It was wonderful to see new innovations at InCosmetics in April, particularly from our own principal suppliers such as Sinerga. Here are the standout hair and skin care products talked about by Sinerga at InCosmetics 2024, proudly supplied by HARKE UK.Continue reading
Solvay Launches Syensqo: A Standalone Company On A Mission To Achieve A More Sustainable Future
Solvay’s decision to launch Syensqo – a standalone company that will run its speciality activities – was announced at the beginning of December 2023 following an extraordinary meeting in which 99.53% of shareholders supported the separation.
Continue readingSyensqo: Tackling Climate Change
Climate change is a global emergency that’s affecting everyone – every individual, community, country and organisation. It’s therefore absolutely vital that we all continue to work together to collectively reduce our environmental impact as much as possible.
Many organisations are already working hard to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and for personal care formulators to achieve this goal they need to review each product’s entire lifecycle: looking at how their ingredients are sourced, how the product is manufactured and distributed, how it’s used by the consumer and finally how it’s disposed.
Continue readingFormulating for Soluble Packaging
Reducing our plastic usage and plastic waste is essential for the climate. Yes, plastic is a fascinating and useful material, which certainly has a place in our future, but it should be a considered future – limited to essential uses and carefully planned to ensure recyclability.Continue reading
Star Anise Extract, a novel ingredient from Sinerga
Sinerga’s Star Anise Extract is a naturally derived and multifunctional ingredient for greasy and combination skins. It performs five different actions in one, offering good efficacy against blemishes and Propionibacterium acne conditions.Continue reading