulation methods to brand leaders and formulators looking...
Christina Agapakis, creative director of the biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks, thinks it is. So when Cosmetics Design visited the company’s labs in Boston, Massachusetts, late last month, she shared insight into the expansive possibilities that biological...
At in-cosmetics global 2018, Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske spoke with the team at Sensient about the company’s latest solutions for color cosmetics, skin care, sun care, etc., like the UV protector Sensisorb CF+, Natpure Fibers, and more.
In a bid to offer a comprehensive web presence, Croda, international personal care ingredients supplier, has launched a website dedicated to personal care formulators.
IFF has announced its partnership with Amkiri on its Visual Fragrance Technology: a new ‘ink’ that can be drawn on the skin that also delivers a long-lasting fragrance.
In this video interview, Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske talks with David Shaw of DuPont Tate & Lyle about what’s new and what’s next for the company’s personal care ingredient Zemea.
We caught up with Joel Mantelin, global marketing manager for biofunctionals at Ashland Specialty Ingredients at the recent NYSCC Suppliers' Day to find out more about the company's latest ingredient launches, including a new stem cell based...
We caught up with Joe Torella, vice president, skin care and business intelligence, Ashland to find out more about the company's very interesting sustainable aloe vera sourcing project in Mexico.
At the 2018 in-cosmetics global event in Amsterdam, Cosmetics Design Editor Deanna Utroske spoke with Lisa Kennedy, Director of Business Development at biotech development company Genomatica, about their first personal care ingredient.
At this year’s tradeshow in Amsterdam, Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske sat down with Juliana Checon, R&D manager at Beraca, to discuss the company’s latest personal care ingredient launch.
The multifunctional peptide expert debuted its two latest beauty ingredients at last month’s tradeshow event in Amsterdam—one for hair care and one for skin care—expanding the TRI-K NaturePep product line.
Canada-based biotech company Mirexus has forged ties with Cargill Beauty, forming a strategic partnership to deliver Mirexus’ innovative bio-active, PhytoSpherix, to Cargill’s global personal care customer base.
A new range of naturally derived monoglyceryl and polyglyceryl esters was launched by Stephenson Personal Care at the recent in-cosmetics Global event in Amsterdam.
Lipotec Active Ingredients has launched a new ingredient that specifically targets and provides protection against the various sources of blue light that are now known to damage the skin.
A class that aims to demystify some of the complex scientific terminology that surrounds cosmetics formulation is being held in tandem with next months NYSCC Suppliers’ event.
With several exciting key features, including guided R&D tours across the showfloor and an exciting new Formulation Challenge, this year’s in-cosmetics Global pointed the way for the industry in the coming period.
On show at in-cosmetics Global this year, Mibelle Biochemistry’s latest active taps into naturals in a novel way: MossCellTec No.1 is derived from biotechnologically produced moss.
Last week saw the annual major international trade show take place in Amsterdam, with the in-cosmetics Global awards picking out key industry innovations.
Angus Chemical is aiming to extend the life of hair colorants with its new multifunctional ingredient DMAMP ULTRA PC as an alternative to MEA and ammonia-base
With the skin microbiome and natural offerings in focus, Givaudan and IFF Lucas Meyer were among the winners last night at the 2018 Beauty Industry Awards.
There is increasingly body of scientific evidence that artificial light from computers and mobile devices is potentially damaging, which is the main force behind ingredient provider Gattefossé’s latest launch.
Winning the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Digital Beauty QuickFire Challenge for Skin Care competition emphasises the prevalence of epigenetics, blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI) in skin care developments.
Cosmetics Design checked in with indie brand leaders, working on opposite corners of the globe—Ashley Prange of Au Naturale Cosmetics and Ann Leslie of Pure Nut—to find out how and why local sourcing is key to the sustainability of their beauty businesses.
As of this month, Zemea, the ingredient maker’s branded version of propanediol, has a dedicated mobile app for cosmetics and personal care formulators. The interactive digital resource is meant to help chemists and product developers work with Zemea and...
DOWSIL is the new brand name for silicone-based personal care ingredients from, what was previously, Dow Corning. And as the beauty ingredient trade show season gets underway, Cosmetics Design checked in with Eric Peeters, global business director at...
The NYSCC Suppliers Day 2018 is just weeks away and this year the organizers are trying to top the record-breaking event at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan last year.
The Swiss biotech company announced plans this month to open a facility in the US. Much like Jungbunzlauer’s AppliTech facility in Germany, the new ingredient technology center will allow the company to work more closely with local clients.
