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BioRenewable Solvents for Cosmetic R&D from MilliporeSigma

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Campo Research Pte. Ltd.'s Campo D.M.A.E. 99.99%

Nuwen Dry Shampoo And Styling Powder

Nuwen Develops Dry Shampoo and Styling Powder Concepts

The concepts are adapted to the consumers' desire for natural and waterless cosmetics.

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Vegan Roots: Siddha-inspired Botanical Extracts as Colorants for Hair Dyes*

This article describes the development of hair dyes with 100% vegetable-derived colorants. Testing showed good semi-permanent hair color efficacy without the use of synthetic colorants, alkalizers and peroxide or other oxidizers.

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Formulating Forum: Creating Waterless and Water-efficient Cosmetics

Waterless beauty products such as dry shampoos, shampoo/conditioning bars, and others are becoming more mainstream. This is due in part to increasing awareness of water scarcity, driving consumer interest in preserving this precious resource. Herein, the author defines waterless and water-efficient products and explains optimal ways to formulate them while ensuring a stable, long-lasting shelf life and efficiency to meet consumer needs.

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Cosmetics & Toiletries Clean and Sustainable Formulary

The following hair treatment and repair formulas, including shower dough, foot bath oil, bubble bath bar and more are offered as a basis from which to build and create your own. Readers should note in some cases, companies or ingredients may have changed. Read on for more.

Sabinsa's Cococin, Saberry and Nigellin Amber cosmeceutical ingredients have been officially COSMOS-approved.

3 Sabinsa Cosmeceutical Ingredients COSMOS-certified

All the ingredients that have this certification must be from natural origin, except a restrictive approved ingredients list, which includes preservatives, authorized in small quantities.

The study published found antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities for the hair and scalp. Additionally found were color vibrancy and regional capabilities.

Essential Oils May Have Cosmetic and Dermatological Use for Hair Care

The review, published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dematology, found antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities for the hair and scalp.

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[podcast] 'Natural' Redirect and Green Tea X Lotus Blue Light Protection

Consumers are demanding more from naturals, according to Hemali Gunt, Ph.D., of Burt's Bees—safety, efficacy and esthetics are just as important. In this podcast, Gunt describes this new direction and related work on green tea plus lotus for blue light protection. Listen now.

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Olivem® 2090, Hallstar’s new W/O cold process emulsifier, helps create naturally elegant sunscreens

New cold-process, nature-derived W/O emulsifier Olivem® 2090 is especially well-suited to sun care formulating.

EWG's latest initiatives seek to make clean beauty more science-driven.

EWG Takes 'Clean Beauty' to the Next Level

The initiative will reportedly "enable cosmetics ingredient manufacturers to earn the coveted EWG Verified: For Your Health certification for individual ingredients and ingredient compositions."

'A simple combination of one atom of oxygen (O) and two atoms of hydrogen (H) creates H2O, the chemical formula of water. In this context, water is a chemical,' Deciem explains in its latest consumer-facing campaign.

[video] Deciem Clears Up Clean Beauty: 'Everything is Chemicals'

In a recently launched marketing campaign, beauty manufacturer Deciem put forth a consumer-facing message that much of R&D has been saying all along: everything is made of chemicals. Even naturals.

Premium Organic's Alpin Heilmoor Extract (AHE) won second with the European BSB Innovation Award 2021 and has additionally presented its innovative sustainable extraction concept, Gentle Renaturation.

Premium Organic's Alpin Heilmoor Extract Wins BSB Innovation Award

Premium Organic's Alpin Heilmoor Extract (AHE) won second with the European BSB Innovation Award 2021 and has additionally presented its innovative sustainable extraction concept, Gentle Renaturation.

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Versatile, Nature-derived Preservation

For 32 years, Pioneering Green Preservative-Like actions, Campo Plantservative is proven to be effective against a broad spectrum of microbials, viruses, fungal, endospores, and molds.

Ethicskin is a natural, sustainable, multifuncitonal well-aging active that was found to improve skin health and reduce skin aging.

Provital Brings Eco-ethics to Well-aging with EthicSkin

Ethicskin is a natural, multifunctional, well-aging active shown to improve skin health and reduce signs of aging.

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[podcast] Transcendent Skin Care: Eco and Ethical Well Aging

In this podcast interview, sponsored by Provital, Michele Behrens, of Cosmetics & Toiletries, talks with Emilio Rubio and Clara Vigo, both of Provital, about an eco-friendly and eco-ethical well-aging active, Ethicskin. Listen now; it's free.

Hydrolite 7 green is a bio-based, nature-derived, colorless liquid that suits a variety of traditional or natural/green cosmetic formulations and all skin types.

Symrise Simplifies Formulas with Castor Bean-derived Hydrolite 7 Green

Hydrolite 7 green is a bio-based, nature-derived colorless liquid that serves a variety purposes in traditional or natural/green cosmetic formulations, in order to simply them.

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MossCellTec Aloe™ Harmonizes the skin’s moisture flow

MossCellTec™ Aloe is an unequaled aloe-moss extract sustainably obtained through our MossCellTec™ technology. Thanks to an intensified connexin-mediated cell-to-cell communication, MossCellTec™ Aloe optimally evens the moisture distribution in the skin and reduces the volume and depth of wrinkles.