Hair Care

Soy extract ingredients for cosmetic industry

03-Aug-2004

Israel-based Solbar Plant Extracts (SPE) has launched a line of soy
extracts suitable for use as ingredients in cosmeceutical skin care
products.

Henkel halves sales growth target due to sluggish market

09-Jul-2004

German maker of Schwarzkopf hair care products Henkel recently cut
its sales growth target by nearly half to 2 per cent, blaming a
sluggish market, both at home and in other European countries.

Japanese Lion pulls out of Henkel hair colour joint venture

06-Jul-2004

Japan's second largest manufacturer of household goods Lion is to
terminate a hair care product joint-venture agreement with a
Japanese unit of German company Henkel.

PZ Cussons acquires Charles Worthington hair care

05-Jul-2004

International household and personal care products company PZ
Cussons has is to acquire top UK haircare brand Charles Worthington
in a deal worth up to £37m (€55 m) to the celebrity hairdresser and
his business partner.

BASF introduces new polymer for hair care products

30-Jun-2004

BASF has introduced Luviset Clear, a new resin to its range of
cosmetics and personal care ingredients that is a copolymer of the
classic vinylpyrrolidone with methacrylamide and N-vinylimidazole,
suitable for hair mousses, styling...

Henkel completes purchase of Indola from Alberto-Culver

03-Jun-2004

Alberto-Culver has announced that it has completed the sale of its
Indola professional hair care business to Henkel. The transaction,
effective 1 June 2004, is the latest in a series of mergers and
acquisitions in the salon hair care...

Croda launches protective protein for hair and polymer for styling products

24-May-2004

The days when it was enough for a shampoo to cleanse and a
conditioner to soften are gone, said Croda's Nick Challoner,
announcing the company's new active ingredients for hair care
products.

Henkel to buy Indola professional hair care company from Alberto-Culver

07-May-2004

Henkel is to acquire hair care company Indola from Alberto-Culver.
They are expected to complete the deal by 1 June 2004, subject to
final agreement and competition law clearances. The transaction is
the latest in a series of mergers...

Rising demands for palm oil

21-Apr-2004

Having announced strong half-yearly results, Malaysian Palm Oil
producer Golden Hope says that it will be looking to markets such
as China to exploit its growing oleochemicals division in an effort
to increase its presence in the...

Lubrizol and Noveon join forces

21-Apr-2004

The Lubrizol Corporation has announced the acquisition of Noveon
International, a speciality chemical producer, to create a combined
company. The move complements Lubrizol's existing businesses in
fluid technologies and will...

Wella reports a drop in profit

31-Mar-2004

Wella, the German maker of hair-care and beauty products, has
forecast a 'year of challenges' for 2004 after the group reported a
significant drop in net profit. Recently acquired by Procter &
Gamble, the company was...

French beauty consumers top tables

18-Feb-2004

France's perfume and cosmetics industry has reported a domestic and
global sales increase of 1.6 per cent for 2003. Findings show that
the French remain the world's top users of cosmetics and fragrances
with half a milion...

CoQ10 demand continues to grow

11-Feb-2004

California-based Renaissance Herbs has entered into an exclusive
joint venture with the Chinese firm Xi'an Haotian Bioegineering to
produce and sell high quality, synthetic-grade CoQ10.

Biotechnology company acquires marine ingredients

28-Nov-2003

Atrium this week announced its full acquisition of active
ingredient supplier Siricie. The €1.6 million cash deal
demonstrates the trend of biotechnology companies moving further
towards novel products.

Croda uses wool protein Keratin

25-Nov-2003

Croda International, one of the world's largest manufacturer of raw
materials for the cosmetic industry, has signed a a global
distribution and collaboration agreement with Keratec, a New
Zealand wool biotechnology company.

Silk sales to surge ?

13-Nov-2003

Cashing in on the trend towards natural ingredients, and benefiting
from the synergy with its sister company SilPRO that markets silk
essence powder, New Silk Road is keen to push silk as the natural
moisturiser.

Thai plant extract for soothing cosmetics

13-Aug-2003

Scientists in Thailand have developed a new herbal extract that
they claim could rival the ubiquitous tea tree oil in products as
wide-ranging as shampoos, toothpaste and massage oil.

Cosmeceuticals more than a niche

04-Aug-2003

Cosmeceuticals can no longer be considered a niche market,
representing up to 50 per cent of supplement sales in some
countries, maintains a new report.