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Aug 6, 2007 | Article
By Nick Morante
The synthetic organic chemical industry began in 1856 when English chemist William Henry Perkin prepared a mauve dye from coal-tar chemicals. Perkin built a factory near London to supply the world's...
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Jul 20, 2007 | Article
Is Organic Really Better? I've been waiting for this day for over a year now. Cosmetic & Toiletries has just published an article asking just that question. I have been interviewed by many beauty...
Jul 13, 2007 | Article
By Lori Stryker
Sleep is a "natural, temporary loss of consciousness" (Robinson, 1941) necessary for our bodies to build up energy reserves and regenerate body cells and tissues. During sleep, the heart beats more...
Jul 9, 2007 | Article
I never really cared for the chemistry involved in synthetic organic colorants as it seemed so repetitive and somewhat confusing from colorant to colorant but that in itself is important in order to...
Jul 6, 2007 | Article
Mineral oils are aliphatic hydrocarbons and are the product of the petroleum distillation process. They are available in many grades differing mainly in viscosity. Essentially they are liquid...
Jun 22, 2007 | Article
On my recent 2-day visit to this year's Suppliers' Day I was astonished to see just how many companies are marketing natural ingredients...
May 7, 2007 | Article
An essential oil is any concentrated, hydrophobic liquid (but can be viscous, nearing a solid state depending on its purity) containing volatile aromatic compounds of plant origin. Essential oils...
Apr 23, 2007 | Article
By Barbara Olioso
After looking at the market trend in the natural field I am going to talk about how to translate the natural concept in technical terms from the purest to the modern definitions, what it means to...
Apr 13, 2007 | Article
Victoria Secret Beauty introduced Exotic Nectars, the new island-inspired fragrant body care line consisting of 3 nectars, Tahitian Vanila flower, Bali Orchid, and Moorea Passion Fruit. The line has...
Apr 5, 2007 | Article
Ozokerite Wax is a bituminous coal product and is of mineral origin. It is found near petroleum deposits in Poland, Austria and Russia, and in the United States in Utah and Texas. Ozokerite is...