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Metabiotics™ ResveratrolDrawing on ideas from the Food, Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Industries, Arch Personal Care Products is excited to announce the development of Metabiotics™ Resveratrol, an innovative biotechnological ingredient intended for use in anti-aging skin creams and related products. A new product under Arch’s ‘Fusion Technologies’ initiative, Metabiotics Resveratrol is produced through the fermentation of the small molecule, resveratrol, with the microorganism,
Pichia pastoris.
DermaFlux®Arch Personal Care Products has developed an exciting new active which controls moisture flux at the cellular level, making it an ideal ingredient for skin care products.
EyePro® 3XArch Personal Care Products is pleased to announce a natural complex designed to target the delicate under-eye area, EyePro® 3X. EyePro® 3X is a natural active complex which reduces puffiness, rejuvenates the eyes and offers “AntEYE” aging for the eye area.
Amaranth SArch Personal Care Products is pleased to announce a new natural foaming peptide based on organic amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), Amaranth S. Amaranth S is a foam-boosting agent, acting as an organically-based secondary surfactant to be used in shampoos, gels, cleansers and liquid soaps.
SilSlip™ DispersionArch Personal Care Products has modified its SilSlip™ Powder product to offer amazing line blurring properties, instantly. SilSlip™ Dispersion is a new and innovative powder suspension for the Personal Care Industry made through high-energy dispersion of Poly(Glycol Adipate)/Bis-Hydroxyethoxypropyl Dimethicone Copolymer in a water-polymer matrix.
ViscUp® EZArch Personal Care Products has developed an exciting new addition to its recently launched rheology modifier platform, ViscUp® EZ. A highly efficient, cost-effective viscosity builder with outstanding pH tolerance, ViscUp® EZ (Assigned INCI Name: Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer & Hydrogenated Polydecene & Sorbitan Laurate & Trideceth-6) was developed specifically for cosmetic and personal care applications.
Kudzu Zymbiozome® FermentumArch Personal Care Products’ latest introduction in its biotechnological active platform is Kudzu Zymbiozome® Fermentum (Assigned INCI designation: Water & Pueraria lobata (Kudzu) Symbiosome Extract). It is based on an extraction from the root nodules of the kudzu plant (L. Pueraria lobata), which is renowned for its beauty and versatility. Kudzu root nodules are enriched in a potent globin protein (leghemoglobin), affording skin brightening benefits and a key isoflavone (puerarin), imparting potent antioxidant properties to this extract.
β-Gel™Arch Personal Care Products recently developed an exciting new addition to its freshly launched rheology modifier platform, β-Gel™. This new active super moisturizing hydrogel (Proposed INCI name: Glyceryl/Betaine Polyacrylate & Glycerin) provides multifunctional benefits to both skin and hair, delivering rheology control with advanced moisturization and outstanding feel. Its three-dimensional structure consists of a number of anionic charges on the polyacrylate polymer backbone tied together with the cationic portion of betaine. Together, this polymeric complex provides consistent and effective delivery of moisturizers immediately upon skin contact and prolonged moisture delivery after application.
Zinc Omadine® Enhanced CP DispersionArch Personal Care Products is excited to announce Zinc Omadine® Enhanced CP Dispersion, a new anti-dandruff ingredient that not only improves dandruff control but also helps relieve dry scalp and residue build-up on the hair. Offered as a 46% aqueous dispersion (fine particle size), Zinc Omadine® Enhanced CP Dispersion is a patent-pending advancement that employs a palm oil coating to enhance antidandruff efficacy and the hair and scalp conditioning performance of Arch’s Zinc Omadine®, the world’s most popular active antidandruff agent.
SilSlip PowderArch Personal Care Products is pleased to introduce its exciting new copolymer, SilSlip™ Powder (proposed INCI name: Polyethylene/Dimethiconol Copolymer). With an average particle size under 10 µm, this light, silky powder affords a consumer-perceivable advantage in all types of formulations.
Vital Hair & Scalp ComplexArch Personal Care Products is pleased to announce the development of Vital Hair & Scalp Complex, a novel “Anti-Aging Technology for Hair and Scalp”. This new product addresses aging at the cellular level to improve follicle health and reduce hair loss so as to ensure healthier and more youthful looking hair.
Cosmocil® CQ Now Approved GloballyArch Personal Care Products is very excited to announce that Japan has approved the use of Cosmocil® CQ as a preservative.
ALBERTO CULVER HONORS ARCH PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTSAlberto Culver, whose VO5 shampoo is an enduring consumer favorite, recently awarded Arch Personal Care Products its 2005 Certified Supplier Gold Level award for the quality and innovative nature of the ingredients we supply them, our superior technical support and customer service, and our cost-effectiveness as a supplier.
Mikrokill COSArch Personal Care Products has come up with Mikrokill™ COS, a new clear liquid preservation ingredient that is claimed to be versatile. The product can be incorporated directly to suitable personal care products and can be combined into the pre- or post-emulsification steps of manufacturing.
JADIR NUNES OF ARCH PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF COSMETOLOGYOur own Mr. Jadir Nunes is elected to the position if Chairman of Brazilian Society of Cosmetology!
ARCH EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR TSUNAMI DISASTER RELIEF EXCEED $10,000; ARCH MATCH TO FOLLOWJanuary 26, 2005 - Worldwide, Arch employees have opened their hearts and wallets to assist in the tsunami disaster. For more information, please click here...
ARCH CHEMICALS OPENS ADVANCED SKIN CARE INGREDIENT FACILITY IN CHINATo capitalize on the surging demand in China for personal care products, Arch Personal Care Products has opened a small facility in Suzhou that will supply Biodynes® special tissue respiratory factor (TRF®) skincare ingredients to cosmetic companies that fast-growing region.
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL ON THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BHOPAL TRAGEDYTo mark the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal tragedy in India, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has issued the following statement, which underscores the lessons learned as a result of the tragedy and reaffirms the enduring value of the Responsible Care® initiative. Did you know, for example, that Arch and fellow members of the ACC are 4.5 times safer, on average, than the U.S. manufacturing sector at large?
ARCH CHEMICALS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2004 RESULTSHighlights:
• Sales increased approximately 24 percent over the prior year’s quarter.
• Third quarter earnings from continuing operations were $0.25 per share compared to $0.09 in the prior year’s quarter.
• The Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell the majority of the operations of its Microelectronic Materials business.
ARCH SELLS MICROELECTRONIC MATERIALS BUSINESS TO FUJI PHOTO FILMOctober 25, 2004 - “This divestiture supports our strategy to focus our business portfolio and to redeploy resources to pursue growth opportunities in our key growth platform, Treatment Products," explained Arch Chairman, President and CEO Michael E. Campbell.
FEDERAL JURY AWARDS ARCH PERSONAL CARE $7 MILLIONMonday, March 8, 2004 - A jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has awarded Arch Personal Care Products approximately $7 million in damages after finding, among other things, that Ivar Malmstrom, Jr., had breached his non-compete obligations to Arch Personal Care Products.
FEDERAL COURT FINDS IVAR MALMSTROM IN CONTEMPTSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, September 26, 2003 -- Arch Personal Care Products, L.P. (Arch PCP) announces a significant victory in its litigation against Ivar W. Malmstrom, Jr., the former President and co-owner of Brooks Industries. Judge Joel Pisano of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled in Arch PCP’s favor and found Malmstrom in contempt of two Court Orders issued in July 2002.
DR. VINCE GRUBER OF ARCH PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS TO RECEIVE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS BEST SCIENTIFIC PAPER AWARDNORWALK, CT, September 18, 2003
Dr. Vince Gruber, Director of Research and Market Development at Arch Personal Care Products, L.P., will receive the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Award for Best Paper for a research paper discussing how the anti-oxidant and free radical scavenging properties of Lotus japonica symbiosome (root nodule) extracts can aid in skin lightening.
ARCH CHEMICALS EXPANDING AND CONSOLIDATING CHINESE OPERATIONSNORWALK, Connecticut (USA), August 28, 2003 -- Arch Chemicals, Inc., (NYSE: ARJ) a global specialty chemicals company with approximately $1 billion in annual sales, is strengthening its presence in China by consolidating existing Arch offices under Arch International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The new trading company, which is located in the Waigaoqiao free trade zone of Shanghai, will provide support services to Arch businesses in China on activities ranging from sales, purchasing and logistics to Product Stewardship.
ARCH PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS AND GENELINK TO OFFER “GENETIC” SKIN CARE KIT AND COSMETIC FORMULATIONSNorwalk, CT, Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - Arch Personal Care Products, L.P., a unit of Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:ARJ) and GeneLink, Inc. (OTCBB:GNLK) announced today that they intend to commence collaborative efforts to market newly developed formulations containing active skin care ingredients that can be linked to GeneLink’s genetic testing system for determining an individual’s skin characteristics.
ARCH PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS SPONSORS THE COSMETIC SITEJanuary 2003 - Arch Personal Care is being featured on the News page of Allured Publishing's 'The Cosmetic Site'.
ARCH PERSONAL CARE ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC REALIGNMENTNorwalk, CT, April 18, 2002 - ARCH PERSONAL CARE ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC REALIGNMENT Consolidates Operations To Modernize Manufacturing and Accommodate Global Growth.
