SkinChakra

Spray drying is a common process in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. It is used to dry heat sensitive ingredients. Our aloe powder is prepared by this process for instance.
Watch this animation if you want to know how this process works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o4ZCjHnaRw

YouTube

Spray Dryer Animation

Spray drying is a method of producing a dry powder from a liquid or slurry by rapidly drying with a hot gas. This is the preferred method of drying of many thermally-sensitive materials such as foods and pharmaceuticals.

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https://www.cosmeticsandtoiletries.com/regulatory/claims/Claires-Beauty-Plus-Recall-Certain-Cosmetics-After-Asbestos-Testing-510958531.html?utm_source=newsletter-html&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CT+E-Newsletter+06-07-2019&absrc=rdm

Cosmetics & Toiletries

Claires, Beauty Plus Global Recall Certain Cosmetics After Asbestos Testing

The voluntary recalls are a result of the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations ongoing testing for asbestos in cosmetics.

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https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0959652619309655-egi101SZSGKQ88_lrg.jpg

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https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/carbon-dioxide-generated-then-recycled-in-polymerisation-bicycle/3010567.article

Chemistry World

Carbon dioxide generated then recycled in polymerisation bicycle

Zinc catalyst links two polymerisation reactions to grow block copolymer

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SkinChakra

https://www.premiumbeautynews.com/en/latest-trends-in-sustainable,15129

Premium Beauty News

Latest trends in sustainable cosmetics

Held at the Park Central Hotel in New York City on 8-10th May 2019, the North American edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit highlighted the latest outcomes in sustainable cosmetics around the world. Organized by Ecovia Intelligence, the event gathered…

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Emulsense is now added to our range of palm-free emulsifiers: https://shop.skinchakra.eu/en/Emulsense.html

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/lost-book-cuban-botany-found-illustrations-women-in-stem/?fbclid=IwAR2tob4f2KnXiagBfNQpR9LrakP-FMViYCO_scV064Spqe1CwuCZ0A8jFI8

Science

'Lost' book of exquisite scientific drawings rediscovered after 190 years

Decades of searching uncovered the brilliantly illustrated plants and detailed notes made by a U.S. woman living in Cuba in the 1800s.

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Read our latest blog post for the tutorial: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/651-Cranberry-gel-to-milk-scrub.html

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3151377/

PubMed Central (PMC)

Trends in aging and skin care: Ayurvedic concepts

The association between Ayurveda, anti-aging and cosmeceuticals is gaining importance in the beauty, health and wellness sector. Ayurvedic cosmeceuticals date back to the Indus Valley Civilization. Modern research trends mainly revolve around principles ...

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SkinChakra

There is indeed something in the old habit of applying fruits over the skin as a beauty routine:

Not that we are a fan of animal testing but this article declares the role of strawberry (to be exact tiliroside from strawberry) on hyaluron production:
http://www.ijbs.org/User/ContentFullText.aspx?VolumeNO=15&StartPage=24&Type=pdf

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a homogenizer reduces the particle size of the emulsion droplets. Even without a microscope it is quite obvious when you use colourful oils and butters

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Read our latest blog post if you are interested to know more about bioplastics: https://skinchakra.eu/blog/archives/653-The-revolution-has-started-Bioplastic-and-the-cosmetic-industry.html

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/06/canada-single-use-plastics-ban-2021/

Environment

Canada aims to ban single-use plastics by 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ban will likely include plastic bags, straws, cutlery, plates, and stir sticks.

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anybody planing to visit NatExpo?
https://natexpo.com/en/