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Jan 10, 2008 | Article
By Nick Morante
But these terms are not recognized by the FDA, CTFA, INCI or any other group in the cosmetics industry. They may exist and see use in today's cosmetics and personal care market but they nave no real...
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Jan 3, 2008 | Article
With the seminars over and the holidays quickly falling farther behind us, it is time to move forward and reflect on the SCC Meeting this past December and discuss some of the highlights of that...
Jan 2, 2008 | Article
By Vispi Kanga
Henna or Hina (Lawsonia inermis, syn. L. alba) is a flowering tall shrub, 2-6m high. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa and northern Australasia. Pure or green...
Dec 28, 2007 | Article
As my second term as SCC National Secretary comes to an end, I realize that this will be the last SCC December Meeting that I will be attending (for now anyway) where I will be a part of additional...
Dec 18, 2007 | Article
The EU cosmetics market is worth 35bn (euro), bigger than the US and twice the size of the Japanese market. Over the past 20 years, Europe has taken the lead in replacing animal experimentation in...
Dec 12, 2007 | Article
2007 was a big year for cosmetics. Looking back at the last 12 months, there have been some amazing accomplishments in the cosmetics and personal care industry. REACH, the European regulatory...
Nov 21, 2007 | Article
Treatment of dry skin can involve numerous methods. One of the first things to do is to understand some of the causes of dry skin...
Nov 7, 2007 | Article
As you all know, I recently attended the IFSCC Scientific Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands this past September. Amsterdam is a beautiful City and we were made to feel right at home by all...
Oct 17, 2007 | Article
By Imogen Matthews
The launch of Origins Organics signals a new phase in the development of natural and organic beauty products. No longer the domain of small cottage-industry brands, whose owners mix products in...
Sep 14, 2007 | Article
Cosmetic ingredients are grades according to their ability to form comedones. This has been a concern for cosmetic formulators for many years. Ingredients that do not cause comedones are said to be...