COSMETIC ADVERTISING AND TRUTHFUL CLAIMS: WHAT REGULATION 1223/2009 REALLY SAYS

Dott. Simone Gabbanini, Head of Quality Control Today our lives are constantly saturated with commercial messages coming from every type of media.As soon as we step outside, we come across b...

COSMETIC APPS: CAN WE REALLY TRUST THEIR RATINGS

Dr. Riccardo Matera, Research & Development In recent years, it has become increasingly common for consumers to scan a product’s barcode with dedicated apps before purchasing, to check its “qua...

SILICONES IN COSMETICS: WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO, AND WHY BEC HAS CHOSEN TO ELIMINATE THEM

Dott. Simone Gabbanini, Head of Quality Control Silicones in Cosmetics: What They Are, What They Do, and Why BeC Has Chosen to Eliminate Them Silicones are among the most debated ingredients in the...

QUALITY COSMETICS - HOW TO RECOGNIZE SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND NATURAL FORMULAS

Dott. Simone Gabbanini, Head of Quality   When we talk about high-quality cosmetics, we often use a term that is popular but sometimes vague. In the cosmetic industry, however, quality ha...

CHALLENGE TEST IN COSMETICS: WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT ENSURES PRODUCT PRESERVATION

Dr. Elena Domeniconi, Head of the Microbiology Laboratory The Challenge Test is a fundamental microbiological test used to evaluate the effectiveness of the preservative system in cosmetics. I...

THE MAGIC OF IRIS IN NATURAL COSMETICS: FRAGRANCE, PROPERTIES AND CURIOSITIES

Dr. Simone Gabbanini, Head of the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Today, four very special samples arrived at the BeC laboratory—dried and ground Iris roots. It might seem unusual to carry out a ch...

RADISH SPROUTS: PROPERTIES, BENEFITS AND ANTIOXIDANT POWER

Dr. Riccardo Matera, Research and Department  The species of Raphanus sativus (L.) includes a large variety of vegetables for food use such as radishes and horseradish.Within th...

PURITY OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN COSMETICS: WHY IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR EFFICACY AND SAFETY

Dr. Simone Gabbanini, Quality Control  More and more often I come across websites and articles where it elevates itself the importance of the purity of plant extracts used in formula...