Hues to Drive Away the Blues
Use of colouring excipients to enhance aesthetic appearance of medicines Imagine, you have a headache. The doctor prescribes you a pill. Round and white. Now, imagine being prescribed a similar pill as a painkiller, anti-biotic, anti-fungal, too, in the same shape, colour, and size! Wouldn’t you be ...
Decoding the Colour Code
Advantages of Surface Treated Pigment over normal Pigment. Today, the global beauty industry is estimated to be worth $500 billion* with an expected CAGR growth 7.14% from 2018 to 2023.1 The segment has been evolving ever since its inception – from using natural ingredients like berries and ...
Deconstructing the colour-rush!
Use of non-permitted colours in food as well as cosmetic and personal care Since childhood, we’ve been guided to eat more colourful foods like vegetables, fruits, grains, etc. But, with the world moving fast, people have resorted to faster solutions, be it food or cosmetics. Gradually, the ...
TEMPTATION vs REALITY
Application and safety protocols in the use of food colours What if you come to know that the drool-worthy 7-layered rainbow cake and the Instagrammable fancy red velvet shake comes with a side serve of hyper activity, allergic reactions, or maybe, even cancer? What would you call ...
All that glitters is not gold. Here’s why
Admit it. Shimmers and pastels in vanity kits will probably never run out of steam. Excitingly enough, there are recurring sights of metallic lip gloss & pastel eyeshadowsstrutting on the rampand streets, and how they have become synonymous with fashion over the years!However, in the midst of ...
2020 – A Classic Move by Pantone
As humans, our association with colours is extraordinary. In our everyday lives they influence emotions, perceptions, choices, and perhaps a lot of decisions. Marketers mindfully leverage this point to instigate sentiments and trigger desired behaviors in their prospective customers. From packaging to interiors, the application and use ...
Why use granules against powder dyes?
There are many advantages of using granular food colours vs powder food dyes. Most dyestuffs when in powder form emit a lot of dust when being used. Non dusting property of granular colours results in improved working conditions for workers and keeps the plant environment and machinery ...
New Regulations of Sunset Yellow in India
The new regulation laid-down by BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS brings more stringent parameters in the specification of Sunset Yellow with regard to safety for consumers in Indian market. This will lead to better quality products in-accordance with major international legislations in food. The following changes are to ...
What are US FDA certified Colors?
USA is probably the only country in the world to set up a system of issuing lot to lot certification for synthetic food, drug and cosmetic dyes, pigments & lakes. Typically all synthetic dyes, lakes and pigments used in food, drug and cosmetic industry need the color ...
Sindoor may contain unsafe lead levels: Study
Sindoor, a powder widely used in Hindu religious ceremonies, may contain unsafe levels of lead which is associated with lower IQ and growth delays in children, a study of samples from India and the US has found Researchers from Rutgers University in the US reported that 83 ...