Cosmetics formulation: The essential ingredients guide

Published: 3-Dec-2018 Featured companies: Gattefossé Laboratoires Expanscience Ashland Surfachem
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At SCS Formulate 2018 ingredients suppliers and distributors took to the podium to demonstrate how their ingredients met leading consumer trends

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SCS Formulate is the annual UK event where suppliers of cosmetic ingredients interact with product formulators and marketing. It is organised by the Society of Cosmetic Scientists (SCS) and comprises an exhibition representing all the major manufacturers and distributors, and featuring a series of presentations under the general headings of ‘Inform’ and ‘Inspire’. Following is an overview of some of those presentations.

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Gattefossé is a French-heritage raw material supplier that has grown alongside the world’s leading cosmetics brands. Since our inception in 1880, our journey has been guided... Laboratoires Expanscience, an independent French pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetics laboratory, develops and manufactures innovative osteoarthritis, skin care products and... Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a global additives and specialty ingredients company with a conscious and proactive mindset for environment, social and governance (ESG). The... Within Personal Care, Surfachem offers a range of speciality chemical ingredients for the Personal Care and Cosmetics sector.
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