27th July 2009    www.nanowerk.com   (Northwestern University)

Bacterial infection is a major health threat to patients with severe burns and other kinds of serious wounds such as traumatic bone fractures. Recent studies have identified an important new weapon for fighting infection and healing wounds: insulin.

Now, using tiny nanodiamonds, researchers at Northwestern University have demonstrated an innovative method for delivering and releasing the curative hormone at a specific location over a period of time. The nanodiamond-insulin clusters hold promise for wound-healing applications and could be integrated into gels, ointments, bandages or suture materials.

Read the full article here: Nanodiamonds deliver insulin for wound healing.

By Katie Bird , 22-Jul-2009  www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com

Sunscreens need to be convenient, multifunctional and protect against UV in order to compete with UV filter-containing skincare, according to Mintel.

One in ten new cosmetic and skin care launches in the last year contained sun-blocking ingredients, according to the market research company.

via Future of suncare lies in convenience and multifunctional products, says Mintel.

By Katie Bird, 16-Jul-2009   www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com

Despite being hailed as the next big thing to hit the cosmetics industry, beauty foods are receiving only ‘casual interest’ from British consumers, according to market research company Datamonitor.

Beauty foods can come in all shapes and sizes, from anti-ageing yoghurts to anti-acne chocolate, and many industry analysts are predicting big things for the sector.

to read more just click the link  Beauty foods not as big as expected, according to market analyst.

By Simon Pitman, 15-Jul-2009   www.cosmeticsdesign.com

Leading pharmaceutical and personal care player Johnson & Johnson has been hit hard during its second quarter by the global economic recession.

Sales for the quarter fell by a total of 7.4 percent, down from $16.45bn in the corresponding period last year, to reach $15.24bn.

For more information just click here  Johnson and Johnson sales hit by tough retail environment.

10-Jul-2009  www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com

Plastic packaging supplier Alpla is opening a $7.2m (€5.2m) facility in North Carolina to produce plastic bottles for shampoo, conditioners and body wash products.

 

The facility will operate out of a Unilever plant in Raeford, one of the company’s biggest clients, according to press reports.

To read more just click the link http://bit.ly/17K98z

By Leah Armstrong, 06-Jul-2009  www.cosmeticsdesign.com

Beiersdorf has invested €10 million to expand a factory in Bangplee, Thailand in order to double the manufacturing capacity of its Nivea products and capitalize on the fast expanding South East Asian market.

In Beiersdorf’s first quarter results, published at the beginning of May, sales in Africa, Asia and Australia increased to €254 m – a rise in organic terms of 5.5 percent. Double-digit increases were recorded in Thailand, making this market an obvious one to concentrate on.

To read more just click the link http://bit.ly/3R0pLM

By Katie Bird, 06-Jul-2009   www.cosmeticsdesign.com

New Zealand-based brand Snowberry has achieved carbon neutral certification for all of its luxury skin care products.

The company is a major exporter and being able to prove it has offset its greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly important, according to managing director Mark Henderson.

Follow the link to read more  http://bit.ly/wWABq

By Simon Pitman, 01-Jul-2009  www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com

Specialty soaps and skin care provider Crabtree & Evelyn has filed for bankruptcy in the US, becoming the latest personal care player to fall victim to the economic crisis.

The company today announced that it was filing for chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code, and underlined the fact that other affiliates, including operations in the European Union, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, were not filing for protection of this kind.

To read more just click the link http://bit.ly/ofGNR

This article sounds interesting, could have an impact on the sort of packaging they can be put in.

By Katie Bird, 30-Jun-2009   cosmeticsdesign.com

Water-based fragrances could ‘revolutionize’ fine fragrance and personal care products, according to Dow Chemical Company.

An alcohol free fragrance system was awarded the FiFi technological breakthrough of the year award. The award was given to French fragrance house Mane, which used the Dow-developed system in a recent Coty launch.

To read more just click the link http://bit.ly/SXFw

Article found on webpackaging.com

Emilio Pucci’s latest fragrance collection, Vivara Variazoni, features a Rexam-created closure that again highlights the global supplier’s advanced expertise in injection and tampo printing and, in so doing, results in another visually vibrant Vivara Variazioni eau de toilette collection.

For more information just click the link http://bit.ly/uLz5P