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Examining Tomorrow’s Surfactant Personalities: Alpha Olefin Sulfonate in Personal Care

The use of alpha olefin sulfonate surfactants is rising in personal care; most commonly, sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate. This article identifies the properties, applications and composition of these surfactants for their role in the industry’s future.

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Natural Sourcing Introduces Magnesium Chloride Ingredients

Natural Sourcing has introduced two personal care ingredients based on magnesium chloride for topical application. They are ecologically collected from salt mines in the Himalayas.

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Innospec Doubles Production Capacity

To ensure all customers’ needs are met in both innovation and supply, Innospec has invested in doubling its production capacity for a range of surfactants to benefit and grow the personal care market.

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Editor's Note: Health and 'Swell'ness

The consumer driver for health and wellness will no doubt flow into the New Year and beyond. As such, this issue takes inspiration from the spa world.

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Microbeads Then and Now: Polyethylene and Alternative Next-gen Abrasives

Properties of microbeads such as their particle size, density, morphology and material hardness are important for abrasive and sensory attributes. The present article highlights these and other aspects for both polyethylene-based beads and naturally derived abrasive alternates.

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The Future of Spas and Wellness: Saunas in the Limelight

Saunas have been shown to positively affect skin, including protecting its surface pH and hydration, among other benefits. Research shows essential oils can affect central nervous system functioning beyond smell; although their combined effects with saunas on biophysical parameters are yet to be investigated.

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BASF’s Footprint at SCS Formulate 2017

BASF held an educational role at SCS Formulate 2017 with display of solutions for applications in the personal care market. The company featured ingredients, products, trends, solutions and more.

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Patent Pick: Reloadable Microcapsules Answer Fragrance Formulating Challenge

Just when you thought your formula was optimized, you tried to add fragrance. And what happened? You lost it in the aqueous phase. How can you control this partitioning and release? A new patent application from IFF may have your answer.

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Patent Pick: Polymer/Surfactant Duo Ends Suspension Suspense

Ingredient fallout at the bottom of a bottle is not typically a benefit outlined in Marketing's product brief. As such, PZ Cussons inventors have made structurally sound moves to leverage polymer/surfactant interactions and put an end to the suspense of suspension.

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Do You Have the Need for Speed Formulating?

Cosmetics & Toiletries caught up with Irwin Palefsky, president and CEO of Cosmetech Laboratories, Inc., to hear his opinions on the speed formulating process and how formulators can get in-demand products to market quickly, without compromising safety and efficacy.

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Phoenix Chemical Announces Relocation and Expansion of Headquarters

The companies new headquarters is located at 151 Industrial Parkway in Branchburg, NJ.

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Momentive Names Safic-Alcan an Authorized Distributor for Europe

"We are delighted to extend our commitment to a world leader of silicone fluids and boron nitride and to offer enhanced technical solutions and added value products to our customers in personal care and industrial markets."

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Are You Ready for in-cosmetics North America's Formulation Challenge?

"We expect to see the contestants lean on their extensive experience and knowledge of everything from chemistry to business in their attempts to prove they are the best of the best. "

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NYSCC Suppliers' Day Announces Partnership with PCPC

"We are looking forward to being part of the NYSCC Suppliers’ Day and sharing important information and resources on sound science and to help attendees continue to develop safe, innovative products that enhance consumers’ lives.”

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Read the Label: Murad Transforming Powder Dual-Action Cleanser & Exfoliator

One of the latest Asian-inspired skin cleansers comes from U.S. derm brand Murad. Here, Katerina Steventon, Ph.D., explores it claims and ingredients to see how they match up.

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Ginger King Talks Product Innovation and in-cosmetics North America

We caught up with Ginger King, cosmetic chemist and professor of business of fashion at Rutgers Business School, to get her take on beauty and personal care innovation, what this means and how brands can embrace it to produce cutting-edge products.

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Blue Sky Thinking: Star Polymer Aligns Clarity with Viscosity for High-perfume Surfactant Systems

Building viscosity and clarity in surfactant systems, especially those that are sulfate-free and have high fragrance loads, is challenging. In response, a new six-armed nonionic associative thickener was developed that effectively bridges many small micelles to create larger, bridged structures that improve viscosity, while retaining clarity.

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Azelis Names Tagra Biotechnologies Exclusive Distributor in China

"Together we aim to offer customers high quality technical service and innovative application insights. We work well together and the decision to extend our partnership was a natural one.”