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New hair care ingredient from Jojoba Desert
Israeli jojoba oil specialist Jojoba Desert has launched a multifunctional emollient called JD Lusteris. This is a non-volatile, low viscosity silicone alternative that is said to have “superior hair protection, lustre and shine with supreme sensorial effect”. Applications are envisaged in all areas of hair care from shampoo and conditioner to serums and balms. A series of clinical studies
were performed to test the efficacy of JD Lusteris, in which volunteers in a control group applied hair serums without it and an experimental group used hair serums infused with it. These, the company said, showed that JD
Lusteris provided: ■ Excellent conditioning effect in dry and wet combing force measurement
■ Up to 80% decrease in hair breakage ■ Significant long-last hydration benefit to the hair and scalp
Sustainable castor bean results
The founding members of the Pragati project for sustainable castor beans, BASF, Arkema, Jayant Agro-Organics and implementation partner Solidaridad, have published the final audited and certified results for 2021, the fifth year of their programme. During that year: ■ Over 5,800 farmers have been trained, audited and certified (27% up on 2020) in programme year 5 compared to the year before ■ 36,000 tonnes of certified castor seed have been cultivated (50% up) ■ The yield has improved over 35% ■ Over 13,300 hectares are now being farmed in accordance with the SuCCESS sustainable castor code ■ About 6,300 safety kits and crop protection product boxes
NEWS IN BRIEF Gryphon
acquires Vivify Gryphon Investors has acquired Vivify Specialty Ingredients, in partnership with current family owner Aakash Shah, who will stay on the board of directors, and the management. Vivify supplies speciality chemicals for colorant and related applications in many industries, including personal care and cosmetics. Its products are sold in more than 50 countries.
Oleochemical
expansion Arkema has announces a 50% global capacity expansion for its Oleris range of biomaterials derived from renewable castor seeds at its previously announced major bio-factory. This is currently under construction on Jurong Island in Singapore and is due to start in mid-2022. The expansion will affect n-heptanoic acid, n-heptaldehyde, undecylenic acid and Esterol A.
Ashland scientist
have been distributed free of charge ■ Water consumption has been lowered by approximately 35% in the demo plots where accurate measurement and control is in place
The programme now involves
farmers from more than 69 villages in North Gujarat, India, where most
of the world’s castor beans are grown. The project – Pragati means ‘success’ in Hindi – aims to drive sustainable castor crop production by improving agricultural, waste management and safety practices, using water resources efficiently and maintaining soil fertility.
Olvea vegetable oils all approved
Olvea has announced that all of its speciality vegetable oils for cosmetic use are now COSMOS Natural- approved. This certifies that they come from green manufacturing processes and are 100% physically processed agro-ingredients (PPAIs), which preserves their authenticity
PERSONAL CARE February 2022
Olvea Vegetable Oils is a subsidiary of the family- owned Olvea Group, based in Fécamp, France. It specialises in “truly sustainable and socially responsible vegetable oils and butters” for cosmetics and other industries.
is honoured During its 75th Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase breakfast in New York City in mid-December, the Society of Cosmetic Chemists presented the Joseph P. Ciaudelli Award to Dr Roger L. McMullen, principal scientist at Ashland. This award recognised his paper ‘Investigation of the internal structure of human hair with atomic force microscopy’ as the best published in the Journal of Cosmetic Science during 2021.
New CEO at
PrimeMatter Prime Matter Labs, a Florida- based contract manufacturer of beauty and personal care products owned by Monogram Capital Partners, has appointed Aaron Paas as its new CEO. Paas joined Prime Matter as chief revenue officer two years ago, during which time it has doubled its workforce and expanded from Miami to own other facilities in New York and southern California.
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