Info and news from the world of cosmetics

Customers prefer cosmetics that can do without problematic substances. Often, scientific proof of a certain supposed harmfulness cannot always be provided; for substances like parabenes, silicone, parrafins and sulfates. Nonetheless, many customers are both unsettled and uncertain, and thus prefer cosmetics without such additives. Sometimes rightly so. Sometimes just because…

Chia Seed Oil is won from Mexican salvia seeds (salvia hispanica), also known as Mexican chia seeds. The oil is mostly won by passing the tiny and whole seeds through a variable speed hammer mill (high-pressure extraction) while also using natural spring water that contains natural carbon dioxide. This procedure…

When manufacturing emulsions, YTRON technology plays an important role. To make this clear, we would first like to define the term emulsion. This is a mixture of raw materials that actually cannot be mixed. For example, if you mix oil and water, although both liquids initially blend together to certain…

Once a year, major international cosmetics companies and their suppliers meet in Munich to exchange experiences, develop new ideas and network or establish new contacts at the Cosmetic Business trade fair. Here, anyone interested in this industry segment can find everything that is needed for the development of new cosmetic…

Abstract Exilva, the new natural raw material sustainably produced from Cellulose , is ideally suited to improving the stability, the rheological behaviour and the sensoric properties of cosmetic products. The various strengths of the cellulose-based material are displayed in different ways: In the area of skin care, a strong matting…

Even today many questions remain unanswered in the cosmetics industry. Development and increase of diversity in cosmetics is occurring immensely quickly and the impact of it is so great that not every issue in regular cosmetics development work can be carried out sufficiently. Therefore, raw material cosmetic agents manufacturer need…

The number of Muslim believers is growing worldwide, which also sparks religiously motivated trends; and this has an effect on cosmetics, too. Cosmetics need to fit with religious, ethical and ecological considerations. They have to be healthy, and often also organic or natural. We felt obliged to respond to the…

First steps have been taken toward expansion. When Rainer Kröpke transformed his cosmetic consulting company into Cosmacon GmbH, the new company moved into a new and modernized vicinity. The company now has its own fully endowed state-of-the-art laboratory with high end laboratory equipment.   More space also means a much higher scope…

  We would like to thank you for the fruitful cooperation   in the past year and wish you   a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!   Yours Cosmacon GmbH  

Consumers of cosmetic products particularly focus on dermatological efficacy. They want to be sure that a certain product really does have the promised effects. Often, cosmetics of the same category are expected to have the same look and feel to them. Consumers want proof of a product’s dermatological efficacy. They…