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SCC Announces the Debut of the Green Star Award

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) recently announced the new award that will be presented to the formulator who has done the most to accomplish green formulations during the past 12-month period.

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Azelis Aims to Grow in the Asia Pacific Market

Azelis has announced a new office in Indonesia and a new managing director in Japan.

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BASF Increases Price for U.S. Oleochemicals

BASF will increase its list and off-list prices for U.S. oleochemicals on April 1, 2017.

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Exposing Ingredient Exposure: It's Better Than We Thought

Cosmetovigilance is at the forefront of the industry's mind and is deeply rooted in testing ingredient safety. In relation, a new paper explores the aggregated exposure of consumers to given ingredients, with interesting results.

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Lab Lessons—Wise Words from the Bench with Mark Chandler

Cosmetics & Toiletries presents “Lab Lessons,” featuring interviews with veteran members of the personal care industry to share practical advice from the lessons they have learned.

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Grooming Interventions Impact Body Vitality: Feel-good Effects Beyond Clean

Daily grooming rituals are a fact of life, but what is their impact beyond how they make us look and feel? Coupled with other facts, rituals including fragrance, sauna and hormesis have measurable effects on the body.

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DuPont Tate & Lyle to Celebrate 10 Years of Production

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio products is celebrating 10 years of production with an event taking place on March 9, 2017.

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Transform the Shower into Organic Power

Groupe GM presented a line of organic shower products including a shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, body lotion and soap.

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Everything’s Better with a Buddy

Dry skin? New Buddy Scrub body scrubs are designed to exfoliate and moisturize skin, and improve the appearance of dryness.

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Cosmetics & Toiletries Formulary: Bath, Body & Shower

The holidays are here. Don't stress! Relax and pamper yourself with these novel bath, body and shower formulas. Visit the Cosmetics & Toiletries Bench Reference, our free, exclusive online directory of formulas and ingredients, for details on these and other formulas.

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Azelis Personal Care Expands Product Portfolio

"These new suppliers and diverse ranges provide exciting options to support innovation in product formulation and meet the latest trends."

Patent Pick: Calculated Fragrancing

Ask any perfumer and they'll tell you: perfumery is an art. Just like cosmetic formulating is a craft. Now, P&G scientists are putting this creative process to modeling—not to take away its "soul," but to optimize it.

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Patent Pick: Milder Yet Surfactant-ier?

Something doesn't add up here. How can Unilever researchers create milder products using higher amounts of surfactant? Read about it in this patent.

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Time Spent in Front of the Mirror [infographic]

Italians win for the most time spent grooming in front of the mirror; the Brits spend the least. Check out this infographic.

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VIDEO: Does the Triclosan Ruling Open Doors for New Product Types?

In this sixth video in our series, David C. Steinberg considers whether the FDA's triclosan ruling presents an opportunity.

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VIDEO: Will the Triclosan Ban Leave Us Empty-handed?

Triclosan got the FDA's boot earlier this month. So now what? In this second installment of our video series, David Steinberg continues the discussion.

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VIDEO: 2 Questions on the FDA's Triclosan Ruling

The FDA's ruling on triclosan raises two questions, which David C. Steinberg describe in this fourth video in our series. However, he concedes that fighting the ruling is like "doubling down on an already-lost bet."

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VIDEO: Triclosan Ban, The Backstory

Triclosan got the FDA's boot earlier this month, but why? In this interview with David Steinberg, C&T gets the backstory.