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Let’s Make Sure LCSA is a Framework for Innovation
Last year, the Obama Administration’s single piece of environmental legislation was passed after receiving enormous bipartisan support. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (or LCSA, for short – go figure!) was signed into law in June 2016, revising the Toxic Substances Control Act. But it may have a...
Anti-Aging? It’s Not Just For Humans Anymore
Anti-aging products are been burgeoning, even in one area where some people might be surprised they’ve made headway. Can you guess that market sector, on that’s shown this kind of galloping growth over the last decade? If our headline wasn’t a giveaway, here’s the answer: Pets, pet products and pet-related services have...
Anti-Aging Formulation, Part 2: Ageless Solutions, Innovative Answers
As we’ve discussed in Part 1 of this series, there are many exciting new innovations in the realm of reliable and customer-favored personal care ingredients, and they’re now available to formulators. By utilizing these new compounds and revolutionary research discoveries, formulators can maximize the impact, efficiency, efficacy, aesthetics, and deliverables of...
Anti-Aging Formulation, Part 1: Ageless Solutions, Innovative Answers
By Amit Patel and Traci L. Cassell Growing demand meets growing innovation As the popularity of multifunctional personal care and beauty products continues to skyrocket, so does the demand for anti-aging products that offer multiple benefits, additives, and claims. With exciting new advancements in technology, formulators now have the chance...
Consumers Are Singing the Praises of Sun Care
Way back in 1998, the Internet was scorching, so to speak, as people emailed each other the text of a “commencement speech” attributed by many to novelist/curmudgeon Kurt Vonnegut. Who seemed to be endorsing…sun care products? It certainly read like something he might have written, but it was an essay authored by a Chicago...
Stating Our Case to Congress: Highlights of the NACD 2017 Fly-In
As we posted recently, it’s important for members of our business to state our case to our representatives in Congress, and this year’s NACD Washington Fly-In was a prime opportunity to do exactly that. From beginning to end, the 2017 Fly-In was about as well-organized and focused event as you could hope for, as members...