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Oct 20, 2009 | 05:06 PM CDT
Natural Surfactants for Gentle, High Foam Cleansing
Colonial Chemical has introduced natural surfactants to provide mild cleansing and high foaming properties in wash-off applications including sulfate-free products.
Sep 29, 2009 | 04:20 PM CDT
Building Natural Products
By: Eric S. Abrutyn, TPC2 Advisors Ltd., Inc.
Since the cosmetics and personal care industry is not regulated, various organizations have offered conflicting positions on standardized guidelines for natural and organic claims. To improve communication on this topic, it will therefore become important to dissociate claims regarding the naturalness of ingredients from the perception of safety.
Sep 29, 2009 | 02:58 PM CDT
C&T With Honey
By: Rachel Grabenhofer, Cosmetics & Toiletries mag…
This issue takes wellness cosmetics to heart. Steep some hot tea with honey, sit back, relax and enjoy an interesting read—it’s good for you, and will surely provide you healthy food for thought. I know I feel better.
Sep 08, 2009 | 06:36 PM CDT
Whole Grain Antiaging Active
P.L. Thomas has introduced a wheat-derived antiaging active to the North American market that provides skin and hair benefits via its lipid and ceramide content.
Aug 31, 2009 | 11:11 AM CDT
Vernix Caseosa: The Ultimate Natural Cosmetic?
By: Johann W. Wiechers, PhD, JW Solutions; and Ber…
The present review summarizes the current knowledge of vernix caseosa and discusses the underlying principles by which vernix caseosa operates; this can be applied in moisturizing and barrier-enhancing products, although the proteolipid biofilm itself cannot be used directly on the human body. The most important characteristic of vernix caseosa is its controlled degree of occlusivity—neither too much nor too little.
Aug 12, 2009 | 08:33 AM CDT
Beraca Awarded for Sustainable Use of Amazonian Seeds
Brazil-based Beraca was awarded for “The Sustainable Use of Amazonian Seeds,” selected by the United Nations from more than a thousand initiatives of social and environmental responsibility worldwide.
Aug 11, 2009 | 11:24 AM CDT
Lush Reformulates with Palm-free Soap Base
Lush Cosmetics has reformulated its soaps with a palm-free base in effort to eliminate palm oil from its products. By reformulating using a palm-free soap base, the company reports it will reduce the amount of palm oil it uses by 133,000 pounds/year.
Jun 30, 2009 | 02:55 PM CDT
Hold the Fertilizer
By: Rachel Grabenhofer, Cosmetics & Toiletries mag…
Fresh from the SCC Annual Scientific Seminar in Chicago, I sat down to write this piece with tinted glasses. Cosmetics R&D has expressed a growing weariness of natural and green-not for the design of products that are eco-compatible, but for the claims that often accompany them, fertilizing false perceptions that ultimately have grown this market segment.
Jun 03, 2009 | 03:39 PM CDT
Organic Lip Balm for Moisture
Organic product company eos has launched a line of three organic lip balms that are formulated for moisture and packaged to avoid germ transmission.
May 19, 2009 | 02:07 PM CDT
Suppliers' Day Asks: What Does ‘Green’ Really Mean?
By: Katie Schaefer, Cosmetics & Toiletries…
Personal care chemists, formulators, suppliers, marketing and sales all gathered under one “green umbrella” for the New York Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists’ (SCC) Suppliers’ Day 2009.