Mr. Benjamin Neil Blinder Edit

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1. 1. www.bloomfieldsymphony.org

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   Published on: 5/31/2007   Last Visited: 5/31/2007

   Ben Blinder
   
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2. 2. Natural Ingredients in Personal - Natural vs synthetic: more and more consumers demand natural products for a variety

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   Published on: 7/10/2005   Last Visited: 7/10/2005

   "Marketers are not looking for the source or region a product is grown, but rather new applications of a product that is familiar," said Ben Blinder, director of personal care business, Gattefossé based in Westwood, NJ. "Bear-berry Optivegetol has no skin lightening properties even though it contains arbutin.
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   "Gattefossé is promoting the clean, natural water of a plant, which has a high degree of affinity to the skin," Mr. Blinder said.
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   "Active ingredients and extracts in the beginning were just based on folklore, such as aloe," noted Mr. Blinder.
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   Mr. Blinder agreed. "From a consumer standpoint, the requirements have always been there to get chemicals out of products," he said.

3. 3. Natural Ingredients in Personal - Natural vs synthetic: more and more consumers demand natural products for a variety

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   Published on: 7/19/2001   Last Visited: 7/19/2001

   Marketers are not looking for the source or region a product is grown , but rather new applications of a product that is familiar , said Ben Blinder , director of personal care business , Gattefossé based in Westwood , NJ. Bear-berry Optivegetol has no skin lightening properties even though it contains arbutin. This product has been offered as a novel new ingredient for this kind of application , therefore making it much more exciting..
   
   Gattefossé also offers Gatuline Age Defense , a walnut extract that is commonly known and accepted , as a product that prevents environmental damage to skin , both extrinsic and intrinsic.
   
   Stability issues often pose the greatest challenge when formulating with natural ingredients.
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   Gattefossé is promoting the clean , natural water of a plant , which has a high degree of affinity to the skin , Mr. Blinder said. Formulations usually use tap , processed or deionized water , or what we call ‘dead water.' Ours is completely unprocessed ‘living water' from familiar sources such as kiwi , apple and orange..
   
   Gattefossé additionally offers the Fruit Secrets line using a traditional and gentle concentration process to preserve polyphenols , antioxidants and vitamins from fruits such as lemon , apple and papaya.
   
   Exfoliating Exercisers Riding high on the naturals wave have been alpha hydroxy acids ( AHAs ) , which exfoliate skin to improve clarity and tone.
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   Active ingredients and extracts in the beginning were just based on folklore , such as aloe , noted Mr. Blinder. Then the trend shifted toward ingredients derived from strange and obscure places , such as a Peruvian desert , but they were hard to ship and were not well known. Now the trend is to look at an ingredient from a familiar source and add a spin , such as new functionalities or applications to give newer benefits to the consumer..
   
   And this seems like the best bet in the U.S. since chemists are hesitant to use herbs if they don't have a solid clinical background. American scientists differ from their continental neighbors in the acceptance of new herbs without much scientific data. Yet consumers in both regions readily embrace anything deemed natural.
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   Mr. Blinder agreed. From a consumer standpoint , the requirements have always been there to get chemicals out of products , he said. But from our chemistry standpoint , we need strong substantiation. Aloe was used for years in skin care products , but there was no scientific data to back it up. If you offer a natural ingredient with a folkloric background and proven science that it actually works , the industry is more willing to experiment with it..
   
   Other executives insist that tradition prevails no matter what the product claims.