Clariant launches flexible sugar surfactant GlucoTain GEM to cut water and salt use
01 May 2024 --- Clariant releases GlucoTain GEM, a concentrated, sugar-based glucamide designed to create sustainable, solid and waterless personal care formulations for the North American market. The ingredient has a sulfate-free, low-water... Read More
Boston Micro Fabrication venture scales new complex organ-on-a-chip platforms for cosmetic testing
01 May 2024 --- Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) launches a venture focused on developing and commercializing BioChips — tiny, microfluidic organ-on-a-chip platforms that mimic human tissue. The new venture is called BMF Biotechnology and is... Read More
Ingredion expands to North America in distribution partnership with LBB Specialties
01 May 2024 --- Ingredion enters a distribution partnership with LBB Specialties (LBBS), supplying specialty chemicals and ingredient across North America. LBB Specialties will be Ingredion’s exclusive channel partner in the US and Canada... Read More
Period poverty: Kimberly-Clark brands partner with Walgreens to increase menstrual care access
01 May 2024 --- According to the Alliance for Period Supplies’ (APS) study, one in three women struggle to purchase period products in the US. Aiming to end period poverty and raise awareness for the growing need for access to period care,... Read More
Personal Care Focus : Plant-based innovation
Innova Market Insights data indicates a +44% average annual growth in product launches with plant-based claims from Oct 2018 to Sep 2023. More than half of these launches were in Europe (54%). Hand, Bath & Shower was the leading category for NPD. Additionally, there was a steep +102%... More
Analysis Feature Bio-Surfactant innovation
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TOP FIVE SELECTED INGREDIENTS AS A PERCENTAGE (%) OF PERSONAL CARE LAUNCHES TRACKED WITH TRACKED WITH SURFACTANT AND BIODEGRADABLE INGREDIENTS (GLOBAL, 2023)