Jul 27, 2007 | Article
By Nick Morante
The warm weather is finally upon us. I had to spend a week in California to get a head start on it. But it was all well worth it. With the warm weather comes feeling of excitation, happiness, and...
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Jul 3, 2007 | Article
The nail and hand care category has expanded to encompass general skin and hand health, as well as color and aesthetics. Once the domain of enamel color, luster and longevity, nails, and...
Jun 8, 2007 | Article
A wave of new products, tips and techniques has swept the international beauty community. Color palettes designed for all complexion tones, treatment products that target sensitive, oily, dry...
Jun 5, 2007 | Article
By Doris De Guzman
SHIMMERING BETWEEN functional and sensory cosmetic ingredients is an expansive color pigment market. Expanding applications, innovative effects, new formulation technology and stronger sales for...
May 31, 2007 | Article
In my continuing searches and readings for viable topics to bring to our SpecialChem readers, I come across some very interesting subjects that can possibly find their way into the cosmetics...
Apr 24, 2007 | Article
The market for sun care products is thriving. Research has shown new technological synergies producing greater efficacy, and oral supplements gaining popularity as nutraceuticals become more widely...
Mar 21, 2007 | Article
By Imogen Matthews
The term "spa" has been watered down to mean anything from high tech medical spas offering Botox, Restylane and wrinkle reducing lasers, to relaxation sanctuaries that specialise in feel good face...
Feb 9, 2007 | Article
By Nancy Jeffries
An apothecary approach is the forté of Anthousa, whose collection was born from a century-old, family-owned essential oil company. Today, Anthousa uses time-tested methods and botanical ingredients...
Dec 20, 2006 | Article
By Marie-Claude Martini
In both men and women, skin aging is generally seen as modifications in the epidermis and the dermis which appear extremely unsightly. Because mitosis of keratinocytes slows and this leads to...
Oct 25, 2006 | Article
Pearl and effect pigments are possibly the only area of color and decorative cosmetics in which new innovations can show a point of difference with the conventional ingredients the cosmetics...