All news articles for March 2012

Beraca business director Filipe Sabará

Beraca eyes big growth in the North America market

By Simon Pitman

Beraca business director Filipe Sabará tells Cosmetics Design that he is expecting the company’s newly formed US subsidiary will help grow the business in the North American market at an even faster pace.

Egg oil sunscreen? It’s no 'yolk'

Egg oil sunscreen? It’s no 'yolk'

By Michelle Yeomans

Sunscreen isn’t the only area of the cosmetics industry that VAV Life Sciences has in mind for OLEOVA, an egg yolk oil that the company says can also be applied to hair and skin care formulations.  

Apollo oil pump

Quadpack adds Apollo pump to its skin care line

Cosmetic packaging provider Quadpack has added a new dispenser to its line of skin care products. The Apollo oil pump has been designed to resist oil-induced swelling to prevent leakage, keeping the pump and bottle clean and dry.

Antioxidant products a cosmetic winner according to market researcher

Antioxidant products a cosmetic winner according to market researcher

By Michelle Yeomans

According to a recent survey carried out by US market researcher, Packaged Facts, cosmetics tagged with the word 'antioxidant' are favored by the consumer as research finds retail sales of these products were estimated at $3.9 billion in 2011,...

US Congress to take a look at toxic chemicals in cosmetics

US Congress to take a look at toxic chemicals in cosmetics

By Andrew McDougall

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has called the first official Congressional hearing on cosmetics safety in more than 30 years following recent debates over the levels of certain ‘toxic’ chemicals present in cosmetic products.

CIQ labels no longer required for imported cosmetics in China, says CIRS

CIQ labels no longer required for imported cosmetics in China, says CIRS

By Michelle Yeomans

The China Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ) has announced that cosmetic companies are no longer required to obtain a China Inspection and Quarantine label for imported cosmetics, providing those products have passed the bureau’s inspections

US scientists find clue to treating male baldness

US scientists find clue to treating male baldness

By Michelle Yeomans

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a protein that triggers hair loss by analyzing which genes are switched on when men start to go bald.

People on the move: cosmetics jobs

People on the Move

People on the move: cosmetics jobs

By Andrew McDougall

Cosmetics Design presents the latest round up of the movers and shakers in the cosmetics industry, including a reshuffle at L’Oréal, and appointments at Shiseido and Inolex.

Ganeden Biotech launches anti-aging probiotic nutricosmetic ingredient

Ganeden Biotech launches anti-aging probiotic nutricosmetic ingredient

By Michelle Yeomans

Ganeden Biotech has developed Bonicel, a probiotic-based, anti-aging, nutricosmetic ingredient said to improve skin hydration, elasticity and fine lines and wrinkles that can be used topically in lotions, creams, gels, powders, scrubs, masks and cleansers.