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  • Eastman on cosmetic sustainability

    The green blog is fortunate enough to get Jim McCaulley, Eastman Chemical 's global market development manager, to provide some cosmetic sustainability insights through, I believe, is the blog's first podcast. According to McCaulley, sustainability is a big trend that will continue to grow and...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-14-2008
  • Regulatory and sustainability in cosmetics

    On the second day of the HBA cosmetic show in New York City as I attended some presentations on their third annual regulatory summit, the buzzwords that frequently circulated throughout the program were green, California, bisphenol-A, phthalates, REACH , consumer advocacy groups, organic, certification...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-11-2008
  • Cosmetic show in full green force

    I've been running around at the annual HBA cosmetic event in New York city for the past two days and that led me to not being able to do my blogging job, for which I apologize. Fortunately, the 3-day show is full of green news, events and presentations. For my stories on new green packaging products...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-11-2008
  • Are you buying really green products?

    How will consumers know if they're just being greenwashed when buying eco-friendly, sustainable and ethical products and services? Some say labels and third-party certification, such as this newly launched Green Registry Eco-friendly seal could help. Others argue that even third party certifications...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-11-2008
  • CVS washes off toxic toiletries

    I'm off tomorrow attending a big cosmetic chemicals suppliers show in New Jersey . It seems that more chemical players are offering new natural-based ingredients for cosmetics and toiletries this year. I'll let you know how it goes and with that note, I'll leave this news about major drugstore...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-12-2008
  • The battle of organics

    A group of US organic personal care products manufacturers are trying to clean up their industry's aisles of what they claimed as fake organics with its recently released study . The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) recently accused manufacturers of leading organic personal care brands such as...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-27-2008
  • Cosmetic confusion

    Certifications of natural and organic cosmetics and personal care is proliferating worldwide, and could cause further consumer confusions, according to Organic Monitor . In North America, retailer Whole Foods announced their own premium body care standards. Certification companies Certech of Canada and...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-11-2008
  • Burt's Bees stings un-Natural labels

    I was to blog about Sunday's greening Grammy Awards but Burt's Bees incoming new ads caught my attention. Burt's Bees will launch its natural cosmetics campaign starting next month, which warns consumers to read labels before buying any branded products that claimed to be natural. The company's...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-12-2008
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