Summer is in full swing which means sweat and humidity can wreak havoc on even the best coiffed hair styles, regardless of type or length. This month, several brands have launched or are highlighting their latest and best options to keep the frizz at...
DTC healthcare tech company XYON has just launched a new shampoo and conditioner set designed specifically to address hormone-related hair loss in male consumers using natural ingredients like rosemary leaf and clover flower extracts.
On the premise that different consumer demographics appreciate different product customization and retail options, the new HairRx brand is set to make its retail debut on QVC before the year is out.
Widespread advancements in silicones continues to drive the sensorial trend forward as the flexible, stable ingredient offers long lasting benefits while enhancing the texture of skin care, hair and colour cosmetics products.
Cozy Friedman explains how her So Cozy hair care line for children has expanded to meet the specific needs of children's hair while incorporating 'clean formulation' that is safe for children. New this year is the addition of a number products,...
The prestige and professional hair care company has been in business for over 20 years. And as products for curly and textured hair are gradually more welcome in the mainstream beauty market, both the brand and the company’s new investor partner believe...
New beauty and personal care brands regularly gain market entry by winning at the latest consumer trend. This is precisely what Cloud 10 Hair Care is aiming to do with its debut product line, which promises to be fully customizable as well as both fun...
The company’s Dove brand has just announced a new collection of hair care products positioned to compete directly with P&G’s popular Head & Shoulders brand of anti-dandruff shampoo.
Croda has unveiled the findings from a study into the efficacy of its scalp moisturizing and hair conditioning treatment DuraQuench IQ SA that broaden its applications.
Dow Corning has launched a microemulsion silicone-based hair care ingredient that is said to provide an unusual combination of both volumizing and repair for a range of formulations.
It is no surprise that the latest trend in hair care has been influenced by its skin care cousin as anti-ageing properties are now taking over shampoos, conditioners and serums, and helping boost ingredient manufacturers.
Bluestar Silicones has completed its Mirasil range for cosmetics applications with two new hair care ingredients: Mirasil ADME 235C and Mirasil ADMH-E125, which was showcased at the most recent in-cosmetics event in Paris.
Ashland Care Specialties has expanded its portfolio of conditioning and deposition polymers with the launch of two new cationic solutions: Conditioneze 22 and Conditioneze 37.
The return of the in-cosmetics Innovation Zone will see a range of companies showcasing their latest products and exclusive show launches in one place in skin, hair, deodorants and much more. Here, we round up the hair care ingredients and conditioners...
According to the market researcher’s global new products database (GNPD), demand for dry shampoo is building momentum in Europe with the UK leading the way, where nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of women are invested in the segment.
L’Oréal USA has expanded its plant in Kentucky to meet the rising demand for hair care products and with it will create over 200 new jobs over the next three years.
Tapping into the big trend for smoother shinier hair, Dow Corning is launching a slicone emulsion, CE-8411 Smooth Plus Emulsion for premium shampoo and rinse-off conditioner formulations.
Shin-Etsu has launched a new silicone-based ingredient for the hair and skin care categories that underlines the growing trend towards formulations with heightened sensorial properties.
Momentive Performance Materials has added to its portfolio of specialty silicones for personal care products with the launch of three, paraben-free hair care ingredients that are claimed to offer improved hair conditioning effectiveness among other benefits.
Ingredients manufacturer Inolex Chemical Company says it is targeting natural hair conditioning formulas with what is claimed to be the first ever natural cationic on the market.
Anti-aging hair care products are a fast-emerging niche category and Good Housekeeping has judged the best products in the market, said to be backed up by a comprehensive scientific study.
A biodegradable hair conditioner that can be formulated into shampoos, conditioners and leave on products has been launched by ingredients supplier Croda.
Inolex, supplier of specialty chemicals for the personal care and cosmetics industries, based in Philadelphia, USA, has introduced Kerabase L.C, a hair conditioning base using a pre-blend system.
The global silicone provider has launched a new product designed to give consumers a simplified hair routine aimed at hair control for those with a busy lifestyle.
Dow Corning has created two hair care formulations to demonstrate
the effectiveness and versatility of its latest emulsion for
high-performance conditioning applications.
Fine chemicals provider Dow Corning has launched a new emulsion
aimed at hair styling and leave-on conditioning products, backing
up aims to increase its footing in the hair care segment.
Connecticut-based Momentive Performance Materials has launched
Silsoft Care 'quat' blend, formulated to provide conditioning
performance for hair care products as well as providing added
volume.
UK-based Stable Micro Systems has launched a new test for the hair
care industry - an innovation that is said to evaluate the
'compatability' of shampoos, conditioners and smoothing agents in
order to determine efficacy.
Wacker Fine Chemicals, a division of Germany-based Wacker
Chemicals, has launched a series of new ingredients that include a
cyclodextrin complex for wrinkle treatments and sun care products
as well as silicone waxes for a variety...
McIntyre Group, a cosmetics ingredients company headquartered in
the US and UK, has launched four new pastilled conditioning
concentrates aimed at US, Latin American, Japanese and European
hair care formulations, reports Simon Pitman.
Low consumer spending and rising unemployment dampened western
Europe's largest market for hair care products in 2004, with a
shift towards economy products and discount outlets contributing to
a small decline in market value,...
Croda Personal Care has launched a biomimetic hair care ingredient
that offers lipid replenishment for damaged hair to help restore
moisture and conditioning.
The days when it was enough for a shampoo to cleanse and a
conditioner to soften are gone, said Croda's Nick Challoner,
announcing the company's new active ingredients for hair care
products.
Dow Corning has added a new silicone quaternary microemulsion for
hair care to its silicon-based product list. Debuting at
InCosmetics in Milan today, the new ingredient is claimed to be
multifunctional, helping to protect hair from...
