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Clariant Doubles Pigment Production Capacity

Clariant doubles annual production capacity for water-based pigment preparations at its new Santa Clara production site in Mexico.

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Is the Damage Done? Reduce and Repair Hair Color Damage

This article explores the main changes to hair after regular use of permanent hair colorants and how these changes impact noticeable hair properties such as feel, styling, breakage, etc. It then considers several strategies to reduce the damage caused during hair coloring, or to minimize the impact of damage post-coloring.

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Brightness, High Chroma Effects Focus for New High-Performance Pigments

Providing luminosity and gold reflection, these pigments will brighten up your product.

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Bouldin Leaves Lonza, Heads to Premier Specialties as President

Lisa Bouldin departs as general manager of Lonza to become president at Premier Specialties, Inc.

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Prepare to Formulate: in-cosmetics Paris Ingredient Launch Preview

Can't wait to start learning about in-cosmetics Paris' ingredient launches? Check out a rundown of some previewed ingredients here!

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Getting Their Daily Dose: Consumer-friendly Sunscreens for Maximum Compliance

It’s well-known that consumers do not apply sunscreen as much or as often as needed to ensure sun protection. These everyday products help by the incorporation of sun protection into their formulas.

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Control Your Sunless Spray Tan

Selfie Tan’n Go Continuous Sunless Spray helps give skin an immediate tan, darkening skin within the first two to four hours.

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Patent Pick: Lashing Out

For those of us who've ever peeled and picked off waterproof mascara, this gel-based invention from L'Oréal brings hope by "lashing out" against such waxy, shellacked residues.

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Patent Pick: DIY Particle Dispersion

Are you "back at the grind," milling metal oxides for color cosmetics or sunscreens? These inventors are enabling the work do itself, with a self-dispersing particle coating.

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Ronastar Lapis Jewel Brings a Twinkle to Cosmetics

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, introduced Ronastar Lapis Jewel, a new effect pigment for the cosmetics industry.

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Patent Pick: Caught Red-handed

There's no way these inventors will escape, they've been caught "red-handed"— with a new, high-coloring phosphor pigment.

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Patent Pick: Use the Force

Gravity is at the center of this patent application from Amorepacific Corp., which uses a specific oil and powder to create an eye makeup composition with excellent curling force and hold.

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Impact Colors Merges With Sandream

Impact Colors announced a merger, effective January 1, 2016, in order to combine resources and increase product range.

Azelis Completes Acquisition of KDG

Azelis announced their acquisition deal was completed and is now closed following regulatory clearance.

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U.S. Cosmetics Corporation Alters Company Name

U.S. Cosmetics Corporation announced its official name change to Miyoshi America, Inc., effective Friday, Jan. 1, 2016.

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Pathway to Radiant Skin

Our Color Care segment contributes to the market with a wide range of special-effect pigments and functional ingredients that are on trend, unique and skin-friendly. BASF offers highly effective solutions that create an immediate visual and sensory impact: a radiant appearance and an expression of personality.

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Patent Pick: Charging Lashes

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight is a mascara from L'Oréal that gives a charging and curling effect to lashes and imparts an intense black.

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Patent Pick: Translucent Color Cosmetic

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's choice, from L'Oréal et al., describes a translucent, colored cosmetic to impart a warm tone on skin.