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Protects from the Sun. Respects the Planet.

Lubrizol Life Science Beauty’ Sunhancer™ Eco SPF booster is a naturally derived technology that increases SPF. Reduce the content of UV filters in your formulations while maintaining the same skin protection.

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Protects from the Sun. Respects the Planet.

While practicing sun safety and applying sunscreen should be a priority on every beachgoer’s list, have you ever thought about what happens to our environment when certain sunscreens wash off in oceans?

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We are a House of Science that leads with purpose, bringing beauty and health into everyday life while advancing scientific excellence and protecting the planet for generations to come.

The company will host a panel discussion that explores the need to provide the FDA with additional public resources in order to utilize alternative regulatory methods.

Royal DSM to Host Second Annual Safer Under the Sun Day at Capitol Hill

The company will host a panel discussion that explores the need to provide the FDA with additional public resources in order to utilize alternative regulatory methods.

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BASF to Present 7 Innovations at in-cosmetics Global 2018

The ingredients are designed to protect and re-balance the skin and slow down the hair aging process.

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Emollient D4, D5 Alternative? Look to Lanxess

Lanxess Distribution's isoparaffin series applies to a variety of applications; one of which is as a replacement for D4 and D5, which are under the regulatory lens.

Merck Signs Licensing Agreement with Sol-Gel Technologies

Agreements allows Merck to manufacture Sol-Gel's process to encapsulate organic UV filters for cosmetic products...

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BASF Updates Sunscreen Simulator

New features include dynamic calculations and side-by-side comparisons of multiple formulations; additionally, the solution is now responsive to all screen sizes, be they smart phones, tablets or desktop computers.

A Natural Note, Joint Ventures, Sun Care, and More Beauty Ingredient News and Launches for Late September 2013

New ingredient innovations from Lubrizol, schülke, Clariant, Evonik, Ashland and more, as well as ingredient suppliers news from BASF, Naturex, Kao and Protameen Chemicals.

Sunscreen Simulator 4.0 provides more options for digitally defining the UV protection of a sun protection product.

BASF Care Creations 4.0 Sunscreen Simulator Update

This digital tool supports the development of sunscreens and is updated to integrate cockpit functionality and evaluate the interaction of UV filters and emollients.

2011 R&D Awards Recognize Innovation in Product Development

Honoring creative ingredient development, formulation and application, the awards honored industry companies for their unique products.

The study authors argue that the materials are potential carcinogens and could behave as estrogen disruptors.

UPDATE: Report Targets Benzophenone and Octocrylene in Sunscreens

The research mentioned in the Bloomberg report has since elicited a detailed rebuttal from an author at the University Hospital of Zurich.

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Future Testing, Safety and Formulating Headline the Sunscreen Symposium

"I am convinced the earth-shattering event [in sunscreens] will eventually become the greater awareness for the big difference between SPFindoor and SPFoutdoor," writes Uli Osterwalder, regarding new findings at this year's Sunscreen Symposium.

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Nanomox Disrupts the Zinc Oxide Playbook for Mineral Sunscreen

Nanomox says its proprietary process enables precise control over zinc oxide’s particle size, shape and crystallinity, allowing the company to tune the material for both optical and UV-performance characteristics.

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Sharon Personal Care Signs Agreement with Botaneco, Expands Portfolio with Hydresia and CapSol

Hydresia oleosomes are natural, micron-sized spheres of emollient plant oils and vitamin E found in plant seeds where oleosomes serve as the natural storehouse of oil.

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Univar and Hallstar Name Five New Countries to Distribution Partnership

Our end-users in France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Benelux will benefit from the outstanding support from Univar's market-focused technical sales team and laboratories.

Hostacerin CCT enables stable, low-viscosity skin care and wet wipes and can boost moisturization in formulas.

Clariant Enables Minimalism, SPF Efficacy with Hostacerin CCT, Eclipsogen CAP + Nanocon Series

During in-cosmetics Asia, Clariant debuted its Hostacerin CCT emulsifier with wide-ranging formulation capabilities in addition to the new Eclipsogen CAP series of encapsulated UV filters for high UV protection efficacy at low concentrations.

With the investment, BASF adds to its sun protection UV filter portfolio in Asia.

BASF Invests in Uvinul A Plus Production Plant

The Univul A Plus production plant will now be built at the Care Chemicals Jinshan production site in China.