Articles for Cosmetic and Personal Care Innovations


  • Fuji Health Science Inc.
    MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.— Fuji Health Science offers unique and high performance products specially designed and produced for the personal care industry, including a special grade of astaxanthin and tocotrienol. AstaTROL® astaxanthin extract is produced via molecular distillation ...More
    October 5, 2007
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  • SILAB
    BRIVE CEDEX, France— SILAB (silab.fr) introduced LONGEVICELL®, a cell regenerator sourced from myrtle. The ingredient helps revive cellular metabolism and overcome skin deficiencies by slowing the expression of the senescence markers. It also limits dermal degeneration by ...More
    October 2, 2007
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  • Alpha Packaging
    ST. LOUIS — Alpha Packaging (AlphaP.com) introduced 10 new bottles and jars. The new styles range in size from 2 ounces to 16 ounces, and include jars, cylinders and oblongs developed for the health and beauty market. Alpha will offer these styles as part of its growing ...More
    September 27, 2007
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  • KEIKO
    MT. VERNON, Ill.— KEIKO Teas (Keiko-Tea.us) launched KEIKO Kabuse No. 2 green tea powder. The certified organic powder is created from Japanese, half-shaded whole tea leaf, including the “veins,” using a proprietary technique developed by KEIKO, Japan. The green tea powder ...More
    September 25, 2007
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  • LycoRed Corp.
    ORANGE, N.J.— LycoRed Corp. has developed several nutricosmetic formulations for the dietary supplement and beverage market. The company’s Lyc-O-Mato® tomato lycopene complex is already featured in several innovative dietary supplements for the skin in the European ...More
    September 25, 2007
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  • Effective Formulation with Natural Preservatives
    Controlling and inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in topical products is critical; however, with consumers seeking natural options to synthetic compounds, the market is turning to botanically-sourced ingredients. ...More
    August 10, 2007 by Ellen Kamhi, Ph.D., and Mark Sysler
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  • Capitalizing on the Cosmeceutical Market
    Consumer expectations of cosmeceutical products are critical to developing effective products and marketing strategies. In this industry overview, provided by independent market analyst Datamonitor plc, supplyside takes you through the state of the industry and provides ...More
    August 10, 2007
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  • LOHAS Consumers Driving Innovation
    Many consumers have long yearned for a shift from processed, preserved consumables to natural, unadulterated ones; but, to find products they felt right about buying, this group had few options but to frequent local farmers markets to find truly organic produce or eggs from ...More
    August 10, 2007 Kyle Bradley
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  • Spicing Up Personal Care … Healthfully
    Spice extracts have a long history of use in personal care products as aroma constituents, facilitating brand identity and aesthetic appeal. It is only recently that mainstream personal care products have started to focus on the cosmeceutical and nutritional benefits of ...More
    August 10, 2007 by Lakshmi Prakash, Ph.D
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  • Toyo BioPharma
    TORRANCE, Calif. —Several ingredients are now available from Toyo BioPharma (www.ToyoBioPharma.com), including TOYO-FVG™ French maritime pine bark extract. The product is rich in antioxidants and can be used in functional foods and beverages, dietary supplements and ...More
    July 30, 2007
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