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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...
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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
By Nick Morante
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...
Mar 22, 2007 | Article
Waxes were first used in cosmetics more than 5000 years ago. True wax research was established as a scientific discipline in 1823. Today waxes can be found in almost every type of cosmetic product...
Mar 12, 2007 | Article
The Food and Drug Administration certainly does care about the consumer. They are not the type of regulatory agency that just wants to shut cosmetics manufacturers down. But if the FDA sees that...
Mar 8, 2007 | Article
It seems as though we can never put the subject of naturals to rest. Naturals have a profound effect on the lives we lead and the products we use. But the subject of naturals isn't really new; it...
Mar 2, 2007 | Article
A few years ago, when I was still a lab manager at Estée Lauder, some of my job responsibilities were to evaluate the formulations of some of the brands that Estee Lauder had acquired when it went...