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Chemlink Specialities & Addi-Tec are now HARKE UK & Ireland. We are a speciality chemical distributor operating across the UK and Ireland.

02/11/2026

✨SCS Formulate 2026 ✨

We can't wait to welcome you to our stand for an immersive experience.

Our stand this year is all about feeling good from the first moment of the day to the very last. There’ll be plenty to see, touch and smell, and our technical team will be ready to chat about your next project.

Can you guess the theme? 🤔

Find us on Stand 305 on 10th and 11th November https://www.scsformulate.co.uk/exhibitor/chemlink-specialities-ltd/

30/10/2026

🍂 Carruba’s fragrance trends show spice and smoky woods leading the way this autumn, bringing seasonal comfort and warmth into the home.

We look behind the scent at the ingredients we would recommend for candles, reed diffusers, sprays and plug-ins including Rhodiasolv® AIR L UP by Syensqo, an upcycled carrier that works across several formats, plus odour neutralisers for sprays that do more than mask.

Read here: https://harke.co.uk/behind-the-scent-candles-diffusers-sprays-and-plug-ins/

The UK air care market is worth over £620 million (Mintel), and globally it's set to grow by more than 7% by 2034 (Fortune Business Insights). What has changed is not only how much people buy but why they buy it. Fragrance in the home is now tied to wellbeing, and consumers are getting more

29/10/2026

🧬 Collagen is being asked to do more. Personal Care Insights reports that GLP-1 use and a more preventative mindset among younger consumers are steering collagen demand towards skin longevity.

Read the article here: https://www.personalcareinsights.com/news/glp1-gen-z-collagen-longevity.html

28/10/2026

💡 At SCS Formulate join Francesca Bernasconi from Sinerga in Inspire Room A at 11:20am on 11th November for Smart Delivery Systems: Enhance the Performance of Active Ingredients.

Francesca will introduce three delivery systems with skin like structures, designed to improve the absorption and bioavailability of the active ingredients inside them.

Find out more: https://www.scsformulate.co.uk/seminar/inspire41/

26/10/2026

🌡️ Hot showers, saunas and sun can all contribute to heat ageing, and it is a growing area of interest beyond UV protection.

COOLIN stay from LABIO calms the skin's heat receptor while activating its cold receptor. In testing, a 3% gel cream kept the scalp cool for over two hours, with roughly double the cooling intensity of 0.2% menthol.

Read the blog to find out more:https://harke.co.uk/coolin-stay-a-dual-action-cooling-ingredient-for-heat-stressed-skin/

We’re pleased to introduce personal care formulators to COOLIN stay, a new cooling ingredient from LABIO that’s now available through HARKE UK & Ireland. When skin is continuously and repeatedly exposed to extreme heat, such as through summer sun, hot showers and saunas, ageing can be accelerate...

23/10/2026

🧺 Not every wash needs to be heavy duty. Our latest blog looks at two niche areas of laundry for formulators: travel wash and hand wash products for fine fabrics and wool.

It includes starter formulations for a cold blended gel, a free flowing powder and a simple liquid.

Read here: https://harke.co.uk/fine-fabric-wash-and-travel-wash/

Written by Norman Lowe This blog covers two niche areas of laundry detergents for formulators: fine fabric (including wool) and travel wash. Travel Wash Going on holiday sometimes requires washing clothes, but it is not practical to take normal-sized laundry detergent packs. Also, cleaning is usuall...

21/10/2026

🧬 Senescent skin cells drive low grade inflammation and speed up visible ageing.

BIO-Placenta target from LABIO is designed to go after them while growth factors keep supporting skin renewal.

It builds on the original BIO-Placenta by adding nicotinamide mononucleotide and carnosine in a liposome delivery system. In a four week study with 22 people, a 3% cream improved neck wrinkles by 14.78%.

Find out more in our blog: https://harke.co.uk/visible-skin-renewal-with-bio-placenta-target-by-labio/

We’re pleased to introduce formulators to BIO-Placenta target, a new ingredient from LABIO that builds on the existing BIO-Placenta active and is available through HARKE UK & Ireland. BIO-Placenta target is a multi-functional anti-aging solution based on skin genetic activation, combining existing...

19/10/2026

📢 Join us at SCS Formulate in Inspire Room B at 3:50pm on 10th November for Texture By Design: Ingredients for Creating Exceptional Sensorial Experiences.

Céline Lourdault from Syensqo and our very own technical service chemist Sam Wood will be sharing the ingredients that help create exceptional sensorial experiences in personal care.

Find out more: https://www.scsformulate.co.uk/seminar/inspire23/

16/10/2026

☀️🧴 Neutrogena has launched sunscreens using bemotrizinol, the first new filter the US FDA has approved in over 25 years, with a focus on a lighter feel for daily use.

Read the article here:.

Neutrogena has launched a sunscreen technology called Cloud-Tech, centering on the first new sunscreen filter the US FDA approved in over 25 years.

14/10/2026

🧪 We've put together an overview of LANXESS ingredients available through HARKE UK & Ireland.

We take a look at the portfolio, covering preservation and antimicrobial actives for personal care, plus in-can preservation, disinfection and oxidising agents for HI&I.

Read the blog: https://harke.co.uk/lanxess-at-a-glance-personal-care-and-hii-ingredients-from-harke-uk-ireland/

LANXESS is a global speciality chemicals company, and through HARKE UK & Ireland we stock an extensive range of their ingredients for both personal care and HI&I formulators. On the personal care side, this includes preservation and antimicrobial actives suited to skincare, haircare, baby care, colo...

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