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Synthetic Mica Pigments for Color Cosmetics

Impact Colors Inc. has launched a line of synthetic mica-based pigments with low heavy metal content and bright colors.

Researchers Develop Pigment-free Colored Polymers

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have developed pigment-free polymer materials that reportedly exhibit color due to their structure, similar to the natural color seen in beetle shells and butterfly wings.

Impact Colors Redesigns Website for Effect Pigment Formulating

Effect pigment supplier Impact Colors Inc. has launched a website to offer the formulator a visual representation of the company's pigment effects as well as technical information and easy access to sample requests.

R&D Awards Finalists Announced

Cosmetics & Toiletries magazine has announced the finalists for its 2011 R&D Awards, which will honor one new ingredient for its design and one finished product for the craft of its formulation. Winners will be announced at In-Cosmetics in Milan.

Dual-tone Pearlescent Pigments for Eye Products

DayGlo Color Corp. has unveiled a range of dual-tone pearlescent pigments created for eye shadow formulations. Based on natural micas, the pigments shift color depending upon the angle at which they are viewed.

The wound dressing is formulated with an indicator dye that turns purple when the skin underneath is infected. *Photo courtesy of Fraunhofer EMFT

Scientists Develop Dye for Wound Dressings to Indicate Infection

Scientists at the Fraunhofer-Einrichtung für Modulare Festkörper (EMFT) in Munich have developed an indicator dye for bandages and dressings that changes color if an infection develops underneath.

Evonik Establishes Carbon Black Company

Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH has reorganized its carbon black activities and established Evonik Carbon Black GmbH, a legally independent management company that produces carbon black under the Evonik umbrella.

NineSigma Calls for Ammonia Free of Masking Technologies

NineSigma has received a request, RFP# 66099, for ammonia odor management in permanent hair colorants. The request encourages companies or academic researchers with a solution to ammonia odor to submit their technologies.

Bold, Pearlescent Pigments for Eye Makeup

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments will introduce bold effect pearlescent pigments for eye makeup at In-Cosmetics in Paris.

TiO2 Coated Fluorphlogopite for a Silver White Luster

EMD Chemicals Inc. has added a silver white pigment based on synthetic fluorphlogopite coated with titanium dioxideto its product line to impart shimmer and luster to color cosmetics and in skin care applications.

Merck Opens Cosmetic Technology Center in Darmstadt

Merck KGaA has opened a new Cosmetic Technology Center (CTC) at its Darmstadt site in Germany. The new laboratories and seminar rooms will inform customers about the applications for pearl-luster pigments, functional fillers and cosmetic actives.

Bell Researches the Scent of Color

The panelists were given 15 fragrances to smell, ranging from fruit fusion to sweet lime punch. After listing their favorites, the panelists were shown a color wheel and asked to indicate where they felt each fragrance should be placed on the color wheel.

Metallic Surface-treated Pigments for Color Cosmetics

Based on calcium sodium borosilicate coated with titanium dioxide and iron oxides, this pigment exhibits color strength and purity that transforms into a luxurious gold shade.

The entrapped diamond complex converts invisible UV light to blue light (photoluminescence) and selectively scatters favorable blue and green light (Rayleigh Scattering). The colored particles contained a D&C dye coordinated with the diamond complex and can be used to neutralize skin discoloration or simply to add color to a given formulation.

Diamonds for a Soft Focus Effect

Photoluminescent diamonds have been encapsulated in a spherical polymer, rendering a soft-focus particle with both photoluminescent and color-correcting attributes.

Cosmetic Carriers for Visual Effect

Induchem AG has introduced cosmetic carriers comprised of lactose or mannitol, cellulose, HPMC and pigments of synthetic or mineral origin that are loaded with an active cosmetic ingredient. The spheres are available in two size ranges, 500 – 900 µm and 1000 – 1500 µm.

Pigments, Pigments, Everywhere...

Korean scientists are fundamentally different in their approach to cosmetics. They are just that little bit smarter than the rest of us, in that they use pigments to fill up lines and wrinkles for immediate antiaging benefits.

New Black Pigment Approved By FDA

D&C Black No. 3, or "bone black," has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for formulation into eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara and face powder.

Permanent vs. Transient Pigment Coating

Industry expert Tony O'Lenick explains the difference between a pigment with a permanent coating and a transient coating.

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