Archives for September 12, 2012

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Canada issues new guidelines on heavy metals in cosmetics

By Michelle Yeomans

The Canadian government has issued new guidelines on heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and antimony in an effort it says, to determine appropriate limits of ‘impurities’ in cosmetics.

Scientists develop a skin renewal cream with umbilical cord serum

By Michelle Yeomans

Scientists at global cosmetic company Novo Solutions have developed a line of anti-ageing skin care products that features a formulation comprised of purified human umbilical cord serum, an ingredient they say is an industry first, in the fight against...