Ingredients & formulation
BASF upgrades its pore-tightening cosmetic active ingredient Laricyl
BASF Personal Care recently unveiled a more sustainable and upgraded version of its pore-tightening active ingredient Laricyl....
100% plant-based rheological modifier for highly-sensorial formulations
In the beauty industry, naturality and sustainability have become unavoidable. In a time of well-informed consumers and stricter...
Seppic: A biomimetic and eco-designed active ingredient for skin firmness
The French manufacturer of cosmetic active ingredients launches Sagacious, a biomimetic and eco-designed marine active ingredient...
Holistic beauty: Clariant launches mood-boosting skincare innovations
Based on recent science research on the brain-to-skin axis and building on its latest awarded cosmetic ingredient launches, Clariant...
Yifixia develops natural excipients based on plant-derived co-products
Startup Yifixia combines eco-extraction and white chemistry to offer the cosmetics industry 100% natural formulation ingredients...
Fragrances: A Lebanese village at the heart of the Damask rose tradition
In Lebanon’s Bekaa plain, Damask roses have been cultivated for generations to make the rose water which will be used to scent pastries...
SpruceSugar, an antioxidant ingredient upcycled from the wood industry
SpruceSugar, an innovative antioxidant compound made from forest industry side stream sawdust, has been chosen by Ole Hyvä Luonnontuote,...
Epionine Bio, a holistic active ingredient for skin and mind well-being
At the in-cosmetics Global trade show, which took place from March 28 to 30, 2023 in Barcelona, Laboratoires Expanscience presented...
The shea butter sector, a real instrument of economic development in Africa
Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa), a tree indigenous to Africa, and whose fruit – collected almost entirely by women – is used to produce one...
BASF debuts Kerasylium, a plant-based alternative to animal keratin
At the in-cosmetics Global trade show in Barcelona, BASF Personal Care has launched an upcycled plant extract with an amino acid...