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- Five exciting moments at Mibelle Biochemistry‘s Cyber Celebration
I already announced this at the end of last month’s Beauty Soap chapter: We have something to celebrate! This June I was a guest at Mibelle Cyber Celebration, a digital event commemorating the 30th anniversary of Mibelle Biochemistry.
Weiterlesen - How DNA analysis is helping to make cosmetic ingredients safer
There are multiple steps between the cultivation and harvesting of a plant and the finished cosmetic ingredient. In my previous Beauty Soap articles, I have already written about the many different aspects associated with getting a plant into a cream jar. But how can you be 100% certain that a cosmetic active includes the original plant? And how do manufacturers make sure that the finished active ingredient actually contains the plant that is mentioned in the product claim?
Weiterlesen - Four cosmetic ingredients for more glow
I first came across the term “Mul-Gwang“ when I discovered Korean beauty around eight years ago. Mul-Gwang describes skin so intensively hydrated that it looks almost damp. Since then the trend towards glowy skin has gone around the world and, of course, it has long since arrived in the US and Europe.
Weiterlesen - Between the active ingredient and the beauty product
The telephone of Antje Düring, Formulation & Study Manager at active ingredients manufacturer Mibelle Biochemistry, is ringing. She answers it: the call is from the R&D department of a beauty manufacturer. They would like to know the best way to incorporate the ingredient Vin-upLift into a cream. The texture of their first test cream has turned out much too glutinous. What could have caused this?
Weiterlesen - Blue biotechnology for sustainable cosmetics
Attending the recent webinar of French marine ingredients manufacturer Codif almost felt like getting a fleeting impression of the Breton seaside – the murmuring of the sea, the seemingly endless horizon and fresh salt-laden breezes… Codif’s headquarters are located on the coast of Brittany and the constant presence of the ocean often inspires the company‘s team in the development of product innovations.
Weiterlesen - A chat with Dr Jan-H. Riedel from BSB Innovation Award
I’m on the phone with Hamburg. Dr Jan-H. Riedel from Consulting and Service Bureau Dr Riedel e.K. (BSB) is taking my call on a busy day of simultaneously home-schooling his son and working on a business project. Despite the additional workload, Riedel feels that the pandemic is not just a challenge but also a source of motivation. In our interview, he explains to me why.
Weiterlesen - How Mibelle Biochemistry manufactures cosmetic ingredients
ProTec Ingredia GmbH Proudly Presents: Over the last year, we have learned a lot about scientific research and the various aspects associated with the sustainable production of cosmetic ingredients. In this chapter of my beauty serial, however, things will be much more hands-on! Join me as we put on lab coats and protective hoods and go off exploring the production facility of Mibelle Biochemistry in Switzerland.
Weiterlesen - 360° sustainability at Codif
ProTec Ingredia GmbH Proudly Presents: Sustainability really begins with the raw ingredients of a product rather than its formulation. This is something I realised when I was talking with Codif biochemist (and head of marketing) Gabrielle Moro during my visit to the French marine ingredients manufacturer. In the picture above you can see Codif’s Saint-Malo headquarters. Environmental protection forms an integral part of the company’s corporate DNA, and I was fascinated when Gabrielle explained the measures Codif has implemented to make its ingredient cultivation process as sustainable as possible. Join me to discover what a truly sustainable ingredient production cycle looks like – from sourcing over manufacturing all the way to wastewater and waste disposal management.
Weiterlesen - What it‘s like for the cosmetics industry during the pandemic
ProTec Ingredia GmbH Proudly Presents: A few weeks ago I received an invitation to ProTec Ingredia’s Christmas event. Since classic Christmas parties aren’t possible this winter the company had decided to organise a virtual get-together: everyone at his or her home in front of the laptop, with mulled wine, cookies or coffee. This gave me an idea: I thought it might be interesting to find out how a distributor of cosmetic raw and active ingredients has fared during this challenging and memorable year. So I decided to interview ProTec Ingredia. (The picture above with the company’s team was taken last October).
Weiterlesen - How ProSpecieRara works for biodiversity
ProTec Ingredia GmbH Proudly Presents: „By the way, do you know ProSpecieRara?“ asks biologist Esther Belser-Gisi during our conversation at the Buchs headquarters of Swiss raw ingredients manufacturer Mibelle Biochemistry. I have to shake my head although the name does seem familiar somehow… Esther is Mibelle’s head of marketing and she thinks that I really should learn more about ProSpecieRara, a truly unique Swiss non-profit organisation. I completely agree and that is why in this chapter of our Beauty Soap we’re taking an excursion into nature rather than the laboratory!
Weiterlesen - How Codif researches the skin
ProTec Ingredia GmbH Proudly Presents: When I visited French cosmetic ingredients manufacturer Codif in Brittany I thought I knew what I would see: A large laboratory probably, vats of algae solution and production facilities for the cosmetic ingredients. And of course Codif’s headquarters near Saint Malo has all of these but what I didn’t expect – and found absolutely fascinating – was the department with specialist researchers for skin models. Wondering what this has to do with the development of cosmetic active ingredients? Follow me into the laboratory of Loic Pentecouteau, Codif’s Skin Biology Laboratory Manager, who’s been researching skin for decades.
Weiterlesen - A showcase of new and interesting beauty ingredients
ProTec Ingredia GmbH Proudly Presents: Most of the international beauty trade shows this year were cancelled because of the Corona pandemic. Initially I had planned to attend In-Cosmetics Global in Barcelona this summer and tell you all about my visit to the fair and the exciting new ingredients presented there.
Weiterlesen - What a Research and Study Manager does
ProTec Ingredia GmbH Proudly Presents: There are some little-known but highly interesting professions in the cosmetics industry. When I visited Swiss active ingredients manufacturer Mibelle Biochemistry I met Dr. Franziska Wandrey. I was fascinated by Franziska’s work – in fact, I had never heard of her job profile before – so I decided that I really wanted to feature it here on the blog. So, what exactly does Franziska do as a Research and Study Manager at Mibelle Biochemistry? And how is her job connected to proving the effectiveness of newly developed raw ingredients?
Weiterlesen - How a private label manufacturer selects its active ingredients
ProTec Ingredia GmbH Proudly Presents: Over the last six months of my beauty journey I’ve learned a great deal about how cosmetic ingredients are developed and manufactured. Now I’m curious to find out more about the other side of the industry! In today’s episode we’ll be taking a closer look at the companies that buy ProTec Ingredia’s active ingredients and use them in the development of their cosmetic products.
Weiterlesen - Seven facts about oat which’ll make you more beautiful (and smarter)
ProTec Ingredia Proudly Presents: If you know me or you’ve been reading my blog for a while you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of oatmeal. For many years I’ve been eating some form of oat flakes for breakfast – first in the form of muesli and now as a classic porridge. And in my opinion, the best porridges come from Northern Europe, from countries like Sweden or Finland. So, what does my love for oats have to do with this beauty serial story?
read more… - Visiting the Research & Development Laboratory at Codif
ProTec Ingredia Proudly Presents: I’m standing in a room surrounded by towering columns of clear glass. Pink and purple coloured fluffy pom-poms are floating inside these hollow glass tubes and I feel like I’m suspended in the middle of an aquarium.
read more… - How to generate ideas for new cosmetic ingredients
ProTec Ingredia Proudly Presents: I’m on the phone with marine raw ingredients manufacturer Codif. „Romuald, how does your company develop ideas for new cosmetic ingredients?“ I’m asking the co-founder, co-owner and scientific director of the Brittany-based company. Romuald Vallée doesn’t have to think long about his answer.
read more… - Moss as an active cosmetic ingredient?
ProTec Ingredia Proudly Presents: In cooperation with ProTec Ingredia // Walking on mossy forest soil feels wonderful, it’s so soft and springy! At the same time mosses are so tiny that we rarely look at them in more detail. I always associated moss with damp areas that stay green even in winter, and that was pretty much it.
read more… - Behind the Beauty Scenes: How beauty innovations happen
ProTec Ingredia Proudly Presents: In cooperation with ProTec Ingredia // As I’m boarding my train to Lucerne in Switzerland – Birgit Haemel (you met her in the previous chapter) and I are going to visit Swiss raw ingredients manufacturer Mibelle Biochemistry – I’m thinking about product innovation in the beauty industry.
read more… - Behind the Beauty Scenes: A visit to the algae farm
ProTec Ingredia Proudly Presents: I got up very early this morning. Yes, I did want to catch the beautiful sunrise over the bay of Saint-Malo but today I am also going on a special excursion: right after breakfast I’ll
read more… - Behind the beauty scenes: Prologue
ProTec Ingredia Proudly Presents: It’s evening and I’m standing on the balcony of my hotel looking over the bay of Saint-Malo in Brittanny. What a beautiful sunset. For a moment I marvel at how my passion for beauty has led
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