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Preservation
Dermegen Highlights Fermentation-derived DermaCare NP Phenoxyethanol Alternative
According to the company, the synergistic activity of the peptide complex and esters provides broad antimicrobial protection across a wide pH range.
Audio
[podcast] Holistic Product Protection in the Wellness Age
Event Coverage
Cosmetics & Toiletries
Unveils Beauty Themes for 2025
Latest
Sponsored
Sustainable and Upcycled Cocoa Butter Alternatives from ICSC
ICSC A/S offers sustainable and upcycled alternatives to cocoa butter with similar consistency, texture, sensory, stability and enhanced moisturization to replace or reduce cocoa butter in formulations with guaranteed supply and competitive prices.
Event Coverage
What Beauty Innovations Qualify for the 2025
C&T Allēs
? What Are the Requirements?
What entries compete in the
C&T Allēs
? From ingredients, blends and prototype/finished formulas, to test methods/tools, devices and digital tech, entries span the cosmetic R&D process. Read on for more and enter now - the deadline is Sept. 13!
Preservation
Sharon Personal Care Introduces AquaVita, Vitamin-based Multifunctional Preservation Platform
The range is based on niacinamide (vitamin B3), enhanced to turn it into a mild, green, safe and sustainable antimicrobial preservation solution, per the company.
Event Coverage
9 Top Trends + 30 Beauty Insights from in-cosmetics Global 2024
Nearly 200 new launches were on display at in-cosmetics Global, held April 16-18, 2024, in Paris. Here, we've captured some of the top trends we spotted — but this is merely a sampling.
Companies
Inolex Issued European Patent for Multifunctionals, Announces Spectrastat CHA Chelating Agent
Inolex's latest ingredient, Spectrastat CHA is a 100% natural, non-palm derived chelating agent in powder form joining the line of Spectrastat preservation products.
Preservation
Inolex's SystemSpectrastat GHL Natural Combines Multifunctional Ingredients for Self-preserving Formulations
Applications of the ingredient include sensitive skin, facial care and baby care due to the mildness of caprylhydroxamic acid and glyceryl heptanoate.
Cosmetic Ingredients
Which Cosmetic Actives Will Come Out on Top at the 2024
C&T Allēs
?
Which actives will win
C&T Allē Awards
in 2024? Find out at our exclusive red carpet-style awards dinner on March 6, 2024, at the Biltmore in Los Angeles – alongside our captivating
Beauty Accelerate
event. Following are the contenders...
Videos
[video] 4 Novel Effective Antimicrobial Compounds on IFRA's Transparency List
In this interview from the IFSCC 2023 poster session, Shoko Hamada, of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., explains her research exploring antibacterial and antiviral properties of compounds on IFRA's transparency list, uncovering four with promising effects.
Preservation
Lanxess Offers Sustainable Protection with Neolone BioG Preservative
The preservative offers broad-spectrum activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, yeasts and molds. The preservative is stable in a pH range of 3 to 6.
Preservation
Clariant Launches Phenoxetol SG, 100% Bio-ethanol for Antimicrobial Use
With a renewable carbon index (RCI) of 25%, it carries the same chemical properties as its fossil counterpart, helping to keep the reformulation efforts to a minimum, per the company.
Preservation
The Preservative Quagmire
In this commentary, consultant Steve Schnittger, Ph.D., previously the vice president of global microbiology and fermentation in R&D for the Estée Lauder Cos., shares his thoughts and suggestions about preservation — a major pain point for the industry.