Insights from the Industry
Explore expert perspectives, trends, and innovations
shaping the future of specialty chemicals and your market.
Filter by
Formulations
Which actives have real evidence, at what doses, in which dose forms, and what EFSA will actually let you claim on the finished product.
Formulating a Skin Supplement: Active Classes, Dose Forms and Bioavailability
Which actives have real evidence, at what doses, in which dose forms, and what EFSA will actually let you claim on the finished product.
Market Trends
Nutricosmetics are oral supplements — capsules, powders, drinks, or gummies — formulated to improve the appearance and health of skin, hair, and nails through internal biological mechanisms. They sit…
The Beauty-From-Within Trend: What Nutricosmetics Are and Why They're Growing
Nutricosmetics are oral supplements — capsules, powders, drinks, or gummies — formulated to improve the appearance and health of skin, hair, and nails through internal biological mechanisms. They sit…
Article
Quick answer: HLB stands for Hydrophile-Lipophile Balance. It is a number between 0 and 20 assigned to an emulsifier that indicates whether the molecule is more attracted to water (high…
What Is HLB in Cosmetic Formulas?
Quick answer: HLB stands for Hydrophile-Lipophile Balance. It is a number between 0 and 20 assigned to an emulsifier that indicates whether the molecule is more attracted to water (high…
Consumer Trends
Direct or distributor, what REACH actually requires of a buyer, the sourcing constraints by product family, and how to qualify a European supplier.
How to Source Specialty Chemicals in Europe
Direct or distributor, what REACH actually requires of a buyer, the sourcing constraints by product family, and how to qualify a European supplier.
Article
Which formulated products qualify, what the CDV and biodegradability criteria require, how the seven-step application works and what it costs.
How to Get an EU Ecolabel for Your Formulated Product
Which formulated products qualify, what the CDV and biodegradability criteria require, how the seven-step application works and what it costs.
Formulations
Why the 200 to 600 kDa bracket is the working specification, how gut microbiota govern absorption, and what each application stack requires.
Food-Grade Sodium Hyaluronate for Dietary Supplements: Joint, Skin, and Gut Health Applications
Why the 200 to 600 kDa bracket is the working specification, how gut microbiota govern absorption, and what each application stack requires.
Technical Article
What ASTM C1184 and C1401 require of construction sealants, how silicone behaves under UV and joint movement, and what 40 years of field data show.
Silicone sealants for construction: performance, durability and formulation
What ASTM C1184 and C1401 require of construction sealants, how silicone behaves under UV and joint movement, and what 40 years of field data show.
MDI vs TDI Polyurethane: Differences, Uses and Waterborne Alternatives
MDI or TDI? How the two isocyanates differ in structure, handling, exposure and applications, when to use MDI instead of TDI, and where waterborne polyurethane dispersions fit.
Consumer Trends
This article is the formulation companion to What 'glass skin' actually is — the formulation trend explained, which covers the market trend, consumer context, and skin biology behind the aesthetic. Th…