https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/ The website of Personal Care Global 2026 Personal Care Magazine Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:46:03 +0100 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/rss https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51305/former-inolex-ceo-conrad-plimpton-dies-aged-83 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51305/former-inolex-ceo-conrad-plimpton-dies-aged-83 Former Inolex CEO and cosmetic industry entrepreneur Conrad Plimpton has died in Tucson, Arizona aged 83. 2026-04-23T14:19:38+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51269/scc-opens-applications-for-2026-madam-cj-walker-scholarship https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51269/scc-opens-applications-for-2026-madam-cj-walker-scholarship The US Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) is accepting applications for the 2026 Madam CJ Walker Scholarship, which offers two $5,000 awards sponsored by Mary Kay, Inc. 2026-04-21T15:09:42+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51260/evonik-extends-ceo-christian-kullmann-contract-until-2030 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51260/evonik-extends-ceo-christian-kullmann-contract-until-2030 German chemicals manufacturer Evonik has extended the contract of chief executive officer Christian Kullmann until 2030 following an extraordinary general meeting. 2026-04-20T17:15:14+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51210/rahn-takes-in-cosmetics-global-active-gold https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51210/rahn-takes-in-cosmetics-global-active-gold Rahn won gold in the active ingredients category at the in-cosmetics Global awards in Paris, France, for Calneurin-Sense. 2026-04-15T08:30:00+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51187/clr-celebrating-100-years-at-in-cosmetics-global https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51187/clr-celebrating-100-years-at-in-cosmetics-global German personal care active ingredient maker CLR is celebrating 100 years of cosmetic science at in-cosmetics Global in Paris on 14-16 April. 2026-04-10T11:05:22+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51174/revealed-in-cosmetics-global-awards-full-shortlists https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51174/revealed-in-cosmetics-global-awards-full-shortlists The organiser of in-cosmetics Global has revealed the awards shortlists for the 2026 edition of the trade show taking place on 14-16 April in Paris, France. 2026-04-09T15:43:54+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51133/skinobs-celebrates-ten-years-of-cosmetics-evaluation https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51133/skinobs-celebrates-ten-years-of-cosmetics-evaluation Skinobs, a French referencing platform for preclinical and clinical cosmetic tests, is celebrating ten years of cosmetics evaluation. 2026-04-08T15:31:52+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51130/stephenson-appoints-simon-corner-as-commercial-director https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51130/stephenson-appoints-simon-corner-as-commercial-director British personal care ingredient maker Stephenson has appointed Simon Corner as its commercial director, effective immediately. 2026-04-08T15:16:38+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51097/barentz-appoints-emea-personal-care-vice-president https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51097/barentz-appoints-emea-personal-care-vice-president Netherlands-based speciality ingredient distributor Barentz has appointed David Lupp as its EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) vice-president for personal and home care, effective immediately. 2026-04-02T16:47:50+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51092/solabia-cuts-ribbon-on-north-america-headquarters https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51092/solabia-cuts-ribbon-on-north-america-headquarters French cosmetic ingredients maker Solabia has inaugurated its new North American headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey. 2026-04-02T09:37:08+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51069/unilever-to-become-pureplay-home-and-personal-care-business https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51069/unilever-to-become-pureplay-home-and-personal-care-business UK consumer goods conglomerate Unilever is to focus on beauty, home and personal care after agreeing to merge its foods business with US spice and seasoning giant McCormick to create a company valued at $66 billion. 2026-04-01T10:05:25+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51044/seoul-show-registration-opens-for-in-cosmetics-korea-2026 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51044/seoul-show-registration-opens-for-in-cosmetics-korea-2026 The organiser of the in-cosmetics Korea trade show has opened registration for this year’s event, which takes place on 1-3 July in Seoul. 2026-03-31T12:52:48+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51043/paris-education-programme-revealed-for-in-cosmetics-global https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/51043/paris-education-programme-revealed-for-in-cosmetics-global The organiser of the in-cosmetics Global trade show has revealed the education programme at the forthcoming Paris event on 14-16 April will feature more than 230 sessions. 2026-03-30T13:23:09+01:00 https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50980/croda-cuts-ribbon-on-india-manufacturing-plant https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50980/croda-cuts-ribbon-on-india-manufacturing-plant UK speciality chemicals maker Croda has inaugurated a greenfield manufacturing facility in Dahej, India, strengthening its ability to serve fast-growing markets in Asia. 2026-03-24T16:07:32Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50970/brenntag-opens-innovation-application-centre-in-shanghai https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50970/brenntag-opens-innovation-application-centre-in-shanghai German speciality ingredient distributor Brenntag has cut the ribbon on its new Life Sciences Innovation & Application Centre in Shanghai, China. 2026-03-23T15:35:53Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50948/pchi-award-winners-revealed-full-list https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50948/pchi-award-winners-revealed-full-list The winners of the Fountain Awards have been revealed at the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) trade show in Hangzhou, China. 2026-03-18T18:35:38Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50939/symrise-unites-beauty-health-with-care-wellness-division https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50939/symrise-unites-beauty-health-with-care-wellness-division German speciality ingredients maker Symrise has established a Care & Wellness division incorporating cosmetic ingredients and beauty supplements. 2026-03-17T14:01:22Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50919/imcd-lands-exclusive-us-ashland-distribution-deal https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50919/imcd-lands-exclusive-us-ashland-distribution-deal Ashland has signed up IMCD for the exclusive distribution of its personal and home care ingredients in the United States, effective 1 April. 2026-03-16T11:52:30Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50914/ikea-invests-in-swiss-cellulose-ingredients-startup-seprify https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50914/ikea-invests-in-swiss-cellulose-ingredients-startup-seprify IKEA has invested in a €13.4m ($15.3m) funding round in Swiss startup Seprify, which develops high-performance cellulose-based ingredients for personal care and other industries. 2026-03-13T16:18:32Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50893/sesderma-founder-dr-gabriel-serrano-reveals-longevity-vision https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50893/sesderma-founder-dr-gabriel-serrano-reveals-longevity-vision Sesderma Laboratories founder Dr. Gabriel Serrano has revealed his vision of a longevity model that combines regenerative science, cellular health and holistic wellbeing to optimise ageing. 2026-03-12T08:51:54Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50887/pchi-to-see-flurry-of-ingredient-global-launches-at-hangzhou-debut https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50887/pchi-to-see-flurry-of-ingredient-global-launches-at-hangzhou-debut The 2026 edition of Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) China next week will see a spate of global product launches as the trade show marks its Hangzhou debut with a bang. 2026-03-11T15:38:32Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50880/the-green-chemist-invites-responses-to-preservatives-survey https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50880/the-green-chemist-invites-responses-to-preservatives-survey Barbara Olioso, aka The Green Chemist, is inviting beauty industry professionals to respond to a quick online survey on the use of preservatives in personal care products. 2026-03-11T09:32:27Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50853/milan-trade-show-launches-made-in-italy-hair-care-track https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50853/milan-trade-show-launches-made-in-italy-hair-care-track The organiser of the Making Cosmetics trade show in Milan has revealed the 2026 edition in November will feature a new hair care programme. 2026-03-09T12:09:21Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50830/solabia-extends-acquisition-spree-with-seqens-deal https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50830/solabia-extends-acquisition-spree-with-seqens-deal French cosmetic ingredients maker Solabia has acquired the Botanical Actives and In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) divisions of compatriot Seqens. 2026-03-05T10:37:59Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50822/symrise-suffers-small-dip-in-cosmetic-ingredient-sales https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50822/symrise-suffers-small-dip-in-cosmetic-ingredient-sales Speciality chemical maker Symrise saw a modest decline in full year 2025 revenue from personal care ingredient sales. 2026-03-04T15:35:34Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50793/world-of-chemistry-line-up-at-new-york-scc-suppliers-day-revealed https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50793/world-of-chemistry-line-up-at-new-york-scc-suppliers-day-revealed K-Beauty glow, global beauty trends and indie brand exports are among the topics to be discussed during the World of Chemistry conference track on 20 May at New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists Suppliers’ Day. 2026-03-02T12:30:53Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50760/canada-clears-dsm-firmenich-uv-filter-for-secondary-products https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50760/canada-clears-dsm-firmenich-uv-filter-for-secondary-products Canada has approved the use of DSM-Firmenich’s Parsol Shield UV filter in multifunctional skin care and other cosmetic products. 2026-02-25T15:21:20Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50716/nine-beauty-ingredient-makers-form-circular-cosmetic-collective https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50716/nine-beauty-ingredient-makers-form-circular-cosmetic-collective Nine personal care ingredient makers have formed the Circular Cosmetic Collective (CCC) to promote upcycled, biotech and circular solutions. 2026-02-23T10:42:59Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50711/ccuk-launches-affiliate-membership-for-non-uk-companies https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50711/ccuk-launches-affiliate-membership-for-non-uk-companies Trade association Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) has launched an affiliate membership scheme for organisations from outside the United Kingdom. 2026-02-20T12:55:30Z https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50710/ecovia-bio-secures-funding-to-expand-manufacturing-capacity https://www.personalcaremagazine.com/story/50710/ecovia-bio-secures-funding-to-expand-manufacturing-capacity US biotech outfit Ecovia Bio has secured funding to support significant expansion of manufacturing capacity at its facility in Livonia, Michigan. 2026-02-20T11:24:54Z