Latest Ingredients of cosmetics Stories
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "A May 2013 report titled, Concentrations and Potential Health Risks of Metals in Lip Products from the University of California at Berkeley analyzed 32 lip products (lipsticks and lip glosses) to measure levels of nine metals - lead, aluminum, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, manganese, nickel, and titanium. The report does not provide any new meaningful information. The finding of trace levels of metals in lip products is not unexpected...
Due to recent studies showing dangers with some very common cosmetic ingredients consumers are now moving towards all natural products. Pretty Mommies and Carolina Pines Med Spa discuss why more non-pregnant women, men and children are gravitating towards the popular, all natural, maternity skin care - Pretty Mommies. Jacksonville, NC (PRWEB) April 19, 2013 Along with the food industry, the personal care industry has seen huge market growth in natural products. Consumers are more aware...
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Signum Dermalogix Inc., a private biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new and innovative dermatological products and services has entered into a partnership with Elizabeth Arden, Inc. focusing on a semi-exclusive global license for the cosmetic functional ingredient Arazine(TM) (N-acetyl-S-farnesyl-cysteine) as well as developing new screening methodologies to measure the anti-oxidant potential of Arden's other product...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The rising green consciousness in Asia Pacific is generating demand for natural products, and the personal care active ingredients market has been cashing in, especially with synthetics coming under scrutiny for its lack of sustainability. Customers' growing awareness and affinity for natural ingredients, higher affordability, and environment consciousness is turning them toward premium natural personal care products. New...
Clinical studies have shown that what is applied topically to the skin is absorbed into the bloodstream. Skin is our largest organ, so safe skin care products are extremely important. In fact, skin care for expecting and nursing women can be just as important as their diet. Once a product is absorbed into the skin, it can not only affect the health of the mother, but also the child. Orlando, FL (PRWEB) September 12, 2012 Pretty Mommies LLC recently launched the Pretty Mommies Skin Care...
NEW YORK, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 27, 2012, Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kuniharu Nakamura) and Sumitomo Corporation Korea Ltd. (Head Office: Seoul; President and CEO: Tadashi Kobayashi) purchased 25% of Biogenics (Head Office: Daejeon, Korea; CEO: Son, Tae Hun), a Korean venture company specializing in cosmetic material technologies. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120504/MM01383LOGO ) Established in 2006,...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a pair of draft guidelines Friday addressing the possible use of nanotechnology -- tiny engineered materials that are too minute to be seen under a microscope -- by manufacturers in the food and cosmetic industries. The two draft guidance documents are entitled “Guidance for Industry: Assessing the Effects of Significant Manufacturing Process Changes, including Emerging Technologies, on the Safety and Regulatory Status of Food...
MIDDLETOWN, Conn., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Women who shop for health and beauty products are hardly unfamiliar with the notion of hazardous ingredients or toxic chemicals. These dangerous ingredients have long been points of concern for makeup buyers, but a new report reveals just how widespread the problem is. The article reports that there are more than 10,000 separate ingredients used in the beauty trade, and many of them are best avoided altogether. However, a few...
Regulatory Fight Could Turn Ugly as Congress Seeks to Overhaul Cosmetics Regulations WASHINGTON, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to public pressure from recent scandals including mercury in face cream, lead in lipstick and formaldehyde in hair products, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee yesterday convened the first Congressional hearing in 30 years on the safety of cosmetics and personal care products. The hearing was weighted in favor of...
Levels up to twice as high as previously reported; FDA must set safety standard WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new analysis of lead in lipstick conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals that the problem of lead in lipstick is worse and more widespread than previously reported. The recent study found lead in most of the 400 lipsticks tested by the agency, at widely varying levels of up to 7.19 parts per million (ppm) -- more than twice the...
