Several Symrise Materials Earn Ecocert Approval

Symrise recently received Ecocert approval for several personal care ingredients. These include: Sym- Matrix (INCI: Maltodextrin, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) leaf extract) is a 100% natural MMP-1,2,9 and elastase inhibitor and antioxidant; Drago-Calm (INCI: Water, glycerin, oat (avena sativa) kernel extract) is an anti-irritant and anti-inflammatory agent that is made from oats and standardized on min. 100ppm avenanthramides; (-)-alpha-Bisabolol is a 100% natural anti-irritant derived from sustainable sources; SymRelief (INCI: Bisabolol, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract), is a 100% natural, cost-effective anti-irritant mixture of sustainable Bisabolol and organic ginger; Neo Actipone Soap Nut Shell (INCI: Sapindos mukorossi peel extract) is a 100% natural detergent; and Dracorin CE (INCI: Glyceryl stearate citrate), a vegetable-based emulsifier for creams and Dracorin GOC (INCI: Glyceryl oleate citrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride) is a vegetable-based emulsifier for lotions (cold and hot emulsification). More info: www.symrise.com

BioScreen Expands Services

BioScreen Clinical Services recently added the Canfield VISIA-CR and VECTRA 3D Photography Systems to its roster of technologically advanced, clinical photography. According to BioScreen, Canfield’s equipment leads the industry in obtaining high-quality, reproducible and encrypted clinical images. The Vectra 3D imaging system provides three-dimensional views of the body and allows for high-resolution surface topographic measurements. The Canfield VISIA-CR photography system takes close up high resolution photography for studies of the face. More info: BioScreen, (310) 214-0043, (800) 229-9057, E-mail: info@ bioscreen.com

DSM Rolls Out Treatment for Irritated Skin

The Pentapharm unit of DSM Nutritional products has introduced Alpaflor ABI Complex AO, a new natural Ecocert-certified treatment for irritated and sensitive skin. This new plant extract, from the ALP-Organic product line, is produced from Alpine plants Artemisia umbelliformis Lam., Buddleja davidii and Peucedanum ostruthium L. These plants, well-known in traditional medicine, have cosmetic applications supported by scientific tests. More info: www.dsmnutrional-products.com

Innovations in Wipes from Chicopee

With next-generation nonwovens technologies, a new customer-focused approach and applications-based collateral material, Chicopee is building on its more than a century-old legacy of innovation in wiping products. Leveraging the latest technologies and resources of PGI, a leading global engineered materials supplier, the Chicopee business is bringing new innovation to the wipes category with introductions such as its Spinlace fabrics that will be expanded across the wipes product line. More info: www.polymergroup-inc.com

Microfluidics Adds Three to Processor Line

Microfluidics has expanded its range of product offerings by adding three new Microfluidizer bench-top processors to its M-110P family. The new M-110P-20, M-110P-20S and M-110PS deliver all the features and benefits of the M-110P bench-top lab machine, while adding new capabilities and benefits to address the unique needs of the personal care industry. The M-110P family processors create nanoemulsions and nanosuspensions that do not separate prior to use. The M-110P-20 is a new mid-pressured version of the higher-pressured M-110P model. It operates at a lower pressure and lower cost, is able to deliver nanoemulsions, nanosuspensions, nanoencapsulations and nanodispersions at 20,000psi or lower, and works with a 50ml minimum sample size. The M-110PS and M-110P-20S Microfluidizer processors are designed to work with smaller minimum sample sizes of 25 ml. All three new models include a glass reservoir for fast and accurate visual identification. More info: www.microfluidicscorp.com, mixing [email protected] or 800-370-5452

Cohesium from Silab Tightens the Skin Junction

Cohesion of the various epidermal layers is crucial to ensure homeostasis of the barrier function, limit excessive water loss and thereby guarantee good moisturization of the skin. Silab has developed Cohesium, an active ingredient purified from the tubers of Ophiopogon. According to Silab, Cohesium triggers the formation of tight junctions, increases the levels of Natural Moisturizing Factors in the stratum corneum, improves the cohesion of the upper layers of the epidermis and restructures the skin’s barrier function. More info: www.silab.fr, Email: [email protected]