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Jun 13, 2008 | 08:51 AM CDT
Aveda Founder Sources Food Chemistry for Organic Hair Care
Horst Rechelbacher, the founder of Aveda, has sourced food chemists to launch what he terms the first hair care line to bear the USDA organic seal.
Jun 03, 2008 | 02:58 PM CDT
Mild, Nature-derived Skin Care Lotion
This economical, non-oily lotion is based on vegetable-derived emulsifiers and emollients and is mild enough for infant skin.
May 20, 2008 | 05:21 PM CDT
Grapefruit Ap'peeling' as a Natural Preservative
Israeli company Citramed has been developing a new complex of compounds from grapefruit peel to inhibit the growth of a wide range of bacteria, fungi and yeast naturally.
May 19, 2008 | 09:21 AM CDT
Suppliers’ Day Focuses on Naturals
The annual New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NY SCC) Suppliers’ Day, May 13-14, had a significant focus on naturals in 2008.
May 06, 2008 | 05:18 PM CDT
Bio-factory Production on the Horizon
Australian researchers are closer to turning crops into bio factories capable of producing oils to replace petrochemicals such as fatty acids.
Mar 25, 2008 | 09:34 PM CDT
Consumers are Incorporating More Organic Products into Daily Life
A natural and organic survey has revealed that consumers are integrating organic products more into their lifestyles.
Mar 12, 2008 | 10:25 AM CDT
Organic Body Butter
The following formula is a body butter that meets organic standards...
Mar 03, 2008 | 12:57 PM CST
Cognis Acquires Interest in Natural Product Specialist
Acquisition of InterMed Discovery and cooperation agreement to allow Cognis access to natural product data base, exclusive access to selected potential active ingredients and to strengthen its portfolio of natural source products.
Feb 29, 2008 | 11:36 AM CST
Presidential Awards for Green Chemistry in Personal Care and Cosmetics
By: Bud Brewster, Cosmetics & Toiletries Magazine
If you think of planet Earth the way you think of the human body, you see how similar they are. Viewed that way, a formulator might easily make the leap from personal care to planetary care. And indeed, some are doing so, especially at the level of controlling pollution.
Feb 29, 2008 | 11:29 AM CST
Compass: Seeing Green
By: Rachel Chapman, Cosmetics & Toiletries magazin…
Consumers see green as natural and organic products that omit ingredients viewed as being toxic, and that somehow give back to, or are friendly to, the Earth during their manufacture. There’s a lot of room for interpretation in this description, so how can a cosmetic formula be developed to meet a green definition.