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The beauty industry has always evolved alongside society. But today, the pace of change is accelerating. Climate shifts, demographic transformations, new lifestyle patterns and resources availability…
Ever-Adaptive Beauty: Rethinking Beauty in a Changing World
The beauty industry has always evolved alongside society. But today, the pace of change is accelerating. Climate shifts, demographic transformations, new lifestyle patterns and resources availability…
Industry Insights
TL;DR — The New Face of Sustainable Perfume Packaging
Perfume packaging has long been a sustainability blind spot, but the industry is now rapidly shifting toward more responsible solutions.
Co…
The New Face of Sustainable Perfume Packaging
TL;DR — The New Face of Sustainable Perfume Packaging
Perfume packaging has long been a sustainability blind spot, but the industry is now rapidly shifting toward more responsible solutions.
Co…
Product Innovation
TL;DR — SURLYN™ Ionomers in Sustainable Luxury Packaging
SURLYN™ Ionomer resins (developed by Dow) are widely used in fragrance and cosmetic packaging as a high-performance alternative to glass an…
Beyond Glass: Why Surlyn™ Ionomers Are Redefining Fragrance Packaging
TL;DR — SURLYN™ Ionomers in Sustainable Luxury Packaging
SURLYN™ Ionomer resins (developed by Dow) are widely used in fragrance and cosmetic packaging as a high-performance alternative to glass an…
Consumer Trends
TL;DR — Sustainable perfume packaging
Perfume packaging sustainability is often misleading. Glass is recyclable in theory but rarely recycled in practice because bottles contain mixed materials (m…
Is Your Perfume Bottle Actually Sustainable?
TL;DR — Sustainable perfume packaging
Perfume packaging sustainability is often misleading. Glass is recyclable in theory but rarely recycled in practice because bottles contain mixed materials (m…
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Well known for its exceptional cosmetic properties, squalane has long been a key ingredient in skin care and pharmaceutical formulations. Initially extracted from shark liver oil, then from olive oil…
Neossance™ Squalane, the third generation squalane
Well known for its exceptional cosmetic properties, squalane has long been a key ingredient in skin care and pharmaceutical formulations. Initially extracted from shark liver oil, then from olive oil…
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As sustainability becomes a central pillar of industrial strategy worldwide, the plastics industry finds itself at a critical crossroads. While it remains essential to countless applications, it is al…
Eurotec & Safic-Alcan: Introducing Sustainable Practices in the Plastics Industry
As sustainability becomes a central pillar of industrial strategy worldwide, the plastics industry finds itself at a critical crossroads. While it remains essential to countless applications, it is al…
Industry Insights
Sustainability has become a major driver of consumer behavior. In the UK alone, 75% of adults say they actively try to act in ways that are not harmful to the environment, a mindset that is strongly i…
Solid Cosmetics : A "solid" future in the beauty industry?
Sustainability has become a major driver of consumer behavior. In the UK alone, 75% of adults say they actively try to act in ways that are not harmful to the environment, a mindset that is strongly i…
Article
Safic-Alcan is a specialist in adjuvants and excipients used for vaccine formulations, supporting pharmaceutical manufacturers in the development of safe, effective and stable vaccines.
The formula…
Vaccine Adjuvants and Excipients: Essential Components for Safe and Effective Vaccines
Safic-Alcan is a specialist in adjuvants and excipients used for vaccine formulations, supporting pharmaceutical manufacturers in the development of safe, effective and stable vaccines.
The formula…
Industry Insights
Tablet coating is far more than a simple outer layer. It is a critical formulation step that directly impacts drug efficacy, stability, patient compliance, and overall product performance.
At Safic…