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Green Ingredient to Replicate and Replace Pentylene Glycol

Minasolve has introduced MinaCare Pentiol Green+, a corn cob, sugar cane bagasse based version of pentylene glycol.

Vantage Specialty Ingredients Launches Green Product Series

Vantage Specialty Ingredients has introduced Lipomulse Eco Series, a new addition to their product line.

Symrise Launches Plant Juice Range to Benefit Cosmetics

Symrise has launched a series of freshly pressed plant juices in its Actipone range for cosmetic applications.

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Burt Shavitz Remembered as ‘The Bees Knees’

Burt "The Bee Man" Shavitz, co-founder and namesake of Burt's Bees, died at 80 years old.

TerraVerdae BioWorks Develops Environmental Microspheres

TerraVerdae BioWorks released a line of biodegradable, natural microspheres to be utilized in cosmetic and personal care products.

Study Suggests Link Between Citrus Consumption and Melanoma Risk

A recent study suggests a possible link between the consumption of citrus and an increased risk of malignant melanoma.

Capillary Electrophoresis: ‘Green’ Method to Quantify Cosmetic Components

In relation, in his Ph.D. thesis, Josu López, researcher, developed and applied three “green” analytical methods to simultaneously analyze and quantify various components used in cosmetics.

The Confounding Nature of Regulating Natural Personal Care Ingredients

What makes a product safe? What makes a product nature-inspired or pseudo-natural? Existing and pending regulations—and the mixed messaging that results—create confusion for the consumer and safety dilemmas for product manufacturers.

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Shea Sensory Approach to Personal Care

Ingredient supplier Olvea Vegetable Oils introduced three esters to impart new sensory benefits to personal care formulations.

Evonik and Brenntag Cooperate on Hydrogen Peroxide and Peracetic Acid

Evonik Industries is introducing new hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid grades for drug, medical products and cosmetics manufacturers.

Berkem Fights Glycation and Wrinkles

Berkem presented the active ingredient, Berkemyol potentilla, which highlighted an anti-aging formulation concept.

Sustainable Amazonian Cosmetic and Fragrance Materials

Leveraging biodiversity, sustainable sourcing and modern processing technology to create new fragrance and and cosmetic actives.

The Nagoya Protocol for Cosmetics and Extracts

The Nagoya Protocol is an international law applying to genetic resources and ensuring the countries of origin share in the benefits from using these materials.

Croda Facility to Produce Sustainable Non-ionic Surfactants

Croda will manufacture sustainable non-ionic surfactants at a new $170-million plant near its Atlas Point manufacturing facility in New Castle, DE.

Evonik Adds Sustainable Cleansing Surfactant

A concentrated surfactant based on RSPO-certified sustainable palm kernel oil, Evonik's new TEGO Betain P 50 C lends an improved cost/performance ratio compared to standard CAPBs.

Impact Colors Introduces Candelilla Bead Exfoliators

Impact Colors has created a new line of candelilla bead exfoliators as alternatives to polyethylene microbeads for skin care and oral care. Nature XFol is a line of exfoliating beads in a variety of colors that are natural, biodegradable and safe for skin.

Asia-Pacific Update: Hong Kong Regulations and ‘Green’ Awareness

In Hong Kong, cosmetic safety assurance is viewed as being part of the product manufacturing process, and reasonable safety will result from all the necessary production processes being followed. This update is a short review of the rules for manufacturing and selling cosmetic products in Hong Kong.

Organic Monitor Addressing the Challenges That Come with Green Active Opportunities

According to Organic Monitor, the growing array of green actives is spurring innovation in the beauty and cosmetics industry, and the organization is finding that novel green ingredients also are bringing fresh technical challenges with them.