Archives for December 11, 2012

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China SFDA updates technical safety cosmetics standard

By Michelle Yeomans

The State Food and Drug Administration responsible for evaluating the safety and labelling of cosmetics has issued a comment letter on its’ updated Technical Safety Standard (draft 2012) which will replace the regulation of Hygienic Standard for...

Could 'cooling' formulations be the next big thing in color cosmetics?

By Simon Pitman

Cosmetics that cool the skin have made an impact on the Japanese market, a trend that Mintel researcher Vivienne Rudd believes could have a more widespread impact on the industry, alongside color cosmetics that take on skin whitening and UV protection...

The French secret to anti-ageing? It’s a bit cheesy…

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

A new generation of anti-ageing products could be developed after researchers stumbled upon the anti-inflammatory properties of cheese whilst trying to discover the secret behind the French paradox puzzle.