Technology


  • Small Particles, Big Business: Nanotechnology for Personal Care
    Beauty manufacturers’ answers to consumers’ youthful pleas are getting “smaller”, well the particles are. Small particles are becoming big business as the use of nanotechnology grows, according to an analysis published by IP Solutions called, “Can Nanotech Unlock the ...More
    July 14, 2010
    Posted in News, Formulation, Ingredients
  • Creating Spectacular Spas
    Women in their 40s want to look like they are in their 20s, and want these results to come from cosmecutical products offered at their spas ...More
    November 11, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Beauty Buys Online
    We all know about a little thing called the Internet, but are you using it? Well your customers are. More and more consumers are purchasing their beauty products online, and it’s vital your company familiarizes itself with their buying habits and beauty concerns. Don’t get ...More
    June 18, 2009
    Posted in News
  • ISP Personal Care Forms AVANT Institute
    WAYNE, N.J.—International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) Personal Care formed a unit from within its global personal care R&D and technical service capability that is designed to discover, develop and deploy next-generation technology for the personal care industry. The ...More
    April 22, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Transdel Entering Cosmeceutical Space
    LA JOLLA, Calif.—Transdel Pharmaceuticals Inc. plans to expand its product development programs to include cosmetic and cosmeceutical products utilizing its patented transdermal delivery system technology, Transdel™. The company has initiated discussions with potential ...More
    January 26, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Skinvisible Technology to Fuel Cambrex Products
    EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.–Cambrex signed a joint marketing and research & development (R&D) agreement with Las Vegas-based Skinvisible Inc. to develop cutting-edge acne formulations. Cambrex will utilize Skinvisible’s Invisicare® patented polymer delivery system to ...More
    January 23, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Symrise, Cutech Win HBA Technology Award
    NEW YORK—Symrise and Cutech Srl received the Best New Technology Award during the HBA Industry Awards, held in September during the HBA Global Expo, for the companies’ PSOCM (pig skin organ culture model), a full-thickness skin model representing the natural ...More
    October 14, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Helix BioMedix Announces License Agreement with Rodan & Fields, LLC
    BOTHELL, Wash─ Helix BioMedix Inc., a developer of bioactive peptides, announced September 3 that it has licensed its new patent pending PiP3 technology to Rodan + Fields Dermatologists, a clinical skincare brand by Stanford University-trained dermatologists Katie Rodan, ...More
    September 5, 2008
    Posted in News
  • New Microencapsulation-Based Formulations from Dow and Lipo Chemicals
    MIDLAND, Mich.—Dow Corning has alliance with Lipo Chemicals Inc. to provide microencapsulation technology that uses silicone with customized release for distinctive formulation that engage the senses. “By encapsulating a wide range of ingredients inside a protective ...More
    April 23, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Nanotechnology for Enhanced Control
    Often, cosmetics and fragrances produce immediate, desired results, but quickly fade as the day wears on. Product developers can maintain longer-lasting effects with the use of a “controlled delivery” system, defined as a system with a predictable rate of active ...More
    February 4, 2008 by Ray A. Matulka, PH.D.
    Posted in Articles, Formulation
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