Sep 21, 2006 | Article
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...
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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...
Sep 11, 2006 | Article
By R.J.W. Hefford
It is likely that over the next few years a significant number of hair dye materials will be lost to the formulator as a final "hair dye positive list" is created. This means, at best, that products...
Sep 8, 2006 | Article
Celebrity hairdressers have successfully carved out a sizeable niche of the haircare market with brands which sell at a premium to most mainstream brands...
Sep 6, 2006 | Article
By Karen
This article will explore some of the current claims in the cosmetic industry, as part of the never-ending quest for perfect skin. No surprise, the main focus is the broad category of anti-aging...
Sep 4, 2006 | Article
By SpecialChem
If executives at U.S. companies think that they've got regulatory headaches, they should have a word with their European brethren. Many of the issues and controversies surrounding our industry ...
Aug 23, 2006 | Article
Color has been used by many cultures since the beginning of time. Many different types of colorants have been used over time, sometimes without even knowing what drawbacks, side effects or health...
Aug 18, 2006 | Article
In the European Union, and influencing the other European countries, the regulatory framework for Cosmetics is provided by the Directive 76/768/EEC- 'Cosmetics Directive'. To this date it has...
Aug 3, 2006 | Article
By Mort Westman
There were no indignant calls from Marketing or Sales. No finger pointing among QA, R&D, Operations and Purchasing. Wal-Mart's biggest order of the decade was not shipped because the batch of body...