Dr Orizi

30/07/2026

Ever wondered why a melting body butter bar is so much harder to make than an ordinary moisturiser?

The two can share almost the same ingredients. The difference is structure. A cream is forgiving, and can be filled across a fairly wide temperature window and still be exactly what the brand approved. A butter bar is not, because the structure IS the product. Pour it too hot or cool it too quickly and the wax crystal network changes, which changes both how it looks and how it melts on skin. Do the same with a gel full of little suspended beads and the beads either settle in the tank or burst on their way through the nozzle.

Then there is our climate. A texture designed to soften at skin temperature will happily soften inside a warm warehouse or a delivery van too. That is why we care more about temperature-cycling data than about how lovely a sample feels in an air-conditioned meeting room.

We wrote up the five questions we work through whenever a brand brings us a texture-led idea:

https://www.orizigroup.com/why-a-melting-body-butter-bar-is-harder-to-manufacture-than-a-cream/



https://www.orizigroup.com/why-a-melting-body-butter-bar-is-harder-to-manufacture-than-a-cream/

17/07/2026

"Resilience" is becoming the word we keep coming back to in the lab this year. 🧪

The 2026 shift in skincare isn't about quick fixes or another miracle ingredient — it's about formulas that protect, adapt and recover under the conditions people actually live in. Here's an honest look at what our R&D team is watching (and what we're not claiming yet).

https://www.orizigroup.com/why-resilience-is-the-word-we-keep-coming-back-to-in-2026/

A first-person look at why the personal care industry's 2026 shift toward resilience is changing what our R&D conversations sound like.

14/07/2026

Collagen actives just got an AI upgrade! BASF and Bota Biosciences have launched SkinNexus (TM) Collag3n, a vegan Collagen III active engineered to match your skin's own collagen sequence, after screening 2,000+ candidates with an AI-driven biomanufacturing platform. Early data points to real improvements in skin firmness and fine lines. We're not using it in any product yet, but our lab keeps a close eye on breakthroughs like this. Curious what "AI-designed skincare" means for your routine? Read more here: https://www.orizigroup.com/watching-basf-skinnexus-collag3n-ai-collagen-iii-active/

https://www.orizigroup.com/watching-basf-skinnexus-collag3n-ai-collagen-iii-active/

27/06/2026

🔬 Here's an ingredient that's caught our eye in the lab — Malvallin™ by Croda Beauty. ✨

It's a COSMOS-approved Chinese mallow extract that works across three skin layers at once (hypodermis, dermis and epidermis) — so a single botanical can support firmness, volume, radiance AND skin barrier. Pretty clever for 'skin longevity' formulas.

We're exploring where it could fit in future skincare ranges. Curious what a 3D-active could mean for your next product? 👉 https://www.oemhallmark.com/blog/malvallin-croda-3d-active-skin-longevity



https://www.oemhallmark.com/blog/malvallin-croda-3d-active-skin-longevity

27/06/2026

💄 Southeast Asia's biggest beauty event just wrapped — and Cosmoprof CBE ASEAN 2026 set a new bar.

Held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok from 24–26 June, the 5th edition brought together 730+ exhibitors across 33,000 sqm, with Italy as Country of Honour. The talk of the show for cosmetics players? The brand-new Cosmopack CBE ASEAN hall — ingredients, OEM/ODM and packaging all in one place.

The standout themes this year: waterless & refillable formats, K-beauty actives moving into regional ranges, and a strong pull toward local contract manufacturing for skincare and colour.

Bottom line for brand owners — the regional supply chain has truly matured. Planning a cosmetics line and need an OEM/ODM partner in Malaysia? Let's chat. 👉 https://www.oemhallmark.com/blog/cosmoprof-cbe-asean-2026-bangkok-recap

The 5th edition of Cosmoprof CBE ASEAN (24–26 June 2026, QSNCC Bangkok) set new records with 730+ exhibitors across 33,000 sqm and introduced Cosmopack CBE ASEAN for the first time — a dedicated supply-chain floor covering ingredients, OEM/ODM, contract manufacturing and packaging. Italy served ...