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Strong Organic Sales Growth Drives Colgate’s Numbers

Colgate-Palmolive Company this week reported worldwide net sales of $3.762 million in first quarter 2016, a decrease of 7.5% versus first quarter 2015 that is in part attributable to divestments and deconsolidation.

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Total Wellness Through Tradition: Ayurveda in Cosmetics, Part II

The herbal beauty care business has given rise to an opportunity for ayurvedic cosmetics. To remain genuine to their ancient tradition, such cosmetics should adhere to their founding principles while leveraging the synergies between ayurveda theory and cosmetics. Part one revealed these connections and related formulating theories. This second part discusses ayurvedic ingredients and applications.

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Gordon Laboratories Promotes Scientist

Lokesh Jain has been promoted to vice president of research and development plus technical services for Gordon Laboratories.

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Patent Pick: Mega Mint Condition

Most consumers want to "get fresh" with their choice of oral care products but price is a big factor in just how far they'll go. Enter Givaudan, with a new invention that maximizes mint perception while keeping costs down.

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Omyadent Gives Smiles a Sparkle

Omya has introduced Omyadent, an ingredient to help whiten, clean and desensitize teeth, among other benefits.

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DSM Appoints Salmassinia Vice President

DSM's personal care unit announced Parand Salmassinia as the regional vice president of North America.

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Patent Pick: Oral Care Dye Double Agents

Oral care colorants have a new mission: as antibacterial agents. As this patent application from Colgate-Palmolive explains, colorants typically used in oral care have been found to possess strong antibacterial activity when activated with visible light.

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Verdezyne Agrees to New Distributor

Verdezyne signed a distribution agreement with Connel Bros.

The Issues Common With Trending Natural Ingredients: The Pitfalls of Naturals

The ever-evolving nature of skin care presents ongoing challenges for marketing claims and labeling. Here are a few things to watch out for.

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Infographic: Breaking Down a Decade of Cosmetics

A condensed look at 10 years of growth in the cosmetics industry gives an idea of future opportunities..

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Exsymol Bags Green Award

Exsymol won the award for sustainable development by the Monaco Economic Board.

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Frutarom Invests in Algae To Benefit Cosmetic Products

Frutarom Industries announced its investment in algae to enhance its food and cosmetic products.

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Coral to be Harvested for Cosmetics

Maxey Cosmetics signed a five-year agreement allowing the company to harvest the tips of a locally abundant soft coral, to extract black sea rod oil for use as an ingredient in its products.

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FDA Discusses 'Natural' in Food, Beverage Labeling

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is finally talking about it: the word natural. Will this discussion move to cosmetics, next?

Three Factors Driving Natural Personal Care Market

Kline released information regarding the top three drivers of the global natural personal care market in recent years.

Shielding and Repairing Tooth Enamel with Carboxymethyl Cellulose

This article evaluates the ability of a toothpaste formulation containing calcium, phosphate and a film-building carboxymethyl cellulose to repair and refill damaged enamel. Micro-hardness and elasticity were quantified by nano-indentation, and surface roughness by profilometry. Scanning electron microscopy was employed for qualitative analysis, and profilometry, again, for the refilling of micro damage.

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Natural and Organic set to take centre stage at in-cosmetics Asia

Asia's cosmetics and toiletries sector is thriving and set to account for 28 per cent of the global cosmetics and toiletries market in 2015 - equivalent in size to Western Europe, according to Euromonitor International.

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R&D: Resources and Development of Eco-friendly Products

Eco-friendly suppliers fight greenwashing to deliver results.