OK
The material selection platform
Cosmetics Ingredients
The material selection platform
Cosmetics Ingredients
Sun care

Sun Care


Most types of skin cancers are a result of exposure to the UV rays in sunlight. People can also be exposed to artificial sources of UV rays, such as tanning beds and booths. So, sunscreens with the right UV filters are must have.

Every now and then there is an update in sunscreen regulations to ensure the safety of the consumers. Explore advancements in sun care market, such as regulation updates, innovative ingredients, high SPF, bio-based and mineral-based sunscreens, and after tan products.

Want to receive a monthly digest? Subscribe to this channel and receive sun care market updates directly in your inbox for free!

6744 subscribers 474 documents
Subscribe to this channel

Jan 11, 2006 | Article

Here Comes the Sun

By Melanie Henson

Last year, Happi reported a downward trend in sun care sales for 2003 despite heavy marketing efforts and UV-education initiatives. That's all in the past now-suntan product sales increased 2.3% to...

Read more

Eric Abrutyn

Wednesday Apr 24, 2024

By Eric Abrutyn

Ensure your new or revised formula meets the chemical, physical and microbiological quality standards. Confidently discard sample of your formula batch with stability issues by better organizing &...

Julian Hewitt

Tuesday Apr 9, 2024

By Julian Hewitt

Understand the concepts behind formulation of natural sun care products (industry standards to cater to, choosing the right UV filter, global regulatory requirements). Julian Hewitt will discuss the...

Mark Chandler

Wednesday Apr 20, 2022

By Mark Chandler

Avoid efficacy loss & achieve desired effect in your skin care cosmetics at lower cost by improving delivery of active ingredients to skin with science-based tools. Mark Chandler will help you...

Eric Abrutyn

Wednesday Jun 26, 2019

By Eric Abrutyn

Save on Costly Ingredients with a Better Use of Controlled Release Technology. Join this course and review the various solutions available (Encapsulation, Liposomes, Starch Matrix...), when to...

Julian Hewitt

Tuesday Jun 6, 2023

By Julian Hewitt

Get your sun care cosmetics to comply faster with today’s UVA/SPF regulatory requirements by upgrading your testing strategy to overcome challenges resulting from the lack of global harmonization of...

Julian Hewitt

Thursday Oct 3, 2024

By Julian Hewitt

Achieve high SPF & good UVA ratings with improved skin feel while minimizing actives in your sun care formulation Julian Hewitt will help you find ways to make actives more efficient and share...

Request For Proposal

Sorry, submissions are
Closed

A SpecialChem Client is seeking materials or technologies that can produce a pleasant sensory experience, such as superior smoothness and softness, when delivered from a skin care product...

Read more

Center

Selecting the Right Surfactant for Cosmetics
Surfactants are key ingredients in many cosmetics formulations. These are used as a cleanser, emulsifier, dispersant, penetrator, or thickener. Surfactants can also be added as wetting, foaming, or solubilizing agents to various product formulations.

Read More

Selection Guide

UV Filters Selection

By Julian Hewitt

Sun plays a major role in skin aging. Many daily-use cosmetic products consist of UV protection ingredients as consumers have become more aware. Today’s sun care formulator must achieve high SPF and challenging UVA protection standards, while also making products elegant enough to encourage consumer compliance, and cost-effective enough to be affordable in difficult economic times. Among a number of UV filters available in the market today, are you struggling to find the right product for your sun care formulation? Understand in detail here, different UV filter chemistries and factors that improve the product’s performance. Find out attributes to consider while selecting...

Read More

Showing 301 - 310 of 474 documents matching your search
Back to Top