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California Baby to Reformulate with Nature-derived Preservatives Developed In-house

Children's personal care brand California Baby announced plans to reformulate its products starting in September 2018. This move will enhance the company's offerings with nature-derived preservatives developed in-house.

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[podcast] Why the FDA Disallows Europe’s Sunscreens

Between limited UV filter options and bans on organic sunscreens, the U.S. sunscreen market is wrought with strife. So why not just add Europe's UV filters to expand the U.S. portfolio? As David Steinberg explains in this podcast, it's not that easy. Listen now.

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Lyophilized Powders Deliver Natural Cosmeceutical Ingredients

What’s the best way to deliver ingredients into the skin? At R&E Cosmetics Laboratory, Inc., we have identified a process that stabilizes ingredients while extending the shelf life of our natural cosmeceutical formulas.

Chemical Reaction: Embracing Phase Diagrams

Understanding cosmetic scientists’ use of phase diagrams and the powerful insights these diagrams provide illuminates the possibilities for trend-setting products.

New Paradigms

Not every method is good for every product type, but a tool box of new ideas can surely jump-start a sleepy development program. And innovation, often a risky proposition, has a higher likelihood of success if the underlying ideas are sound.

Jill Scalamandre, chairwoman, CEW, and CMO, Chrysallis, with guest, Chuck Rubin, president and CEO, Ulta Beauty.

CEW Newsmaker Forum Presented Ulta’s Chuck Rubin

“I think the greatest opportunity is to create a community for the customer by enhancing the brand, bringing it to life and making the customer feel welcome,” Ulta’s Chuck Rubin told CEW members.

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Synesthesia is Music to Our Feel and Taste Receptors

"One of the next (applications) we could see is whether music can improve or boost skin hydration."

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3 Ingredient Transparency Trends Driving 'Clean' Beauty

'Clean' beauty continues to grow and is driven by transparency, as CBI Insights revealed in a report highlighting three ingredient transparency trends. In relation, P2 Science will introduce its Citropol renewable liquid polymers in an upcoming webinar.

Custom and Readymade Materials from Neenah Packaging

New Innovations for Brands

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Waste-free Beauty

Side-stream valorization can reduce costs, prevent waste and create marketable stories for brands.

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The Best of Science and Nature

With technology moving faster than ever before, the need to "unplug" and get back to nature has never been greater. This need for more natural solutions is particularly evident in cosmetics, and this challenge is expertly met by products from schülke.

schülke’s sensiva® PA 20 is based on “nature-identical” phenethyl alcohol, which occurs widely in nature and can be found in many essential oils—including rose, carnation and hyacinth.

Better Than Natural

Consumers are clearly drawn to natural ingredients, but ensuring yield and properties are consistent year after year is a challenge. It's all up to nature. “Nature-identical” materials harness the best of nature without relying on Mother Nature.

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Variety – More than the Spice of Life

Variety also benefits cosmetic formulation; schülke gives you many choices to meet and exceed your cosmetic preservation needs.

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[update] Deciem Fires Entire US Team

In the latest chapter of the skin care brand’s ongoing saga, reports indicate that the entire U.S.-based team—including the publicist tasked with staffing the company’s new stores—has been let go.

Gillette Launches Grooming & Beard Care Line: King C. Gillette

The King C. Gillette brand features seven products designed for beard grooming and maintenance, which include a beard wash, balm and oil.

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L'Oréal’s Last 9 Months, By the Numbers

The company saw strong growth within its Luxe and active cosmetics division, but overall performance remains contrasted by division and geographic zone.

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Symrise Sees Growth for the First Half of 2019

“We are looking ahead to the coming months with confidence, even if the economic prospects are slowing down in some regions of the world,” said CEO Heinz-Jürgen Bertram. “Symrise has proven in the past that our business remains very robust even in such times. We therefore stand by our annual goals as well as our long-term ambitions.”

For certain 'leave-on' cosmetic products, per the new restriction, due to their low contribution to the overall emissions of microplastics, as well as the potentially large impact on the cosmetics industry, the agency's committee for socio-economic analysis considered two additional measures as appropriate alternatives to the ban.

European Commission Adopts Measures Restricting Intentional Microplastics

The measures will prohibit the sale of microplastics and of products to which microplastics have been added intentionally and that release those microplastics when used.