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Euxyl K 940 Stays Bold Against Mold

Helping protect against mold, bacteria and yeast, Schülke&Mayr GmbH launched euxyl K 940, a liquid cosmetic preservative. This ingredient was created with global approval to be utilized in a range of formulation types.

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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!

Industry Recap: In Case You Missed It

Busy week? Catch up on anything you might have missed here.

Inolex Opens China Headquarters

INOLEX opens a new Commercial & Technical Center in Guangzhou, China.

In Case You Missed It: This Week in News

Busy week? Catch up with industry news you might have missed.

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Preservative Predicaments in Facial Skin Care

Preserving skin care products has become challenging because of attacks by special interest groups, which often lead to negative consumer perceptions. As these assaults on preservatives—some scientifically sound, some not—continue, the industry must look for new preservation methods to gain acceptance.

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Frequency of Preservative Use Update Through 2014

It has been four years since this author last reviewed the preservatives being used in U.S. and Canadian cosmetics. Since then, continuing attacks on preservatives, MIT, triclosan and others have kept formulators scrambling. This report discusses some of these attacks and compares numbers, to see what impact these attacks have had.

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Study Raises Concerns Over Exposure of African-American Women to Hair, Scalp Care

A new study from Loma Linda University reviewed hair product use among African-American women in relation to breast cancer incidence. Findings suggest a closer look is warranted.

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Building Bridges Between Science and Nature

schülke’s sensiva line of multifunctional additives provides personal care products with a balance between efficacy and natural. The latest evolutions of this line, sensiva PA 30 and sensiva PA 40, are as gentle as natural ingredients and as effective as traditional preservatives.

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Patent Pick: Non-aqueous, Eco-friendly Antimicrobial

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's patent, from ISP, relates to a non-aqueous, eco-friendly antimicrobial composition.

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Patent Pick: Impermeable Anti-contamination Applicator

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's feature, from AMOREPACIFIC, is a cosmetic applicator including an impermeable anti-contamination sheet.

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Purdue Scientist Refines Potential Natural Paraben Replacement

Visiting scientist German Schäfer has been working at Purdue University to refine all-natural preservatives and antioxidants derived from Solanum superfruits. For use in cosmetics, these ingredients will be commercialized through his company, BioProcol.

Patent Pick: Rapid Microbe Detection

Patent Picks are compiled by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention describes an approach for rapid microbe detection in product samples.

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Free Formaldehyde Preservative Stability in Personal Care: Part I—Water

As scrutiny of formaldehyde-donor (FD) and other preservative technologies has increased in recent years, additional assurances of the relative safety and benefits of FD technologies are required. This two-part article examines the effects of temperature and pH on free-formaldehyde levels (as detected by C-13 NMR), first in water, then in personal care formulations.

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Free Formaldehyde Preservative Stability in Personal Care: Part II—Formulations

As scrutiny of formaldehyde-donor (FD) and other preservative technologies has increased in recent years, additional assurances of the relative safety and benefits of FD technologies are required. This two-part article examines the effects of temperature and pH on free-formaldehyde levels (as detected by C-13 NMR), first in water, then in personal care formulations.

U.S. Women Boosting Natural Beauty Spend

New survey shows opportunities among millennials and other age segments.

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Alternative Preservation for Wet Wipes and Cold Process Cosmetics

Hurdle technology is a holistic formulation approach that assesses the impact of multiple factors on the ability of a formulation to support microbial growth. A particular challenge has been the identification of ingredients that can be used in the hurdle technology approach for solutions and emulsions in non-woven substrates, and INOLEX has created two ingredients to help formulators address this need.

Demystifying Cosmetic Science for Consumers

Cosmetic scientists know the headaches of alarmist groups and junk science. They reformulate products pulled from shelves due to mistruths from would-be "experts." Joe Schwarcz, PhD, of McGill University will explore why there is a need to demystify cosmetic science during the Cosmetics & Toiletries Summit.