Ingredients Archives

Nov 09

Eight myths about natural cosmetic preservation

By Barbara Olioso Formulations, Ingredients, natural preservatives

In my 20 years of cosmetic development and training in the cosmetic industry I have come across a few misconceptions about ingredients used in cosmetic preservation. In this article I will debunk eight myths about natural cosmetic preservation: Myth 1 Vitamin E is a preservative…

Oct 27

Love1

In Conversation with Forest Wise, walking the talk of sustainable ingredients

By Barbara Olioso Ingredients, Sustainability

While looking for new natural and sustainable ingredients in Paris at In Cosmetics Global I bumped into Richard Eyles and Dirk-Jan Oudshoorn from Forestwise and started an interesting conversation about sustainability and the ingredients they offer. So here is taste of our chat in Paris…

Aug 07

Love4

Are all natural ingredients mild?

By Barbara Olioso Formulations, Ingredients

Nature is full of wonders so it is spontaneous to think that natural ingredients are mild. In reality only a small fraction of its plants are suitable for human consumption. In a society living far from nature, there is a real longing for naturals, often…

May 15

Love3

Smoothing the path to Organic Beauty

By Barbara Olioso Formulations, Ingredients

Organic beauty is growing in popularity and gradually becoming more mainstream. However, despite this popularity and consumers’ somewhat romantic vision of ‘organic’, in the cosmetic formulator’s laboratory it is a different story: quite far from romance and closer to a drama, although always enjoyable. After…

May 15

Love3

Honeysuckle extract

By Barbara Olioso Ingredients, natural preservatives

Cosmetic preservation has become one of the key challenges in the industry today, triggering a great interest for alternative preservation systems that are widely antimicrobial, dermatologically and toxicologically safe and that have ‘consumer friendly’ INCI names, such as botanical names. Very few of these multifunctional…

Feb 23

Love4

What is the difference between natural, synthetic, naturally derived in cosmetics?

By Barbara Olioso Ingredients

We trust natural, and we find this word all over, however what is the difference between natural and synthetic today? What was natural 100 years ago is different from what is natural now. 100 years ago our ancestors were doing their washing by hand using…

Feb 12

Love8

Organic Healthier?

By Barbara Olioso Formulations, Ingredients

Recently I read an interesting article published on the British Journal of Nutrition. The article reported that organic produce has lower pesticide and higher antioxidant contents than non organic produce, opening a big debate about the value of organic. Is organic healthier? answering this question is…

Feb 01

Love20

Why henna hair dye is great and how best apply it

By Barbara Olioso Formulations, Ingredients

Being a regular henna user and fan I finally got round writing a post about why henna hair dye is great and how best apply it to make the most of it. Not all henna available is the same and the way you apply it…

Mar 13

Love1

Perché l’ henné é salutare e il metodo migliore per applicarlo

By Barbara Olioso Ingredients

Essendo un' abitué dell' henné, finalmente ecco qua il mio post sull' henné come colorante naturale per capelli e sul metodo migliore di applicazione. Infatti non tutta l'henné disponibile sul mercato é la stessa, quindi qualita' e metodo di applicazione fanno una differenza tra il giorno e…

Nov 20

Love1

What is natural in the twenty first century?

By Barbara Olioso Ingredients, Trends

What is natural in the twenty first century? To me this is the key question the cosmetic industry faces today. "Natural" is very much a magic word for the general public, a green label that inspires trust and safety. However technology has evolved dramatically, affecting…

Ingredients

Eight myths about natural cosmetic preservation

In Conversation with Forest Wise, walking the talk of sustainable ingredients

Are all natural ingredients mild?

Smoothing the path to Organic Beauty

Honeysuckle extract

What is the difference between natural, synthetic, naturally derived in cosmetics?

Organic Healthier?

Why henna hair dye is great and how best apply it

Perché l’ henné é salutare e il metodo migliore per applicarlo

What is natural in the twenty first century?

Recent Posts

Site Menu