Botanical Ingredients

Datamonitor, a leading provider of online data, analytic and forecasting platforms for key vertical sectors, let the cat out of the bag on new innovative personal care products that were recently launched. According to the release, several of these new products were inspired by trends occurring in the food and beverage and dietary supplement categories. Here are a few that ...

MILAN, Italy—Indena, a company dedicated to the identification, development and production of active principles derived from plants, has joined CosmeticValley, a worldwide center for resources in perfumes and cosmetics. “This is an important step allowing us to get closer to the industry needs, better understand them and provide the big companies with our long expertise in the field of botanical ...

WASHINGTON--The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) board, an expert panel of scientists, dermatologists, pharmacologists and toxicologists, and an independent branch of the Personal Care Products Council, will discuss the safety of Calendula officinalis in cosmetics at its upcoming meeting, set for Sept. 22-23. The CIR panel will review unpublished data for inclusion in its forthcoming report, which has been expanded to ...

Acne, an inflammatory skin condition, occurs when the pores become clogged with sebum, oil secreted by the sebaceous glands. Blackheads, external plugs comprised of sebum and dead cells, may be invaded by bacteria, which cause pimples, pusfilled inflammations. Adolescents are most prone to acne due to the increased production of androgens, causing increased activity in the sebaceous gland. There are ...

SHANGHAI—Cactus Botanics, a raw materials supplier operating manufacturing facilities in China, India, South America, South Africa and Europe, announced it received ISO 9001:2000 certification from NQA, a global certification organization. According to Cactus Botanics, following the recognized ISO quality management system ensures the company is following consistent processes and constantly improving its business practices. Carol Cheow, general manager of Cactus ...