Supplier's Corner

  • Evonik Rolls Out New Natural Thickener

    The latest release at Evonik is Tego Betain P 50 C, a cost-efficient, concentrated cocamidopropyl betaine based on RSPO certified palm kernel oil. The new 38% active betaine provides superior thickening that can reduce the formulation cost. The easi…
    05.01.15

  • Mibelle Presents Latest Stem Cell Active

    Mibelle Biochemistry has released PhytoCellTec Nunatak, the latest stem cell active based on a plant that survived the last Ice Age. Whereas most other species became extinct, the alpine flower Saponaria pumila survived many years on ice-free mount…
    05.01.15

  • Natural Actives Big at Greentech

    Active ingredient supplier Greentech has launched a variety of new natural skin care ingredients. According to the company concepts include: • An anti-aging material acting on skin micro-relief. This is an isolated and purified natural bioactiv…
    05.01.15

  • Clariant Expands GlucoTain Usage

    Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will open up new “sensory dimensions” of its GlucoTain  sugar-based and sulfate-free surfactants range. According to the company, unique GlucoTain goes beyond the functional benefits o…
    05.01.15

  • Honeywell Forms Alliance With Metabolix

    Metabolix, Inc., an advanced biomaterials company, entered into a global, exclusive commercial and technology alliance with Honeywell to offer new marine biodegradable biopolymers for use in cosmetics and personal care products. Through the alliance…
    05.01.15

  • Silab Rolls Out Skin Mattifier

    Both unsightly and uncomfortable, oily skin affects both men and women. The physical signs are shiny skin and a lack of radiance, often accompanied by dilated pores. Oily skin is also more prone to developing blemishes. Inspired by recent advances i…
    05.01.15

  • New Pigments by Impact Colors

    Sparkle. Panache. Spectacular special effects. That’s what forward-thinking formulators and chemists are saying about Impact Colors’ Chromagix dynamic collection of multi-variable pigments. Chromagix colors are prismatic—think of h…
    05.01.15

  • New Anti-Aging Ingredient by Sederma

    Face and neck skin sagging compromise beauty. Sederma reveals a visible lifting action on the neck and face (cheeks and eye contour) for its newly-launched ingredient, Majestem. According to the company, it helps recreate dermal matrix tension throu…
    03.04.15

  • Ross Organic Adds Floratech Products

    Floratech named Ross Organic, located in Santa Fe Springs, CA, as its new distributor in California, Oregon and Washington. The announcement was effective Feb. 1. Floratech has been a supplier of natural ingredients for 40 years. The ingredient line…
    03.04.15

  • Mibelle Harnesses The Power of Basil

    Mibelle Biochemistry recently launched RootBioTec HO, a potent basil hairy root extract to regain fuller and denser hair, according to the company. The product is based on a novel, sustainable technology for cosmetic actives, the so-called “hai…
    03.04.15

  • Innovations at BioAmber

    BioAmber Inc. is a specialist in bio-based chemistry serving a wide range of applications. The company maintains that its proprietary technology platform uses economically viable, sustainable feedstocks to produce innovative building block chemicals…
    03.04.15

  • Mushroom Powder Has Vitamin D

    Ideal for cosmetics, the latest creation at Guzen Development is a High Vitamin D Mushroom Powder. According to the company, this vegan ingredient, produced in California, is organic certified in the US and EU. It provides 5000 IU of vitamin D2 per g…
    03.04.15

  • Rahn Celebrates 75th Anniversary

    Precisely 75 years ago, in 1940 and in the middle of the chaos unleashed by the Second World War, Hans Rahn founded Rahn AG in Zurich as a one-man business. The tradition-steeped Swiss corporate group is still based in Zurich today. Rahn AG and its…
    03.04.15

  • Infinitec Teams Up With SMA Collaboratives

    SMA Collaboratives is the exclusive distributor for Infinitec in the Midwest.  According to the Ohio-based distributor of actives, the appointment of SMA is the right decision for its customers as SMA has…
    03.04.15

  • Recent Findings on Shin-Etsu Silicones

    Aiming to provide sensory solutions for consumers seeking instant gratification for hiding skin imperfections such as pores, wrinkles and fine lines, Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. (SESA) recently presented the latest experimental findings of S…
    03.04.15

  • Healthy Shine Lilac New at Naolys

    Naolys, a French company specializing in plant cell culture, recently rolled out new active plant cells with a balancing and repairing activity for hair from the Lilac (syringa vulgaris). Healthy Shine Lilac are whole plant cells that impart a repair…
    02.06.15

  • DSM Promotes Hair Styling Polymer

    Strong consumer demand for more diverse styling products has been at the foundation of recent DSM Personal Care research and development work on Tilamar Fix A140. In addition to its aerosol and spray applications, this ingredient now enables hair ca…
    02.06.15

  • Spectra Adds Deeks & Co. As Sales Rep for Southeast

    Spectra Colors Corporation is now working with a new sales agent, Deeks & Company. The firm will be covering accounts for the Southeast US region. Deeks & Company, a third generation family-owned company has been a leading supplier of raw ma…
    02.06.15

  • Broad-Spectrum Protection with BASF’s Uvinul Easy

    BASF recently introduced Uvinul Easy for sunscreen formulations. The material makes it easy to create sun care products with SPF and broad-spectrum protection. Simply adding water to Uvinul Easy, even in a cold process, gives a fine oil-in-water emul…
    02.06.15

  • Vertellus Launches Reilline

    Vertellus has ended its distribution arrangement with Ashland and is marketing its Chromabond line of PVNO dye-transfer inhibitor technology under the new Reilline brand name. The move reflects Vertellus’ decision to focus on expanding its chem…
    02.06.15