Drug & Cosmetic Industry articles from December 1998

Drug & Cosmetic Industry archives from December 1998

From The Editor.
December 1, 1998... To Everything, A Seasons another year draws to a close and a new one offers promise and challenge for us all, what better time to reflect on Ecclesiastes' message of hope and renewal? To everything there is a season; and a time for every...

A Minimalist Approach.
December 1, 1998... Calvin Klein chose LIR-USA to create a bottle and cap for two products in its new line Contradiction For Men-After Shave Relief Balm and Bracing Hair and Body Wash. LIR-USA produced a clear, sharp-edged bottle, blow-molded in PETG. The front...

The Bell Bottle.
December 1, 1998... The Cosmetic Packaging Group, a division of O. Berk Company, is now featuring the Bell line of triangular-shaped flint glass bottles. The bottles are available in 30 ml, 50 ml, and 100 ml with either aerosol or Europa finishes. In addition,...

SeaquistPerfect Tops Body Complex Products.
December 1, 1998... Carson Pirie Scott & Co. has selected SeaquistPerfect Dispensing's SeaMist(R) spray pumps and EuroFlow(R) lotion pumps for its two new Body Complex products: After Bath Splash Aromatherapy and Creamy Floral Hand Wash. The SeaMist spray pump...

Colt's Cosmetic Jars.
December 1, 1998... The Colt III line of cosmetic and personal care jars, manufactured by Colt's Plastics Company, Inc., have gently radiused corners, a solid thermoset plastic cap with similar radii, and are available with a mating polypropylene disc fitment....

The Vienna Oval.
December 1, 1998... Plastic Bottle Corporation's new 8 oz 24-415 PVC Vienna Oval has a distinctive shape with finger grips to make it easy to hold. According to Plastic Bottle, the bottle is suitable for body wash, skin lotion, hair gel, shampoo, hand sanitizer...

DCI's Past, Present Future.
December 1, 1998... As DCI becomes Global Cosmetic Industry, it is interesting to reflect on its various incarnations throughout its 84-year history. A publication originally designed to serve the needs of both the drug and cosmetics markets, DCI underwent...

Sands of Time.
December 1, 1998... DCI magazine has had a long and memorable history. It was founded in 1914 as Drug Markets, later changing its name to Drug & Chemical Markets. In the early 1930s, the "Chemical" part of the title was sold off, later to become Chemical Week....

A Different Kind of Angel.
December 1, 1998... Thierry Mugler has created Angel Innocent for consumers who enjoy Mugler's scent Angel, but want a purer interpretation of the fragrance. The scent, created by the fragrance house Charabot, is a tender version of Angel combining such scents...

Alluring Fall Colors.
December 1, 1998... The Marilyn Miglin Institute has launched its fall color palette, the Perfectly Natural Collection, featuring deep, rich natural colors for "an upbeat, modern look." Camylle DeLaurentis, vice president of training for the Institute and...

Alba Botanica Reinvents Shaving.
December 1, 1998... Fifteen years ago, Alba Botanica was created as a creme shave formula based on aloe, jojoba and lanolin extracts. Unlike the typical soap or super fat preparations common at that time, the Alba Botanica formula did not dry out during the...

Sebastian is Addicted to Color.
December 1, 1998... Trucco, Sebastian International's "fashion-forward" makeup line, is an invitation for women to indulge in their addiction to color. This fall, the line undergoes a metamorphosis inspired by the colors, fabrics and textures that influence the...

The Future of Foundation.
December 1, 1998... L'Oreal has created Visible Lift Line Minimizing Makeup, said to improve skin while perfecting skin tone and concealing tiny flaws. Age-minimizing ingredients from its Plenitude skin care line have been combined with a liquid foundation to...

Sun-Sational Results.
December 1, 1998... Change your mood often? Del Sol nail polish does too. The polish has one color when worn indoors, and then changes each time it is exposed to sunlight. The sun-activated, color-change polishes are said to offer a "unique fashion statement and...

Youthglow is Easy on the Eyes.
December 1, 1998... Energizing Eye Gel from Youthglow Private Label Skin & Body Care, is a high potency concentrate said to reduce puffiness and firm sagging undereye skin. Designed for use as a "crease-free" base under makeup, the gel is made from root starch...

Primal Soaps.
December 1, 1998... Primal Elements introduces 10 new soaps for fall 1998, each available in 4.4 pound loaves or in 6.8 oz. bars. The soaps are said to be a combination of exotic scents and unique presentation for the summer and fall months. The new choices...

Aquabase Gives Girls a Gem.
December 1, 1998... Little Princess Rainbow Gems, a non-toxic, water-based nail color for girls, is the latest from Aquabase Products International, Inc. Rainbow Gems is said to promote healthy nails and does not use formaldehyde, alcohol, benzene or toulene....

The Emu Has Landed.
December 1, 1998... The fat of the Emu bird is said to be "one of the best natural skin repairers to date." Emu Oil's healing elements can be found in A- Cute Derm, Inc.'s Emunition(R) E2 Serum and Emunition(R) E2 Lipid Creme. Developed by dermatologist, Esta...

Nature Meets Science.
December 1, 1998... The latest from Amway is Nutrilite(R) Botanical Scents(TM), a line of aromatherapy products said to be created with 100 percent natural essential oils. Available in two aromas, calming and energizing, each scent's olfactory impression was...

Problems with Getting Mixed Up-Mixing and Scale Up.
December 1, 1998... Continuing with my series of articles about life in the production trenches of the fragrance, cosmetic, and personal care product industry, scaling up the process of making a formula from small laboratory batches to large production batches...

Tell Us More To Learn.
December 1, 1998... Somehow the whole concept of a so-called Gold Seal of Cosmetic Quality sneaked up on a lot of people in the cosmetic business, emerging seemingly full blown without a good deal of pro-or-con discussion at industry meetings or on the pages of...

A New Aromatic Paradigm Silicones for Skin Care.
December 1, 1998... Luxe Pack Monaco, the international luxury packaging show, held its 11th annual celebration this October 21-24 at the Espace Fontvielle, in Monaco. Since its inception, when 45 vendors exhibited and an estimated 500 attendees visited the...

Foilmark and HoloPak Announce Merger.
December 1, 1998... Foilmark, Inc., a manufacturer of hot stamping foils, holographic films and image transfer systems, and HoloPak Technologies, Inc., a specialty manufacturer of holographic images, hot stamping foils and metallized paper, have entered into a...

Flowers in Space.
December 1, 1998... International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (IFF) and the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics (WCSAR) joined forces to conduct an experiment in order to examine the possible effects of microgravity on the production of fragrance...

Protecting Consumer Products in California.
December 1, 1998... The Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) and the Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association (CSMA), have acted to protect the market for consumer products in California. They moved to intervene in a lawsuit in which a...

Globe Trotting.
December 1, 1998... Brazil The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) and Brasil Rio, of Sao Paulo, Brasil, have entered into a joint venture to create a new packaging show for South America. The new show is scheduled to make its debut in Sao...

Nothing But Net.
December 1, 1998... The following is a continuation of last month's listing of industry related websites. Testing/Consulting/Other Services ACTS Testing Labs, Inc. www.actstesting.com BioScreen www.bioscreen.com Celsis International plc...

Futures Perspectives from Anti-bacterial Soap-Hype or Hope?
December 1, 1998... In a world full of wild and woolly pathogens, there is something reassuring about a soap label that says anti-bacterial on the bathroom or kitchen sink. After being used in hospital settings for many years, anti-bacterial soaps for the home...

Kosmetikos*: There's SOD in Your SMEC!
December 1, 1998... Last month we explained how enzymes are the key to life, consequently making human existence possible. "Great, but what's in it for me?" you ask. Well for one thing, you can put SOD in your SMEC. As highly trained and sophisticated...

A New Aromatic Paradigm.
December 1, 1998... Science and Emotion: Connecting Mind and Body was the theme of the 3rd Annual Aromatherapy Conference, in San Francisco October 30- November 1. Sponsored by the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy, and organized by Kurt Schnaubelt, PhD, the...

The Art of Fragrance.
December 1, 1998... Jasmine Diffusion Installation by Gayil Nalls, at Steffany Martz Gallery, New York City. Recently Gayil Nalls introduced an art installation at The Steffany Martz Gallery in New York City, where her one person exhibition, "One Billion,...

Ajinomoto USA Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Taking a global perspective, we aim as a company to contribute to food and health and ultimately to a better life for all. Key Capabilities of Company: Manufacturing and producing a variety of...

BioScreen Testing Services, Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: BioScreen is dedicated to helping our clients meet the demands in today's market for safety, regulatory compliance and claim substantiation. BioScreen achieves this goal by focusing our areas of testing on...

CCL Custom Manufacturing.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: To be the Customer's preferred supplier of custom manufacturing services. We will maintain a competitive edge in Quality, Service and Productivity, and provide the best long term total value to our...

Phillip Rockley, Ltd.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Phillip Rockley is dedicated to the development and manufacture of the highest quality marine-derived materials for the consumer product industry. Key Capabilities of Company: Phillip Rockley...

Corwood Laboratories, Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Corwood Laboratories is a formulator, manufacturer and filler of quality liquids, creams, lotions, gels, ointments and paste products on a custom basis. We service the Toiletry & Cosmetic, Health and...

Courage+Khazaka.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: For the past 12 years CK has been active in the development and production of skin testing devices, which are used in the field of clinical and practical dermatology, in the R & D laboratories of the...

Eastman Chemical Company.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: To become the world's preferred chemical company. Key Capabilities of Company: Eastman has a reputation for high-quality materials, lot-to-lot consistency and tech-nical innovation. Its global...

Eastman Chemical Company.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Eastman Chemical Company has been producing quality formulation ingredients for more than 78 years. The highest quality, novel performance and dependability are foremost to the cosmetic/personal care...

Essex Testing Clinic, Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: To provide the highest quality clinical testing services by relying on our past experiences, scientific standards and innovations. Key Capabilities of Company: The full range of clinical testing of...

Th. Goldschmidt AG.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: The German-based Goldschmidt Group is a leading manufacturer of chemical specialities. The VIAG Aktiengesellschaft is the majority shareholder in Th. Goldschmidt AG. Goldschmidt's success is based on...

Greentech S.A.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: To bring the value of tradition into products that have to fulfill the demand of modern beauty. Greentech buys plants that have been used for centuries by very old tribes in their traditional medicine, and...

H&R Florasynth.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: The mission of the Fragrance Division of H&R Florasynth is to be the most competent partner for our customers, providing innovative technology and exceptional creativity to please the senses. H&R...

Henkel KGaA.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Worldwide specialist for Applied Care Chemicals, providing the widest range of ingredients and specialties, systems and concepts, ecology and health focused products of value, with constant quality...

Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: To meet customer needs by creating and marketing superior value- added products derived from wheat. Key Capabilities of Company: Creating and producing functional natural ingredients from grain...

Hill Top Research, Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: The Consumer Product Testing Division of Hill Top Research conducts superior full- service clinical and microbiology services. We help make consumer product companies bring safe and effective products to...

Keystone Aniline Corporation.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Dedicated to providing the finest cost- effective color products, knowledgeable advice and superior service to satisfy customer needs. Key Capabilities of Company: Custom formulation,...

Lipo Chemicals, Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Lipo is a reliable worldwide supplier of chemical ingredients to the personal care, food, industrial and pharmaceutical industries. We are dedicated to quality, in the production, distribution and...

MANA Products, Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Continue to be a technologically forward, multi-dimensional player in the beauty industry. Key Capabilities of Company: Contract manufacturing for some of the most influential brands in the...

McIntyre Group Ltd.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: The McIntyre Group Ltd. manufactures specialty products for the personal care and HI & I markets. Their major products are mild surfactants, specialty blends, cosmetic preservative enhanced proteins and...

Presperse Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Continue to bring to the cosmetic and personal care industry innovative raw materials from all over the world, uphold our high standards of customer service and quality, and maintain our position as a...

Rhodia, Inc.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: The mission of Rhodia's home, personal care and industrial ingredients business is to help our customers create a competitive advantage for their products by offering them access to world class technology...

Rona associate of Merck KGaA.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Rona is committed to providing a wide range of high quality products such as special effect pigments and cosmetic additives for color cosmetics, sun care applications, sunscreen actives, hair care...

Seaquist Closures.
December 1, 1998... New Products/Services/Innovations introduced in the last twelve months: Tubes are an increasingly popular way to use and transport products. Tubes, by design, can be stored in the inverted position. By doing so the product naturally...

Vevy Europe.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: A research company and primary source of original, highly specialized raw materials for dermopharmeceuticals, cosmetics and toiletries. It produces its own plants and with its own equipment according to...

Witco Corporation.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: Making it possible, making it practical, making it better than anyone else is how we will become the world's most preeminent specialty chemical company. Key Capabilities of Company: Witco offers...

Wacker Silicones Corporation.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: The mission of Wacker Silicones Corporation is to provide silicone products and services of world class quality to its customers in North America by creative involvement and participation of all employees...

Witco Corporation.
December 1, 1998... Silsoft(r) Shine organosilicone is a proprietary copolymer from Witco that is designed for use in hair care products and in antiperspirant formulations. High refractive index ingredients have been known to improve the gloss of hair and to...

International Specialty Products.
December 1, 1998... Linda C. Foltis, Herbert W. Ulmer, PhD and International Specialty Products have developed Aquaflex(tm) FX-64, a new copolymer for hair care applications. The polymer is based on copolymers containing maleimide functionality. Close relatives,...

Presperse Inc.
December 1, 1998... Presperse Inc. has added a number of new spherical polymer beads to its Ganzpearl line. The new products consist of several crosslinked polystyrene beads of micron and sub micron size, a porous PMMA bead and several composite polymer...

Henkel Corporation.
December 1, 1998... Henkel has introduced Emersol(r) 873, a new technical grade isostearic acid based on vegetable feedstock. Performance improvements on vegetable-derived isostearic acids include very light color and very low odor. According to Henkel,...

Croda, Inc.
December 1, 1998... Croda has launched three Amino Acid Moisturizing Complexes. Hydrosesame AA, Hydrolupin AA and Hydroryza AA from Canada are all- natural amino acid complexes based on novel plant sources. As amino acids, the three are substantive to hair and...

Desert Whale Jojoba Co.
December 1, 1998... Quality Assurance has certified Desert Whale Jojoba Co. as an organic jojoba seed producer. Additionally, the company's factory is now a certified organic processing plant. Now, after 20 years of serving the cosmetic and natural foods...

Bio-Botanica, Inc.
December 1, 1998... F. D'Amelio, Sr. and Dr. Youssef Mirhon, vice president of r&d at Bio-Botanica, have been granted US Patent 5804206 for the extraction process of Phytoplenolin(r) and its cosmetic applications. An extract of the Australian botanical plant...

BASF Corporation.
December 1, 1998... Description of Company Mission: BASF Corporation is a transnational chemical company recognized as successful and innovative. With our products and services, we are among the most competent global suppliers. Key Capabilities of...

Understanding Generation Y: A Look at the Next Wave of US Consumers.
December 1, 1998... Most everyone in the cosmetics industry is familiar with the standing of the baby boomers in US demographics, those wealthy, health and beauty-conscious consumers who will comprise 37 percent of the total US population by 2005. Generation...

Supplier Forum.
December 1, 1998... UCARE(r) Polymers Brochure Amerchol Corporation has released a new 24-page brochure detailing the benefits of UCARE Polymers when used in hair care systems, or cleansing and skin care systems. The booklet presents new claims...

And to Cap it Off.
December 1, 1998... In the past few years, a new and major design trend in spray fragrances has come out of the European market:The use of non- conventional actuator buttons. Fragrance companies are now spending a great deal of money to customize these...

Package Of The Year 1998 And The Winner Is...
December 1, 1998... The "ambrosial" Lolita Lempicka is the recipient of DCI's illustrious Package of the Year Award for 1998. Conceived as a fragrance that would speak to women's hearts and conjure an attraction of contrasts, Lolita Lempicka, the fragrance, is...

The Wondrous World of Silicones for Skin Care.
December 1, 1998... Multifunctional Potpourri offers Formulators Powerful Armamentarium Dimethylpolysiloxane polymers and their organosilicone derivatives offer unique formulating advantages for skin care products. These include: color cosmetics,...