Topic: Technology

Creating Spectacular Spas
11/11/2009 - 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 ...

Beauty Buys Online
06/18/2009 - 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 left behind....

ISP Personal Care Forms AVANT Institute
04/22/2009 - 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 AVANT Institute combines ISP’s capabilities in molecular science, materials science and analytical science with its...

Transdel Entering Cosmeceutical Space
01/26/2009 - 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 sales and marketing partners, and is hopeful the new initiative will add to the bottom line by the end of 2009....

Skinvisible Technology to Fuel Cambrex Products
01/23/2009 - 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 control the release of benzoyl peroxide or other actives for better efficacy with a reduction in active ingredient in the...

Symrise, Cutech Win HBA Technology Award
10/14/2008 - 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 structure of the skin, which can serve as an alternative to animal testing and to artificial skin models. The companies have...

Helix BioMedix Announces License Agreement with Rodan & Fields, LLC
09/05/2008 - 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, M.D. and Kathy Fields, M.D. According to the terms of the license, Rodan + Fields Dermatologists will develop proprietary...

New Microencapsulation-Based Formulations from Dow and Lipo Chemicals
04/23/2008 - 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 ‘shell,’ formulators can create unique, consumer-pleasing products that not only feel luxurious, but also have enticing fragrances...