Beauty

Green Seal Inc. (Washington, DC) says that its GS-50 seal is the first green certification seal to cover a comprehensive package of environmental standards in personal care and cosmetic products.

The product also features a “beauty cocktail” of vitamins, natural antioxidants, and natural sleep-enhancing extracts to promote restorative sleep and healthy, vibrant skin.

DSM Nutritional Products (Basel, Switzerland) is supplying a 100% pure form of Moroccan argan oil, intended for skin and hair applications.

Research published yesterday in the Journal of Nutrition has linked consumption of a green tea beverage to improved skin protection and skin structure in women.

The company says that Dragon’s blood extract, standardized to taspine, stimulates the early phase of wound healing by stimulating fibroblasts.

was designed to protect and repair damaged hair, nails, and skin. The company says it is the world’s first-ever solubilized keratin.

The product is described as a skin-revitalizing fruit chew.

The company calls it a stable, naturally derived and deeply penetrating form of natural vitamin C.

The line already bears organic certification from Ecocert.

The renewable, raw-material surfactants will be used primarily for cosmetic and laundry-care products.

It is a dry extract of the Carthaginian berry (Punica granatum), which is concentrated in polyphenols, particularly in tannins (punicalagin) and ellagic derivative, and stabilized in a maltitol carrier.

Regu-Fade uses pure, natural-identical resveratrol.

The company is now launching into the personal care market with the creation of a new division, Kemin Personal Care.

The company has introduced GEM 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, the first skin-care and color-cosmetic ingredient produced using the company’s GEM green manufacturing biocatalytic process.

Based on Marrubium vulgare cultured stem cells, the ingredient contains forsythoside B, which aids in endogenous skin defense by activating the Nrf2 transcription factor.

Winners and losers in the newest batch of EFSA health claims.

Arkema (Paris) is showcasing its Oleris range of renewably sourced intermediates used to create fragrances as well as cosmetic and personal care products.

Symrise has introduced a new veggie line to provide seasonal cosmetic benefits.

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.