OF EYES AND EXPRESSIONS: YEAR 2020
Make up since its inception has been associated with beauty. However, as the lines between enhancing beauty, boosting confidence, and self-expression merged, it led to larger acceptance of make up cosmetics as a whole. Even when 2020 came with surprizes, it could not dampen this spirit of ...
Dyes Pigments and the Environment
Impact of Indian Environmental Regulation on production of colourants. “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow, by evading it today.”-Abraham Lincoln The presence of dyes and pigments across industry is undeniably huge. Their range of application is massive. It ranges from food, cosmetics, personal care, pharmaceuticals, textile, ...
The bright side synthetic aesthetics.
Colours- vivid, bright, beautiful, everywhere! Thanks to the introduction of synthetic colours, dyes, and pigments in the market, today, we see a boom in every industry.Food, cosmetics, personal care, fashion- colours rule everywhere. Taking a look back at the history, natural sources like plants, leaves, fruits, and ...
Colours v/s Colours
Limitation on use natural v/s synthetic colours Ever since its inception, the world has seen colours in all its forms. From fabrics and painting, to make-up and medicine, colours have been evidently present. The use of berries, barks, wood, lichen- literally anything that could impart colour has, ...
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 ...