Skin care

New trend emerges as natural & organic brands expand onto mass markets

New trend emerges as natural & organic brands expand onto mass markets

By Michelle Yeomans

According to research carried out by Organic Monitor, natural & organic brands on the North American market are making inroads in mass market retailers and encouraging supermarkets to develop private label ranges as shelf-space in natural food shops...

Symrise develops an alternative conditioning preservative

Symrise develops an alternative conditioning preservative

By Michelle Yeomans

Symrise has launched SymOcide PS, a synergistic mixture of phenoxyethanol and 1, 2-alkanediol, recommended as an alternative to caprylyl glycol blends, (a hair and skin conditioning agent) particularly in cases where they cause stability or viscosity...

Leading Japanese CoQ10 supplier to exit market

Leading Japanese CoQ10 supplier to exit market

By Lorraine Heller

One of the leading global suppliers of CoQ10 – Japan’s Asahi Kasei Pharma – has said it is exiting the market by the end of the year, citing “continuing unprofitability”.