Info and news from the world of cosmetics

Cosmacon hit by e-mail attack

19 Aug 2020

Several persons and companies recently have received e-mails by a sender named Cosmacon GmbH. These mails, however, have not been sent by Cosmacon GmbH.   The fake e-mails with the reference « Re: #AB_1208035″.pdf.  …..SURVEY BELOW » request the receiver to click on „Open Scanned File“ which allegedly  contains 5…

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Wool wax

01 Apr 2020
Lanoline, lanolin, lanolin alcohol,

Sheep are exposed to all sorts of weather every day. Their sebaceous glands excrete a secretion that protects them against rain and wetness. That substance is lanolin, also called wool wax or, not quite correct, wool fat. It covers the wool fiber with a waxy film that isolates the wool…

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Adaptogens

01 Mar 2020
Noni, Adaptogens, Amla, Plant adaptogens

Already 70 years ago, the Russian pharmacologist Nicolai Lazarev was convinced that plant-based active agents could help human beings to reduce or compensate emotional and physical stress. His extensive research substantiated his thesis. Lazarev called the special agents adaptogens to refer to the English term “to adapt”. The medicinal plants…

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Free of products

01 Feb 2020
silicone-free; clean beauty, without synthetic fragrance; free from

A new trend in cosmetics enjoys increasing popularity: Clean Beauty. “Clean” in this context means to be “free of products”. The precise definition of clean beauty frequently is a matter of interpretation: the term is not yet subject to a legally regulated standard. That is the reason why it is…

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Microplastic

29 Jan 2020
microplastic-free; polyacrylates, soluble micro plastic

Microplastic describes solid and insoluble synthetic plastic particles (polymers) smaller than 5 millimeters. Many particles are even smaller than 1 millimeter and hardly visibly with the naked eye. The tiny particles effortlessly pass through wastewater treatment plants and reach rivers and lakes, the sea and the ocean. Even modern water…

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X-Mas 2020

20 Dec 2019
Merry Christmas; Happy New Year 2020

Dear customers, dear partners and suppliers We would like to express our sincere thanks for your confidence, the comfortable cooperation and your loyalty during the past year. This year we support the DKMS GmbH. The charitable organization is dedicated to the essential challenge to motivate as many persons as possible…

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Hops extract

01 Nov 2019
Hops, real hops, Hops extract, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract

Hop, for centuries, has been the soul of the beer. In the popular beverage, it is a real multi-tasker: It stabilizes the beer froth, uses its antibiotic qualities to prevent rapid deterioration, and intensifies the typical taste of beer with its high content of bitter and aromatic substances. The medicinal…

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Hydrolyzed Proteins

01 Oct 2019
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Protein, hydrolyzed proteins, hair care

Hydrolyzed proteins are proteins that underwent the process of hydrolysis. In general, whole proteins are rather big molecules that cannot be assimilated by the body without intermediate steps. The complex protein molecules must be split into smaller fractions to become usable in form of free amino acids or dipeptides and…

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Levulinic acid

01 Sep 2019
Sodium Levulinate; Levulinic Acid

Levulinic acid is a biochemical compound of the group of the oxocarboxylic acids. Synonyms are 4-oxopentanoic acid or 4-oxovaleric acid. The substance which is receiving growing attention, probably, for the first time, intentionally was produced and classified in 1869. A chemical process frequently used to produce the substance is the…

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Minimalism

01 Aug 2019
Minimalism, less is more, nature cosmetics

The prevailing trend these days is towards minimalism. It captures all spheres of life. It is a certain way of life deliberately going without superfluous junk and luxury and not bowing to the ubiquitous pressure to consume.  Persons who decide in favor of minimalism experience feelings of greater freedom, happiness…

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