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A new fragrance revolution is in the air! While many consumers worry about the future of the planet, the perfume industry cannot stand still. Several initiatives already give a glimpse of what the new age of perfumery could be like: Coty’s choice to use an alcohol made from
Six finalists were chosen in February 2021 and winners were announced in March. In this interview, we profile bio-inspired microgels; more particularly, the spontaneous formation of self-assembled microgel films (SAMF), as described here by Laurent Billon, Ph.D. These bio-inspired microgels won the academic prize in the 2021 Cosmetic Victories competition. What is your innovation? How is it used? The Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM) worked on a generation of bio-inspired microgels, opening the door to applications for co...
The Cosmetic Victories 2021 celebrates sustainable innovation Premium Beauty News Share: The sixth edition of the international contest dedicated to innovation in the cosmetic industry was broadcasted online on Cosmetic Valley TV. The aim of the competition is to dig out start-ups with the most innovative projects, to support their development and favour the research in the perfume and cosmetic industry. For this year’s edition, in addition to the Industrial Prize, which rewards a technological innovation in the cosmetics industry, and the Academic Prize, which rewards the work of res...
Bio-inspired Microgels and Smart Delivery Claim Top Cosmetic Victories April 5, 2021 Contact Author Rachel Grabenhofer Close Sponsored Most Popular in Event Coverage Academic Prize: Bio-inspired Microgels Professor Laurent Billon—of the Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), UMR CNRS/UPPA 5254, Université de Pau et Pays de l'Adour UPPA, France—won the academic prize for bio-inspired microgels for cosmetics and other applications. IPREM's new generation of bio-inspired microgels are said to offer unique properties...