News Digest

• CFDA releases final amended version of IECIC
• CFDA finally releases safety technical standard for cosmetics 2015
• China amends cosmetic ingredient list
• Cosmetic chemical market growing 6.5%
• Women hold growing buying power in Asia
• Chinese metrosexuals spawn a $1b cosmetics market in China
• China’s top list of most purchased US items
• New technical centre opens in China
• $13 million botanical research center opens in Wuxi
• Alibaba’s new partnership establishes China’s “first big data chemical products R&D lab”
• Cosmetics giants release 2015 earnings

Industry

• A Review of China Daily Chemical Industry in 2015
• Present Situations of China Cosmetic Industry

Markets

• Competitive Landscape in China Toothpaste Market
• Kitchen Cleaners in China

Regulations

• Current Status of Global Ban on Cosmetic Tests on Animals
• Standardization of Surfactant and Detergent Industry in China
• Analysis and Suggestions on Patent Application Status for Traditional Chinese Medicine Cosmetics

Technologies

• Investigation of Propoxylation and Ethoxylation of 2-Ethylhexanol in the Presence of an Alkaline and DMC Type Catalyst at Initial Stages of the Syntheses
• Formaldehyde Donor Preservatives in Cosmetics
• Application of Sensory Evaluation in the Concealer Product Research

• Foreword to Inaugural Issue of China Detergent & Cosmetics