Oct 12, 2006 | Article
By Dr. Annelie Struessmann
In the United States of America two laws are most important when pertaining to cosmetics being marketed: The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) & the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act...
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Oct 4, 2006 | Article
By Nick Morante
Decorative Cosmetics will remain a big mover in the beauty industry in 2007. Would you believe that the Ancient Egyptians and Romans used cosmetics containing mercury compounds? Mercury and some of...
Decorative Cosmetics will remain a very important and active segment of the beauty industry. Women will always carry a lipstick, eyeshadow or mascara around with them where ever they go. They are...
By Nancy Jeffries
When it comes to nails today, it's as much about color as it is about performance. The nail care market offers accessibility and a wide variety of choices in color, style, and finish, across all...
Oct 3, 2006 | Article
Anti-aging, health, hygiene, and innovative technology continue to dominate the cosmetics industry, with new introductions and the creation of relevant products and brands uppermost in the minds of...
Sep 21, 2006 | Article
Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz are two New York skin care gurus with an apothecary style. Together they created their unisex skin care line, MALIN+GOETZ two years ago in their Chelsea neighborhood...
In the last "In Cosmetics" meetings in April, in Barcelona, MINTEL pointed out the "increasing number of products that offer the salon experience at home". This trend is tending to be pursued for...
Formulating with preservatives can sometimes be very difficult. More and more products coming on the market contain ingredients which make cosmetic systems very difficult to preserve. Preservation...
Sep 12, 2006 | Article
By L.Silva
Laminar flow emulsification is possible with microchannel processing. Microchannel processing for chemical process intensification has seen significant worldwide development over the last decade.9...
By L. Rigano
Why are stability studies a hurdle-race? There are many reasons why cosmetic formulations are prone to modify their composition as time goes by.4 Firstly, being a linear combination of different...