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Cold Pressed Pomegranate Seed Oil

Natural Sourcing LLC has created a cold pressed pomegranate seed oil for cosmeceutical use.

Beautiful Berries Abound in Skin Care

Berries are especially festive and bright during the holidays. Their high content of antioxidants and vitamins has quickly facilitated a move into skin care, in particular in radiance and antiaging formulas.

Natural Water Delivery Active

Arch Personal Care Products has developed a natural active designed to regulate the skin’s ability to channel moisture to the areas where it is needed most.

Antioxidant Berries for Personal Care

Symrise has built its portfolio of extracts to include a number of berries, some of which are not well-known in the personal care industry.

Featured Ingredient: Anti-freeze Protein

TRI-K Industries has introduced a anti-freeze protein designed to fortify and protect skin...

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Fancor Highlights Vegetable-based Sensory Ingredient

Fancor highlights its new Crambe abyssinica seed oil (and) Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) extract, an all-natural, vegetable-origin ingredient...

A Fruit Cocktail for the Skin

Laboratoires Sérobiologiques, a division of Cognis France, has created a fruit cocktail for the skin.

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Umo Brings r-PGA to Retail Skin Care

Umo Inc., Co., Ltd. is set to unveil a line of retail products by the end of the summer that feature its gamma polyglutamic acid (PGA) compound.

Soy Wax for Sensory Benefits

Dow Corning Corp. offers soy wax to formulators as an alternative for structure and sensory characteristics.

Sea Buckthorn Emerges as MVP for Organic and Antiaging Products

Sea buckthorn oil, extracted from the seeds and berries, is a natural remedy for treating certain types of ulcers and skin conditions since it has healing and emollient properties.

Polypeptide Moisturizer for a Smooth Skin Feel

Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH has introduced a polypeptide moisturizer.

Moisturizing Rice Extract for Antiaging Benefits

ISP Vincience has introduced an antiaging rice extract with short- and long-term moisturizing benefits.

Moisturization, AQP-3 and Carcinoma Resistance

Moisturization is an essential part of skin care, reports Johann W. Wiechers, PhD. He adds that almost every chemical he has measured in his cosmetic life has demonstrated moisturizing benefits to human skin.

Liposomal Preparation Addressing Aging and Acne

Mibelle Biochemistry has launched a liposomal preparation of Astragalus membranaceus root extract that fights both aging and blemishes.

Deposition from Conditioning Shampoo: Optimizing Coacervate Formation

New techniques are being offered to produce formulations faster and more cost effectively than ever before. Researchers at the Institute for Formulation Science have addressed this challenge by developing robotic combinatorial techniques for the preparation and investigation of complex mixtures.

Standard vs. Coacervate Conditioner

Industry expert Tony O'Lenick asks: What is the difference between a standard conditioner and a coacervate conditioner?

Emollient with Water-holding Capacity

Ajinomoto has introduced an amino acid-based emollient with significant water-holding capacity.

Detangling and Conditioning Clear Shampoos

Developing clear shampoo systems that provide conditioning and detangling benefits to the hair can be a challenge. There are few ingredients available that can address these challenges.