Formulation & Science

2021 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards honor beauty ingredient maker Colonial Chemical

17-Jun-2021 By Deanna Utroske

Launched in 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual green chemistry awards program recognizes companies that develop and implement more sustainable technologies.

Colgate-Palmolive files patent on ‘anti-irritant’ CBD antiperspirant

10-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Colgate-Palmolive has developed an antiperspirant formula containing cannabidiol (CBD) that it says works as an anti-irritant on the skin.

Clean sweep: Clé De Peau’s new micellar cleansing water to feature Shiseido’s new make-up removing tech

02-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

Japanese beauty giant Shiseido has developed new technology to enhance the effectiveness of micellar water that it will launch with Clé De Peau Beauté starting from June 2021.

Upcycled keratin coming to the beauty ingredient market from a not-so-glamorous source

24-May-2021 By Deanna Utroske

Tomorrow Water, a California-based water treatment company, has just received funding to optimize a new technology that uses only water, heat, and pressure to extract keratan from packing house waste and livestock carcasses.

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Green chemistry is a ‘mindset’ that holds great promise for circular beauty, says expert

20-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Green chemistry is circular by design and therefore provides an important tool for the beauty industry as it looks to improve its environmental impact longer-term, an expert consultant says.

Botanical supplement reduces effects of pollution on skin health, says study

13-May-2021 By Nikki Hancocks

The polyphenol-rich supplement Zeropollution improves the signs of skin ageing, strengthens skin barrier function, and counteracts oxidative stress, according to a new study involving 100 women.

SCC call-for-speakers deadline is May 15

05-May-2021 By Deanna Utroske

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists is developing the content program for the organization’s 75th Annual Scientific Meeting and Showcase and is currently accepting abstracts from prospective speakers.

ROELMI HPC: developing ingredients for tomorrow’s global beauty marketplace

28-Apr-2021 By Deanna Utroske

With a watchful eye on the US cosmetics and personal care market, the Italian biotech company is leveraging green chemistry, local sourcing and production, and the science of sustainability to innovate for the future of beauty.

Is friction-free tech the key to zero-waste beauty manufacturing?

27-Apr-2021 By Deanna Utroske

LiquiGlide technology has been making headlines here on CosmeticsDesign.com since 2014. Now a partnership with Mibelle Group highlights the industrial-scale potential of the company’s novel frictionless tech.

Seqens Cosmetics Natural Ingredients partners with ChemSpec for US distribution

22-Apr-2021 By Deanna Utroske

The France-based specialty ingredient maker announced the ChemSpec appointment this month.

Willow Biosciences Inc. to present CBG data at Society for Investigative Dermatology annual meeting

22-Apr-2021 By Deanna Utroske

The Vancouver-based ingredient maker—in partnership with Signum Biosciences—has completed studies on the efficacy and safety of it cannabigerol on human skin.

Insect ingredients specialist EnviroFlight expands R&D for cosmetic inputs

14-Apr-2021 By Deanna Utroske

Today, EnviroFlight, a subsidiary of the upcycling organic ingredient maker Darling Ingredients, announced plans to break ground on a new R&D facility in North Carolina.

Seaweed saviour: Marinova highlights ‘unmet needs’ in the market for skin microbiome-friendly atopic dermatitis treatment

14-Apr-2021 By Amanda Lim

There is a gap in the market for skin microbiome solutions to help treat atopic dermatitis, claims biotechnology company Marinova, for which it believes its brown seaweed extract could play a major role.

Special Edition: Cannabis beauty - Innovation and science in CBD and cannabinoids

Beyond CBD? Any of the 100+ minor cannabinoids could be a ‘rock star’ beauty active, says Treehouse Biotech

09-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Cannabidiol (CBD) may have stolen the limelight in cannabis beauty so far, but there are over one hundred minor cannabinoids worth studying with significant potential for future innovation, says cannabinoid specialist Treehouse Biotech.

Artificial skin: Shiseido plans to launch highly anticipated ‘second skin’ tech into market this year

06-Apr-2021 By Amanda Lim

Japanese beauty major Shiseido said it plans to launch ‘second skin’ this year, a so-called game-changing new technology which can diminish undereye bags instantly without the use of make-up.