His-and-Her pain circuitry in the spinal cord

Pain processing differs between sexes, new research on male and female mice shows and which raises key questions for human male and female setups

Serac wins award for on-site bottle manufacturing technology

The company’s Roll N Blow thermoforming machines provide a cost-efficient and space-saving way to produce bottles using PS and PP reels

Protection against Environmental Damage

Consumers are turning to beauty products to shield against the impact of pollution, stress and UV, according to new research from Mintel

Smog and Skin Aging

NAVIN M. GERIA explores the role of pollution in skin aging and the growth of pollution protecting anti-aging products    

What a Waste!

Consumers say they're willing to switch beauty brands for ones with more efficient packaging, writes LESLIE ROSE

Spray Format on Trend in 2015

According to Kline, the growing popularity of spray formats is due to their application benefits, particularly even spread of product  

Back to Nature

Natural and organic ingredient replacements meet the demands of today’s consumer who seek a more ‘non-chemical’ approach, writes PHILIP PELUSI  

Latest Patent Reviews on Color Cosmetics

From nailcare to eyelash care, some of the latest U.S. patents from our publishing partner Happi

The Battle of the Brands

Viet Nam’s predominantly young population of around 90 plus million people looks like an ideal market to sell cosmetics and personal care products, but per capita spending remains low at the moment 

Competing with a Personal Touch

When on assignment recently) for HAPPI Asia, ANTHONY EVANS spoke with Nhan Sac Viet about the company’s marketing and distribution strategy for their products as well as some Korean brands in the Vietnamese market  

Kistler to showcase advanced versions of maXYmos product

ON August 26-28, 2015 visitors to AHTE in Shanghai will witness Kistler's innovative products and how the maXYmos series can be used individually in their own companies at stand E4-D11.

Curbing obesity with muscadine grape seed oil

Found to decrease the formation of new fat cells, muscadine grape seed oil may help in the fight against obesity.  Using the grape seeds is also a way for juice manufacturers to reduce pomace (solid by-product) that remains after production