Sales of cosmetics and personal care products in the US slowed in
2007 reflecting reduced consumer confidence and lower retail
spending, according to a new Euromonitor report.
A Dallas-based biotech company has released a technology that
promises to render animal-derived ingredients such as collagen a
hundred times purer than regulations require.
Nu Skin claims to have identified a previously unknown cause of
skin aging that could help the company create products that fight
wrinkles before they appear.
Eastman has developed an enzymatic process for novel esters to provide manufactures with customized anti-aging ingredients. Jim McCaulley, the company's personal care marketing manager, discusses the features of the technology and the evolving demands...
