Beauty

Consumer awareness, innovation, and the desire to meet certification standards are a trifecta driving growth in the natural and organic beauty market.

In case you haven’t noticed, there are a few more players in the certification business for natural and organic beauty products.

ADA Cosmetics International (Kehl, Germany), which has successfully installed its Green Culture line of EU Ecolabel-certified natural amenities in European hotels, has expanded its range of formulas.

The brand has added a new product to its line-Glisodin Skin Nutrients Advanced Slimming Formula, designed for healthy weight loss.

Reserveage Organics’ Resveratrol Cellular Age-Defying Tonic has won The Supplement Essentials Taste Award from Taste for Life magazine.

The organizations have signed an agreement to promote awareness of the importance of sourcing natural ingredients.

Symrise (Holzminden, Germany) has introduced SymFinity 1298, a beauty ingredient derived from Echinacea purpurea extract.

The association has certified a milestone 600 natural products and ingredients for both personal care and home care.

Complete Reform harnesses the strength of carotenoids like beta-carotene, a retinol precursor to fight lines and wrinkles.

Researchers at the University of Science, Malaysia have concluded that Tocomin SupraBio, a tocotrienol-tocopherol ingredient complex from Carotech Inc. (Edison, NJ), may significantly increase hair growth compared to placebo.

Global markets have become increasingly “divided” by certification type, says Organic Monitor.

Reserveage Organics says its Keratin Booster is the world's first solubilized keratin.

The two companies will jointly present their latest innovations and new formulation concepts at the In-Cosmetics trade show happening in Milan on March 29-31.

The company is expanding its CapsuDar vitamin D3 line.

The skin-softening nutrient will now be branded as Aquabeautine XL.

Following a recent Danish ban on parabens in baby cosmetic products, European cosmetic ingredients supplier Symrise has introduced Hydrolite 6.

The French company Copalis will showcase its marine-based skin health complex, Protein M+, at Vitafoods this May.

Following an announcement by NSF International (Ann Arbor, MI) and NaTrue (Brussels, Belgium) that the companies plan to develop a new certification program for natural personal care products, the Natural Products Association has spoken out against the initiative.

Companies are banking on the trend that demand for nutricosmetics will continue to grow.

Gelita (Eberbach, Germany) is touting a new “beauty from within” collagen ingredient called Verisol.

The “niche but growing” global market for beauty drinks saw a 2.9% increase in 2010, reaching €1.1 billion and 144 million liters, says market research firm Zenith International.

The ingredient BioCell Collagen II has been self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). It is a flagship product of BioCell Technology LLC (Newport Beach, CA).

Sabinsa (East Windsor, NJ) introduced two new patent-pending preservatives for cosmetic and personal care products at the SupplySide West trade show this week.

The newest finished products on the market.

 PycnogenolPycnogenol is the branded name for an extract sourced from the bark of the French maritime pine tree. It is supplied exclusively by Natural Health Science (Hoboken, NJ) in North America, and by Horphag Research (Geneva), the exclusive worldwide supplier of the ingredient. Pine bark extract is regarded as a powerful antioxidant, containing highly concentrated amounts of bioflavonoids and active compounds.