Category: Cosmetics & Personal Care
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Unboxing Sulapac
Sulapac published an article regarding some “creative” end-of-life options they suggested for their packaging. I disagreed with some of the options and re-branded the article: Sulapac End-of-Life Nonsense. Here’s how they replied ….
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SK Chemicals Recycled Content Packaging for Cosmetic
South Korea-headquartered SK Chemicals has launched a new range of E PET-compatible copolyesters comprised of 30% post-consumer recycled material, now available on the European market.
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Evonik and Beiersdorf Partner on CO2 for Cosmetics
Its aim is to develop sustainable raw materials for care products, using carbon dioxide (CO2) as the starting material.
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Sustainable Packaging in Cosmetics Industry
Product packaging sends an instant subconscious message to consumers about the values of the cosmetics brand. Thus it’s design has to align with the company mission and brand identity.
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Japanese Bioplastic Beads and Scrub
Green Science Alliance Develops Biodegradable Resin Beads, Scrub to Replace Micro Plastic Beads, Scrub, Pollution, in Facial Wash, Body Soap, Tooth Paste, Cosmetics, Etc.
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Renewable Preservation for Cosmetics by Clariant
Reduce preservative amounts while keeping antimicrobial protection even in high aqueous formulations.
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Sunscreen from Lignin
Scientists at Mohali based research institute, the Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), have made a breakthrough by developing an antimicrobial sunscreen from metal oxide nano-composites developed from agricultural waste-based lignin.
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Compostable Toothbrush Branded Infinite Toothbrush
A Stevenage start-up has created the only toothbrush made from biodegradeable plastic to tackle the issue of single-use plastic polluting our oceans.
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New Bioplastics Make-Up Packaging
BRAINY boffins have devised new biodegradable packaging for cosmetics – so customers can look good and do good.
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Deinove and Sharon Laboratories Partner on BioCosmetics
The signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covers the development and marketing of an exclusive range of bio-based ingredients for personal care from DEINOVE’s platform.
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Sustainable Cosmetics Summit North America
The Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will be hosted in New York on 6-8th May 2020. Topics on the summit agenda include sustainable packaging, clean beauty, sustainability metrics, brand building, green chemicals, skin biomes, zero waste, responsible consumption, upcycling food ingredients, closing packaging loops, etc.
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The Future of Packaging
Creezy Courtoy and myself will be moderating a round table on the future of packaging at the PCD (Packaging of Perfume Cosmetics and Design) event in Paris on the 30th of January.
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l’Oreal Prepares for Plastic-Less Cosmetics with Perso AI
L’Oréal has unveiled Perso, a system that makes personalized skin care and cosmetic formulations inside the consumer’s home.
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German Designer Disrupts Shampoo Packaging With Soapbottle
Soapbottle is a packaging made from soap.
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Sulapac and Quadpack Join Forces for Sustainable Cosmetic Packaging
Sulapac, a pioneer in development and manufacturing of sustainable microplastic-free materials, and Quadpack, an international provider of packaging solutions to the beauty industry, have entered into a preferred partnership agreement to provide microplastic-free packaging for cosmetic customers worldwide.
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Biodegradable Sheet Masks Are Sustainable According to Elle
Excellent for selfies and an instant hit of hydration, sheet mask launches have dominated the skincare scene in the last few years. One of K-beauty’s most successful exports, the global sheet mask market was estimated to be valued at about $282.8 million in 2018. However, as more of us assess the environmental footprint of our…
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Bioplastics Explained to the Cosmetics Industry
Bioplastics are becoming a big deal as brands and corporations of every size and in every industry sector look for materials, packaging, and ingredients with less environmental impact than plastics made using petrochemicals. And this is as true in the beauty industry as it is anywhere else.
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Bioplastics Elastomers Designed for Overmolding
PolyOne’s reSound OM thermoplastic elastomers, derived from sugarcane, are said to offer hardness levels and performance comparable to standard TPEs.
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Bamboo Toothbrush Lies and The Plastic Industry Perverse Greenwashing
A bamboo toothbrush deconstructed: bamboo handle, paper packaging box, plant-based nylon bristles and plant-based wrapper. It also comes with disposal instructions.
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Bio-Film Formers for Sun Creams
LexFilm Sun Natural MB is a multidimensional film-forming polymer which imparts superior water-resistance to sunscreens in comparison to leading synthetic polymers.
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Biodegradable Makeup Wipes You Can Throw in the Compost
Some of them break down in as quickly as 28 days.
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L’Oréal Launch Paper-Based Cosmetic Tube
Long committed to reducing our environmental impact and improving the footprint of our packaging, L’Oréal is proud to announce the development of the very first paper-based cosmetic tube. The fruit of our collaboration with Albéa, a world leader of cosmetic packaging, its debut on the market is scheduled for 2020.
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Biodegradable Natural Beauty Brands
A handful of pioneering brands are beginning to realise that our beauty products effect far more than our faces. These natural beauty brands use biodegradable or compostable packaging for their cosmetics to foster a shift in the beauty industry. Using these products could make your run-of-the-mill morning routine into a meaningful ritual that is mindful…
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Swapping Plastics for Paper in the Cosmetics Industry
Stora Enso is introducing a paperboard tube for cosmetics packaging as a new, climate-friendly alternative to plastic tubes.
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From Crop to Cream
Biotechnology unlocks more renewable feedstocks for the personal care industry.
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Tooth, the Toothbrush Made From Recycled and Biodegradable Materials
As ubiquitous as morning coffee is the practice of brushing your teeth. We know you’re conscientious about water consumption by turning off the faucet while you brush, but there’s that seldom-discussed issue of toothbrush waste, mostly plastic, that equates to around 1,000,000,000 toothbrushes heading to the landfill annually, and that’s just in the United States.
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New Process for Bio-Based Microparticles in Cosmetics
Microplastics is spreading more and more, especially in the sea. The impact of microplastics on animals and humans has not been researched in the long term.
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Tesco Launches Bioplastics Makeup Brushes
Discover the range of environmentally-friendly vegan makeup brushes launching in Tesco.
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New Californian Biobased Baby Care Brand
Amyris Launches Pipette, a Clean Baby Care Brand Delivering a Critical Need for a Growing Market.
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The Guardian Promotes PHAs
The Guardian writes: The best poly hydroxy acids. Worried that liquid exfoliants will irritate or dehydrate your skin? Try PHAs, which are gentler yet effective.
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Spar Austria Launches Bioplastic Toothbrush Under Private Label
Retail major Spar has launched an organic bioplastic toothbrush in Austria under its private label Beauty Kiss.
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Biodegradable Alternative to Replace Microplastics in Cosmetics and Toiletries
University of Bath project seeking to commercialise plant-based beads for cosmetics receives major funding.
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Will Seaweed Disrupt The Cosmetic Masks Industry?
Lonza has developed a sustainable solution to disposable facial masks and patches, which it believes will be a game-changer for the category.
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DEINOVE & Dow Sign Agreement to Develop Cosmetic Ingredient
Dow has selected an extract belonging to the DEINOVE proprietary strains’ bank to launch a new cosmetic active ingredient for skin care applications. Commercialization is planned for early 2021.
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P&G to Trial Olay Refillable Packaging in the UK and USA
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is to pilot refillable packaging for its Olay skincare brand in the UK and USA.
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6 Biodegradable Sunscreens to Pack this Summer
While we all know that protecting ourselves from the sun is essential, it’s becoming increasingly important to consider the impact our sunscreen is having on the environment, with a substantial body of research now suggesting that the sun-protection products we take on holiday are having an adverse effect on marine life. A handful of chemicals…
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Stora Enso Launches Bio-Based Alternative to Plastic Packaging
Finland-based firm Stora Enso has unveiled a new cost- and resource-efficient alternative to plastic packaging, DuraSense, in an effort to reduce environmental impact of products. The new line of wood-based biocomposites uses a blend of wood fibers and polymers, which can be fossil, bio-based or recycled, thus reducing the dependency on limited fossil resources. Stora…
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Covestro New Collection of Bio-Based Ingredients, Baycusan Eco
At this week’s NYSCC Suppliers’ Day event in New York City, Cosmetics Design spoke with Jane Sum, Covestro’s head of cosmetics, about that company’s Baycusan line of biodegradable film formers, as well as about Covestro’s first ingredient in a new collection of bio-based ingredients called Baycusan Eco.
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Bio-On and Unilever Revolutionise Sun Cream Industry with MyKai
PRESS RELEASE – MyKAI arrives on the market. Thanks to innovative biopolymers, the new sun cream protects both the skin and the environment with maximum yield.
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Organic Eyeliner, Biodegradable Glitter and Velvet Ribbon (Euronews)
How to take the beauty trends from next season and make them more sustainable? Where there’s a will there’s a way!
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Unilever and Bio-on Launch My Kai the New Ultra-Green Sun Creams
The partnership between Unilever and Bio-on has created the new brand My Kai, set to enter the cosmetics market with the first line of eco-friendly sun creams.
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Plastic Microbeads Bans in 2018
Here’s the list of all the countries that banned plastic microbeads in 2018
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Sunshine & Glitter Launches Line of Biodegradable Glitter SPF
All the sunscreens will use biodegradable glitter.
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Chanel Buys Biomaterials Company Sulapac
The French luxury company Chanel buys a stake in Finnish group Sulapac that produces biodegradable materials.
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Firmdale Hotels Go Bioplastics
Spectra helps Firmdale Hotels make the change to sustainable packaging with new sugarcane-based PET biopolymer packs.
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Genomatica Gets Bigger
Genomatica get $90 Million to drive technologies and expand product lines.
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Another Bioplastics Toothbrush
Tepe launches bioplastic toothbrushes made from sugar cane and castor oil.
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BASF Goes For Biodegradable Cosmetics
BASF introduces two biodegradable alternatives to cosmetic ingredients.
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NAFIGATE, the new generation of Cosmetics products based on the Hydal P3HB
PRESS RELEASE – Prague, October 10, 2018 – Cosmetics, which poses the circular revolution in the cosmetics industry, was introduced for the first time on Wednesday October 10th.
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Frost & Sullivan Awards Bio-On for Best Cosmetic Innovation
Press Release – Bio-on has been awarded the “Best Practices” award by Frost & Sullivan for New Product Innovation in the Bio-based Ingredients for the Cosmetics industry.
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Novamont Disrupts Cosmetics Industry
Novamont develops biodegradable materials for cosmetic applications that have similar performance as traditional microplastics.
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Bioplastics Toothbrush
Germans bring bioplastics toothbrush on the market under the brand Biobrush.
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Ecozen HF to Disrupt PET Market
South Korea-based company SK Chemicals launches a new bio-copolyester, Ecozen HF, that could revolutionise the PET market.
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Bio-On Confirms Italian Leadership in BioPlastics
Bio-On builds its first bioplastics plant to produce bioplastics for the cosmetics industry.
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Vegan, Biodegradable and Compostable Glitter
A Ten-year old Australian Girl is revolutionising the Glitter sector by launching a vegan, biodegradable and compostable glitter brand named Glitter Girl.
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BIO-ON Launches Cosmetics Made of Bioplastics
BIO-ON launches a new line of cosmetics ingredients for sun protection made from biodegradable bioplastics.
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Innovative and Sustainable Solutions from the Oleochemicals Industry by Peter Greven
The Oleochemicals industry in EU has a turnover of approx. 4 bn€ and employs more than 10,000 employees.
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French Launch First Bio-Isobutene Plant With l’Oreal
The French public investment program PIA provides €9 million funding to Global Bioenergies and IBN-One for a bio-isobutene plant project involving Cristal Union as partner supplier and L’Oréal as partner customer.
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Bioplastics Breakthrough in Cosmetics, Agriculture and Toys
The recent NPE Plastics tradeshow held in Orlando, Florida, USA, evidenced a greater acceptance of bio-based plastics and additives as several companies launched or highlighted bio-derived materials at the show.
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