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Alkaline Skin Care Alkaline cosmetics are not a new discovery. The Ancient Egyptians had already embraced the idea of alkaline cosmetic treatments by bathing in soda lakes; they had discovered that the special water quality had a regenerating effect on the skin. Hundreds of years later in our great grandmothers´…

Cosmacon – New company name reflects optimized Services   In August, RK Coaching & Consulting e.K. will be transferred to Cosmacon GmbH. The company, resident in Schenefeld near Hamburg, was founded by Rainer Kröpke in 2013, and specializes in consulting services in the cosmetic industry as well as in developing…

Octocrylene It is common knowledge today that sunbathing without UV protection can be painful and dangerous. We all know that in the summer and when regularly outdoors we should protect our skin. Unfortunately some sun protection products contain elements that can also be damaging. Basically there are 3 approaches to…

Palm oil free cosmetics Palm oil is one of the most important raw materials in the world. Palm oil is an exotic wax that comes from oil palms in South East Asia, Africa and America. Palm oil is found in almost 50% of supermarket products: from margarine and chocolate to…

Sulphates are sulphur salts whose properties are used in many areas of life such as medicine, technology, agriculture and in the home. Conventionally, these controversial salts are also a common ingredient in cosmetics. In shampoos, shower gels, shaving creams, liquid soaps and toothpastes; wherever a foaming and cleaning effect is…

We protect our bodies from the winter cold with warm coats, fur-lined boots and thermal gloves. We come home, the heating is on, the fire is lit and we snuggle on the sofa with a warm cup of hot chocolate. Stress for our Skin These drastic temperature changes are a…

Cosmetics with silk  The feeling of silk is a feast for the senses. Anyone who has worn silk knows how soft and comfortable it feels against the skin. Silk has been used in cosmetics for decades, mainly in hair care products. The hydrolysed form is usually used (INCI = hydrolysed…

Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil comes from Morocco and is one of the most valuable types of oil on earth. Around 20 million argan trees thrive in this north-west African country: the yield of a single tree amounts to around 30 kilograms of fruit, from which, however, only one litre of…

PE-Beads Plastic beads such as PE-Beads have been used for several years in scrubs, peeling creams, shower gels, soaps and toothpastes. Today their effect on the environment is being questioned – a hot topic that we at Cosmacon want to address. Research has shown that these beads are so small that…