At last week's PCHi event, held in Guangzhou, Southern China, the industry witnessed a flurry of new ingredient launches, and here we have highlighted a few of the more exciting new products in this photo gallery.
Cannabidiol, better known as CBD, has taken the cosmetics and personal care world by storm over the past year or so, evinced by a plethora of new product launches across all major markets.
Swedish company SenzaGen is collaborating with Guangzhou Chn-Alternative Biotechnology (CHNALT), to introduce its GARD genome-based animal-free testing method in the country.
Sederma's newest innovation for achieving translucent glass-like skin – Crystalide – is “the perfect marriage between technology and trend,” according to Croda.
Today, Wray and her colleagues announced the launch of Eighteen B, the indie beauty brand she’s developed around a biotech derived silk ingredient. The brand’s first 2 products promise improved skin texture, elasticity, and lift.
In this guest article, a regulatory expert takes us through the global situation for animal testing for cosmetics. What are the rules for markets across the world, and how do they differ from each other?
From a new fermented-honey prebiotic ingredient to a ‘groundbreaking’ new soap noodle, in this Editor’s Spotlight, we look back at the biggest innovations seen recently within formulation and science for the beauty and personal care industry.
US-based cosmetics firm Alps Beauty is searching for partners to bring a reusable and customisable gel mask to Asia, and reported a high level of interest at last week’s PCHi show in Guangzhou
Indonesia’s compulsory halal certification and labelling will start on October 17 this year as planned, says officials, despite reports suggesting there could be delays
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