Skin health

Microphyt raises €28.5m in microalgae-based product development

12-Jul-2019 By Will Chu

French microalgae specialists Microphyt take a forward step in its expansion plans with €28.5m raised in its latest funding round that reaffirms investor confidence in the microalgae sector.

Seven Seas in choppy waters over health claim use in skin supplement ad

10-Jul-2019 By Will Chu

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) rules that a magazine ad for skin health supplements is in violation of marketing communication codes for making misleading and unauthorised claims.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Friend of the Sea awards: German firm wins omega-3 certification

28-Jun-2019 By Will Chu

International marine certifiers Friend of the Sea (FOS) has certified German-based LR Health & Beauty for its efforts to promote sustainability of its omega-3 enriched-products.

Dow and Deinove in ‘healthy ageing’ pact to develop cosmetic active ingredient

20-Jun-2019 By Will Chu

French biotech firm Deinove is partnering chemical giant Dow in a deal set to commercialise a new bacterial-based active ingredient for skin care.

ASA orders supplement firm to remove skin claims from collagen drink ad

19-Jun-2019 By Will Chu

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) rules that a collagen drink advertisement is in breach of marketing communication codes for making anti-ageing and wrinkle-reducing claims.

Editor's spotlight: Startup Focus

My shiny object syndrome: Health entrepreneur reveals how he nearly lost it all

03-Jun-2019 By Nikki Cutler

A sports nutrition brand consultant turned omega 3 brand founder has revealed how he learnt the hard way not to let enthusiasm take over after nearly losing everything through rapid expansion.

Nestlé expected to sell Skin Health unit to consortium in €9bn deal

20-May-2019 By Will Chu

Nestlé is to enter into negotiations with an investment consortium for the sale of its Skin Health unit for €9bn.

Lipofoods creates soluble curcumin for beauty beverages

24-Apr-2019 By Nikki Cutler

Functional food ingredient developer Lipofoods has revealed a 'highly bio-available' micro-encapsulated curcumin ingredient for use in beauty-from-within beverages.

Micreos receives €30m finance boost to accelerate skin microbiome venture

08-Apr-2019 By Will Chu

Dutch biotech firm Micreos announces a €30m funding boost to develop its endolysin technology, an antibiotic alternative that rebalances the skin microbiome to tackle inflammatory skin conditions.

Editor's Spotlight: Startup Focus

Stress becomes inspiration for 'supercharged sauerkraut' creator

01-Apr-2019 By Nikki Cutler

A gut health entrepreneur who created a range of live sauerkrauts in an aim to cure her persistent fatigue and skin issues has somewhat surpassed her plans after being named the winner of an international food innovation competition.

What a beauty! Unilever’s nutricosmetic interest continues with Garancia advances

29-Mar-2019 By Will Chu

Unilever continue to strengthen its beauty and personal care offerings with a binding offer to acquire the French nutricosmetic firm Garancia.

Hot Right Now: China's health food crackdown, diet's influence on cancer risk, and new gut health developments

28-Mar-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Read about diet's influence on cancer and Alzheimer's risk, China's '100-day operation', and new innovations and research in the gut health space in this round-up of our top five trending stories on social media.

Lonza and DuPont Nutrition patents provide possible gut and skin health enhancements

28-Mar-2019 By Will Chu

International patents filed by Lonza and DuPont Nutrition hint at future supplement products for the gut and skin as the two multinationals detail the use of collagen, vitamin B and a fibre blend that targets each microbiome community.

EC make novel food specification changes to supplement ingredient and HMO

25-Mar-2019 By Will Chu

The European Commission (EC) is to implement regulation that authorises specification changes to the supplement ingredient coriander seed oil and human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) 2′-fucosyllactose (2’FL).

ENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGIES: BEYOND SUPPLEMENTS

Nano encapsulation of peppermint oil delivers antibacterial wound healing prowess: Study

21-Mar-2019 By Will Chu

Peppermint essential oil (PEO) loaded onto nanostructured lipid carriers (PEO-NLC) may form the basis of a topical formulation for infected wounds as the delivery vehicle may improve PEO bioavailability.