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As demand rises, it’s time for marine ingredient standards

As demand rises, it’s time for marine ingredient standards

By Andrew McDougall and Michelle Yeomans

The demand for marine ingredients in cosmetics has risen over the last few years and Organic Monitor’s Amarjit Sahota tells CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com that it is time to put standards in place to ensure sustainable sourcing. 

Euromonitor warns the industry of BB labelling overuse

Euromonitor warns the industry of BB labelling overuse

By Michelle Yeomans

According to Irina Barbalova, Global Head of beauty and Personal Care research at Euromonitor, the industry needs to take note of the overuse of multifunctionality and BB labelling, as it can lead to the dillution of the original concept of the products,...

Brian See, production manager, Carotech

Carotech launches palm oil derived ingredient for hair re-growth

Cosmetics Design recently spoke to Carotech's production manager Brian See to find out about the latest clinical trials to underline the efficacy of Tocotrienols derived from palm oil. The trials highlight the fact that the company's Tocotrienol-based...

Nail polish is the new lipstick effect, says Euromonitor

Nail polish is the new lipstick effect, says Euromonitor

By Michelle Yeomans

Last month Cosmetics Design caught up with Euromonitor’s Irina Barbalova at the in-cosmetics event in Barcelona to find out what trends were prevalent in beauty in 2011 and if the future looks bright for this sector... 

Lonza launches two new products and a formulators' tool

Lonza launches two new products and a formulators' tool

By Simon Pitman

Cosmetics Design recently caught up with global manager of technical marketing at Lonza, Suellen Bennett, to find out about the company's latest product launches and its new formulators' tool. It has just put to market a new active called Vivillume...

AkzoNobel launches sustainable hair styling solutions

AkzoNobel launches sustainable hair styling solutions

By Simon Pitman

AkzoNobel Global Personal Care has launched a series of sustainable and eco-friendly hair styling products. At the recent Suppliers' Day event in New Jersey, we caught up with Laurie Marshal, global marketing manager, styling, who explained about the...

Mark Sysler, VP sales, Bio-Botanica

Bio-Botanica discusses co-branding deal with DuPont Tate & Lyle

By Simon PItman

Bio-Botanica vice president of sales Mark Sysler spoke to Cosmetics Design about the company's co-branding with DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products at the recent Suppliers' Day event. In this video interview Sysler explains how the company's...

April Yeager, head of personal care, North America for Clariant

Clariant launches three new biopolymers focused on the natural trend

By Simon Pitman

At the NYSCC Suppliers' Day Clariant's head of personal care April Yeager spoke to Cosmetics Design about the company's three new biopolymer active ingredients that are being marketed as sensory boosters for skin and hair care. The vegetal-based...

Cosmetics Compact: in-cosmetics roundup

Cosmetics Compact

Cosmetics Compact: in-cosmetics roundup

By Andrew McDougall, Simon Pitman, Claire Videau and Michelle Yeomans,

Welcome to the Cosmetics Design Compact, brushing up on the latest industry news – in miniature.

Lionel Genix, marketing manager, Dow Personal Care

Dow Personal Care launches new family of sustainable surfactants

By Simon Pitman

Cosmetics Design caught up with Lionel Genix, marketing manager for Dow Personal Care, at last week's in-cosmetics event in Barcelona to find out about the launch of a new family of sustainable surfactants and a waterproof polymer.

Solar beauty shines at in-cosmetics 2012

Solar beauty shines at in-cosmetics 2012

By Andrew McDougall and Claire Videau

The in-cosmetics show returned to Barcelona this year, with solar beauty as the key theme, and more products than ever being introduced in the innovation zone.

Big future forecast for pre- and probiotics

Dispatches from Microbiota 2011

Big future forecast for pre- and probiotics

By Shane Starling

The Boston-based Human Microbiome Project is three years into a five-year project that is throwing up revelations about how human microorganisms behave – and its leader predicts a big future for pre- and probiotics.