Ingredients | Global Cosmetic Industry

In comparative laboratory testing against standard trimethylsiloxysilicate (TMS) formats, an identical 13.90% active dose of Silmer Q7-G10 achieved the highest transfer resistance on Leneta cards, retaining an impressive 89.19% of lipstick immediately (after 3 minutes) and 98.03% overnight (after 21 hours).

Siltech Shakes Up Color Cosmetics with Launch of High-Performance Film Former and "Dual-Effect" Elastomers

Next-generation silicone technologies designed to eliminate the historic trade-off between cosmetic performance, sensory comfort, and finish customization.

In studies on naturally curly and wavy hair, Liftilience immediately enhanced curl definition with effects persisting up to 8 hours after application.

Silab's Liftilience Brings 'High-Definition' Curl Control to Textured Hair Care with New Efficacy Data

In studies on naturally curly and wavy hair, Liftilience immediately enhanced curl definition.

Precision Systems: Closing the Efficacy Gap through Functional Packaging Architecture

Precision Systems: Closing the Efficacy Gap through Functional Packaging Architecture

From passive packaging to precision delivery, discover how beauty brands are closing the “Efficacy Gap” with smart microneedling, integrated LED therapy, and next-gen skincare technology designed to maximize real results.

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AI-Inspired Beauty: Accelerating Innovation Through Intelligence

AI-Inspired Beauty: Accelerating Innovation Through Intelligence

Shin-Etsu Silicones Unveils New Hybrid Powders and Bio-Based Elastomers for Personal Care

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Susonity Boosts Sunscreen Performance with Eusolex T-STE

Known for its broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection, photostability and low skin absorption, bemotrizinol has long been a staple in sunscreen formulations across Europe and Asia. The FDA determined the ingredient is generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE) for adults and children aged six months and older, allowing use at concentrations up to 6%.

FDA Greenlights First New UV Filter in Decades, Opening Door to Next-Generation Sunscreen Innovation

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Beyond Wrinkles: The Ingredients Rewriting Beauty’s Biological Playbook

The industry is moving toward a model where skin care is designed to modulate the skin’s internal intelligence, adaptability and long-term biological trajectory.

For founders, formulators and executives navigating today’s heightened enforcement and litigation environment, understanding where science, coverage and perception collide has never been more critical.

When Ingredients Become Evidence: Inside Beauty’s Product Liability Crisis

Unpacking the real product liability threats confronting cosmetics companies, the insurance policy traps that can quietly leave brands exposed and the practical steps that can help mitigate future risk.

Take control of your secondary packaging. Match your brand aesthetic.

Packaging speaks volumes about a brand’s ethos, quality and commitment to sustainability. Having the NEENAH® Folding Board sample book in hand helps bridge the gap between a creative vision and real-world production.

The company introduced WHP-100MS, a natural-origin hybrid powder delivering intense soft-focus benefits with silky sensory properties and high oil absorption.

Shin-Etsu Unveils Next-Gen Silicone Textures and Soft-Focus Innovation at in-cosmetics Global

Among the launches was KF-6070W, a water-soluble silicone wax designed to create smooth, hydrating O/W textures with a soft, melting skin feel.

“Nature-inspired ingredients, particularly marine-derived actives like algae and kelp, are playing a critical role in advancing both sustainability and skin protection,” says Michelle Chavez of Accupac.

In 2026, Sustainability is a Performance Engine in Next-Gen Formulation Design

The ingredient’s low use level and broad formulation compatibility as differentiators for brands looking to deliver enhanced performance claims in textured hair care.

Superwetting Agent Targets Textured Hair Performance

The company also highlights the ingredient’s low use level and broad formulation compatibility as differentiators.

Derived from red shiso, Shisome delivers a phytochemical complex standardized to contain four times the concentration of rosmarinic acid, boosting antioxidant performance and targeting skin resilience.

Næmos' Dual Active Launch Zeroes in on Skinome Defense and Neuro-Longevity

According to the company, Shisome is designed to reinforce skin homeostasis while improving visible signs of aging, including wrinkles.

The competition was fierce and the creativity, truly inspiring — with a record-breaking number of entries to prove it.

And the C&T Allē Award Goes To ... Unveiling the 2026 Winners

As brands accelerate into scalp-first, longevity-led innovation, the hairspan is emerging as a defining structure for formulation strategy, functional claims and consumer education, and positioning the hair and scalp as a biological system designed to be preserved over time.

Hairspan: Defining the Next Frontier of Hair Longevity

A new movement is emerging as a defining structure for formulation strategy, functional claims and consumer education, and positions the hair and scalp as a biological system designed to be preserved over time.

Ilia Beauty’s Sun Serum Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 further underscores how sunscreen is being redefined through the rise of hybrid formats that merge protection, skin care treatment and sensorial experience into a single step.

The Innovations Tackling the SPF Confidence Gap

Univar Solutions will reveal five new sunscreen formulations developed to demonstrate the performance capabilities of Parsol Shield from dsm-firmenich, a UV filter innovation currently anticipated to receive FDA approval in the United States this summer.

Univar Solutions Spotlights Neurocosmetics, Urban Skin Care and Next-Gen UV Protection at NYSCC

Univar Solutions will reveal five new sunscreen formulations developed to demonstrate the performance capabilities of Parsol Shield from dsm-firmenich.

Medik8’s serum merges multiple high-science narratives currently converging across prestige skin care: exosomes, regenerative recovery, cellular energy, growth-factor-inspired signaling, skin longevity and non-animal biotechnology.

Medik8 Joins Beauty’s Vegan PDRN Race With Exo-PDRN Prismatic+ Launch