Synthetic spider silk research to benefit cosmetics
Scientists at Utah State University (USU) have been perfecting the development of spider silk protein for more than 20 years so that it can be used in more commercial applications like cosmetics.
Archives for February 5, 2014
Cruelty free international puts pressure on Japan to curb animal testing for cosmetics
Cruelty Free International has presented a petition containing over a million signatures to the Japanese health minister, aimed at pressurising the country's law makers into making changing about testing cosmetics on animals.
Consumer patterns reveal Asia is only region gaining confidence
According to recent findings from Nielsen, Asia posted the only regional gain in confidence from consumers from the previous quarter, increasing one index point to 105, four points higher than Q4 2012.
Mintel identifies 2014’s trends for the Asia Pacific consumer
An increase in technology, safety concerns and value are top of the trend list when it comes to consumers in Asia Pacific according to new research from Mintel.