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Specialty chemicals firm Ashland Global has launched aromatic conarom b for use in personal care and cosmetics products.
Researchers of University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies have developed biodegradable cellulose microbeads which could potentially replace harmful plastic variety used in personal care and cleaning products.
Superdrug has relaunched its B.Makeup range, which is claimed to be vegan and not tested on animals.
A new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK has found that a common class of chemicals called aldehydes present in cosmetics and shampoos have the potential to...
BASF has opened a new CNY150m ($22m) production plant in Jinshan, Shanghai in China for emollients and waxes to meet the increasing demand in Asia Pacific’s personal care market.
L'Oréal’s cosmetics and skincare company The Body Shop has partnered with non-profit organisation Cruelty Free International to call for a global ban on cosmetic products and ingredients testing on animals...
Private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners has signed an agreement to divest beauty and personal care products maker PDC Brands to investment company CVC Capital Partners.
Chemicals Agency Kemi has submitted a report urging the Swedish Government to update its list of permitted substances in national cosmetics legislation.
Estée Lauder has partnered with beauty technology provider ModiFace to offer augmented reality virtual try-on experiences for products on its web and mobile e-commerce platforms.
Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has banned seven cosmetic products that were found to contain mercury, hydroquinone, and tretinoin.
