Cold Pressed Skin is part of the new generation of consumers, living in an age where the words ‘health’ and ‘conscious’ are used together rather than separately. These consumers already integrate plant-based juicing into their daily routines.
On 11 October, the Optiphi team celebrated in style as its Classic Clarity Serum was named the overall winner in the 2018 Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review/Symrise New Product Competition.
Zinplex is taking part in the 2018 P&C Review/Symrise New Product Competition with both a range and individual product entries. This trusted health and wellness brand offers an extensive basket of skin, health and baby care products all based on zinc.
Schwarzkopf Professional, a Henkel brand, is pushing boundaries in hair care with its new detoxifying scalp care system and new line of shampoos, serums and conditioner products formulated with natural oil.
Developed and produced in South Africa, Quick Grow is an advanced amino hair care product range. The products are scientifically formulated to supplement your body with a precise blend of amino acids, minerals and vitamins, which trains the body to produce keratin faster. The result is proven accelerated hair growth.
ORS, a leader in the Ethnic hair care market, focuses on meeting the unmet needs of the health-conscious, multi-cultural consumer with new and natural solutions. The brand has entered three of its latest innovations into the 2018 P&C Review/Symrise New Product Competition.
The Optiphi brand prides itself on expert understanding of the inner workings of the skin, which allows its R&D team to create unique and highly effective skin care products with unparalleled results.
The quality of skin care products from Kalahari Lifestyle harnesses the superior benefits of plant oils and phyto-effective extracts. These ingredients are compounded into solutions for all skin types and offer added benefits such as restoring and nourishing skin.
Avroy Shlain’s CRT range is said to be the first ever skin care range to combine powerful problem-specific anti-ageing technologies with Timetouch Innovation, to create the ultimate skin care experience.
From today, 15 April, Beautyworld Middle East – the region’s largest trade show for beauty, hair, fragrance and wellness – takes place in Dubai for three days. For the first time, Bell Flavors & Fragrances EMEA exhibits with its own stand in the Fragrance Zone where the fragrance house will show its latest fragrance creations […]
The annual Golf Day of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists is just around the corner. If you have not done so as yet, you should book your four ball today. Apart from the networking benefit, the Coschem golf day seeks to bring much needed help to a non-profit organisation. This year, all proceeds raised from […]
A strategic partner of Afriplex, House of Hemp, has received its Cannabis cultivation license from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). This is a historical milestone for South Africa to become an active and innovative player in the budding cannabis market. It also marks a positive move forward by SAHPRA to encourage the […]
South Africa’s bath, body and shower category is growing. Shani Vermeulen of Cosmetic Ingredients shares a range of exciting ideas and the suitable ingredients and formulation technologies to help brands innovate.
A strong exhibitor turnout and expanded presence are expected at the upcoming analytica Lab Africa. Over 120 leading brands and international exhibitors have welcomed the arrival of international trade fair, analytica, in South Africa.
Lycored, an international wellness company at the forefront of the ingestible skincare market, announced the publication of its newest paper in the peer-reviewed medical journal, Skin Pharmacology and Physiology (Skin Pharmacol Physiol). Within the paper, researchers confirm supplementation of Lycoderm, a carotenoid-rich tomato nutrient complex, allows for the proper nourishment of body and skin and […]
The most common and often underrated cause of the spread of illness is poor hand hygiene. Despite the commonly known mantras for advice many have heard growing up, like ‘wash your hands before you eat’, ‘wash your hands after using the lavatory’, etc. the startling fact is that a large percentage of people forgo this […]
Leading a life that entails attending events, hosting shows and entertaining guests at high-profile gatherings, with all the travelling, climate changes and makeup calls these entail, can take a toll on your skin. So how do South Africa’s leading ladies do all this but still look so fantastic? One of their secrets is Croatian natural […]
At in-cosmetics Global in Paris, principals of Savannah Fine Chemicals have launched variety of innovative active ingredients ideal to design brilliant skin, body and hair care products.
The word ‘disruption’ is a noun, used to describe a disturbance or problem that interrupts an event. So, when we talk about disruptive innovation or disruptive technology, these phrases may evoke thoughts of chaos. However, when done right, disruptive technology can break the confines of old-school thinking. In fact, the terms disruptive innovation or disruptive […]
If you’ve visited Propak Africa over the past four days, you would have noticed the rounded crown of the bowler hat – Bowler Plastics’ signature logo – overlooking the company’s exhibition stand in hall 6. This leading manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging has made the most of Africa’s foremost packaging and printing industry show with […]
ALPLA, a leading international manufacturer of plastic packaging, continues to expand its presence in the African market. The company is taking part in Propak Africa in Johannesburg, where it will display its market relevant solutions.
The packaging solutions specialist ALPLA, based in Austria, has completed a 100 percent takeover of Zamil ALPLA. ALPLA and Zamil founded a joint venture in 2008, of which ALPLA previously held a 49 percent share.
Neopac, a global provider of high-quality tube packaging for a broad array of industries and applications, participated in a forward-thinking event that challenges young people to create innovative and sustainable solutions. Taking place in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, Spain, the Makeathon was attended by more than 260 youth contestants and influencers across a range […]
Pharmaceutical packaging is obliged to comply with many functions. And it has an influence on the quality, effectiveness and applicability of pharmaceuticals which cannot be underestimated. This particularly applies for primary packaging, i.e. packaging which comes or can potentially come into direct contact with the dosage form, such as ampoules, ready-to-fill syringes, blister packs, pharmaceutical […]
The results of the 2018 International Coastal Clean-up, which took place on Saturday, 15 September 2018, have just been released.
Gerresheimer will take the wraps off their first snap-on cap with child-resistant (CR) solution at booth B62 at this year’s Pharmapack, which will open its doors between 6 and 7 February in Paris, Porte de Versailles. Conventional child-resistant screw caps are made of two components. ‘Packaging drugs in a childproof manner is imperative. Small children […]
Switching material from plastic to paperboard can reduce a packaging’s climate impact by 99 percent. For people who influence the choice of packaging material, this single choice can make the biggest climate impact during a product manager or designer’s entire professional career. That’s the conclusion of a study done by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute […]
At stand B79, located just in front of the Sustainability Corner, Vytrus Biotech launched a new active ingredient, Olea VitaPLF. This new generation of plant biomimetic lipids fights energetic ageing.
On Tuesday 2 April, in-cosmetics Global unveiled the winners of its Innovation Zone Best Ingredient Awards 2019. The event was a celebration of the most cutting-edge personal care ingredients launched in the past six months.
The demand to ban plastic products is a simplistic response to the complex problem of excessive plastic waste. What’s required is a rational solution to the genuine crisis of plastic pollution, and not just an emotional reaction.
Propak Africa is recognised as Africa’s ultimate packaging, food processing, plastics, printing and labelling exhibition. From 12 to 15 March, over 600 exhibitors across three massive halls and outdoor exhibit areas at Nasrec Expo Centre gave visitors an opportunity to see the latest, state of the art equipment and machinery, auxiliary products and services. Engineering, […]
in-cosmetics Global returns to Paris from 2 to 4 April and to mark the occasion, the organisers are launching the first ever Global Beauty Day on 3 April, which will honour diversity in the industry.
COPY: In collaboration with the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (Coschem), the Home and Personal Care Ingredients (HPCI) exhibition will be hosted in South Africa, on 4 and 5 September at Gallagher Exhibition Centre, Midrand.
R&D and analytical laboratories in the pharmaceutical industry play a critical role. Analytica Lab Africa – presented by international exhibition organiser, Messe München – takes place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand from 9 to 11 July. The trade show will present the latest solutions for identity and purity testing, microbiological testing of medicinal products, […]
Following the successful P&C Review Beauty Trends & Innovations Conference in 2018, this year’s event will provide the No.1 meeting place for beauty brands and industry partners. Join us on 21 February to source exceptional business specific content from eight business and industry experts in one inspiring day.
Will you attend the 17th annual SAAFFI seminar? The event takes place on 14 March at the Bytes Conference Centre in Midrand, Gauteng and will feature relevant content to inspire deeper thinking.