Reflections on Ten Years in the ICIS Top 100 We're proud to be included in ICIS Chemical Business's 2017 list of the Top 100 Chemical Distributors in North America. What's even more humbling? How it's the tenth consecutive year we've been privileged to be included on that list, going back to the time when [...]
It's a Premium-Powered Future in Beauty and Personal Care We've looked at some of the factors driving global growth in cosmetic, beauty and perosnal care products before. New research into how these segments shaped up in 2016 just confirms it: while there was respectable 5% growth across the entire sector, there was also strong [...]
The Race is On for Alternative Preservatives If there was ever any doubt about how heated the competition has become to develop new preservatives to cater to consumer demand for alternatives to formaldehyde, triclosan and other chemicals, it should be evaporated by this story about an actual prize competition to find those new ingredients. A competition [...]
How Fat Cells Might be a Weapon in Anti-Aging Adult stem cells collected from human fat might be a new tool for anti-aging treatments, according to a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. They published their findings in the medical research journal Stem Cells. A little background first: Fat cells [...]
How Conservation Becomes Good Business for Chemical Companies and Consumers Alike It might seem like coincidence that these two items got the attention of the trade media this week, but if you think about it a bit more deeply, there are some deeper connections at work. This article in GCI reinforces what we've touched on previously, [...]
A German Expert's Take on the Growth in Anti-Aging Products If you've never heard of dermatologist Dr. Timm Golueke, it's probably because you're not a Euro-based jet setter old enough to worry about aging. Even people outside of the so-called "1%" may have heard of his product line, Royal Fern, a set of phytoactive creams, serums and [...]
What Do These "5 Beauty Buys" Say About World Cosmetics Growth? This week, as we attend in-cosmetics Global 2017 in London, there are (obviously) countless conversations happening about an always-dynamic industry, but one that seems especially fluid and electric right now. Just some of the topics of various sessions at this year's event? Winds of change: [...]