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Pantone's 2017 Color of the Year, Greenery, Evokes Hope

Pantone explained that Greenery was chosen as next year’s color because it is a “color snapshot of what we see taking place in our global culture.”

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Lead Levels in Cosmetics: Comment Now

Want a say in the levels of lead allowed in cosmetics? Now's your chance. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments on its newly drafted guidelines.

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Patent Pick: Move Over, Oxidizers, Titanium Salts are the New Hair Dye Heroes

Oxidizers have met their match, if you believe these L'Orél inventors. In this patent application, titanium salts are offered as the basis for natural and powerful hair dyes, without the need for oxidizing agents.

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Merck KGaA Launches a Red Hot Pigment

Get REDdy to paint the town red with Merck KGaA's Ronastar Red Allure, an effect pigment developed for the cosmetics industry. The matte, burgundy-red can be used in color cosmetics and to mattify texture.

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Could Lip Tints Be Giving Lip Disservice?

Research out of Korea regarding the effects of tinted lip products could leave lip product developers pouting.

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Patent Pick: Vanishing Act to Heal Scars and Wrinkles

Has your teen ever tried to put concealer over his/her zit cream? Or a raw wound? This inventor, from Beauty Blend, has a new trick to make unsightly wrinkles and scars heal as they disappear.

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Whatever Happened to Halal Cosmetics?

While analysts are left to sort through the question of "why" the halal segment is growing, cosmetic companies are moving forward with the "how."

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Color Pigments Valued to Reach $11.57 Billion by 2021

With facial makeup applications leading the color pigments industry, MarketsandMarkets published a report, projecting for this market to reach over $11.5 billion by 2021.

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Leapin' Lizards—New Findings Highlight Color-change Mechanisms

Biomimcry is an approach to innovation that identifies "sustainable solutions...by emulating nature’s time-tested designs and processes.” Enter: the East Asian Takydromus lizard.

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Pigment

Get ready to "wow" with the silver sparkling pigment Merck KGaA launched. Ronastar Frozen Jewel can be added to premium cosmetics and high-quality body care products to add a twinkle.

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L'Oréal Focuses on Custom Cosmetics, Wearables and Try-on Technologies

During the IFSCC Congress, Guive Balooch, Ph.D., of L’Oréal, presented on the effects technology will have not only on the chemists working in the lab, but on the beauty industry in general. His team is focused on: personalization, coaching and virtual try-ons.

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BASF Educates IFSCC Attendees on its Latest Innovations

BASF came to the IFSCC Congress 2016 prepared to meet demands of consumers who seek healthier lifestyle choices with a number of new innovations including new ingredients, pigments, concepts and more.

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How Cephalopods Became Nature’s Master of Cosmetics

Cephalopods possess reflectin proteins, which is unique in the animal kingdom. Roger Hanlon, Ph.D., of Brown University spoke during the biomimicry session at the IFSCC Congress on inspirations like these from nature to inspire the development of color cosmetics.

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Black is the New Black

Black—or pearlescent black, rather—is the new black. At least, that's what Sun Chemical believes. It launched a new effect pigment during in-cosmetics Latin America.

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Color Cosmetics Market Valued at $77.7 Billion by 2020

The global color cosmetics market is strong in the United States and anticipated to reach $77.7 billion globally by 2020. Which region will grow the fastest?

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Opacify Gels and Shampoos Naturally

Imerys launched a new natural mineral solution to impart opacity and whiteness to gel and shampoo formulas. ImerCare Opaque serves as an alternative to oil-derived opacifiers.

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For the Love of Microbes: Pigments with Super Powers

They're at it again. Microbes are spreading—but not to our blacklist, as once before. They've flagellated their way into our hearts as their powers are used for good, not evil—in this case, as producers of pigments having bonus antioxidant and antimicrobial benefits, as a new study describes.

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BASF Lets Its Colors Burst

Sit back in awe with color as BASF launched its Colors & Effects pigment brand. The brand complements five key industries and underlies the key strengths it brings to the market.