Have you seen Clariant’s BeautyForward® Edition III presentation? Book an appointment with your Chemlink Specialities sales contact to see Clariant’s trends update from the global cosmetics and personal care market.
SCS Formulate 2018
SCS Formulate is over for another year, and we think 2018 was the best yet!
Colours Brochure Available Now
Chemlink Specialities’ latest Colours Brochure is available now.
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Methylisothiazolinone?
The preservative, Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) is being removed by a large portion of the cosmetic industry. This means that alternative preservative systems have to be used.
What Is Methylisothiazolinone?
Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) is a commonly used synthetic biocide and preservative and is found in personal care and industrial applications. It is a known allergen and this has resulted in the usage levels being reduced in Industrial applications and many cosmetic producers moving away from it in their products.
Carrubba’s Latest Fragrance Trend Report
Chemlink suppliers, Carrubba, have over 500 botanical extracts, flavours and fragrances in their range. Each year they study the current fragrance and flavour trends to bring us industry insight which we use to help guide our formulations.
New miracle natural anti-aging ingredient, Leniphenol
What is Leniphenol?
Leniphenol is a polyphenolic complex derived from FSC certified pine bark, lignin. Polyphenols are secondary metabolites made by plants and their purpose is to protect plants from UV and pathogens. A carefully balanced mixture of 3 of these polyphenols make up Leniphenol which can help protect the skin from pollution, UV rays, irritant products and ageing.
Chemlink’s microbead alternatives
Recently, the beads often used in personal care washes and skin cleaners have been banned from use in the USA, with a manufacturing ban due to take effect in the Spring of 2017. These beads are generally based on Polyethylene (PE) or Polypropylene (PP), both of which are not readily biodegradable and have demonstrated bioaccumulation in marine environments.