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LOOKFANTASTIC Takes Beauty Discovery Poolside at Mondrian Ibiza

The company was founded in 2020 as an Imperial spinout based on research by CEO Francisco Malaret, Ph.D. (pictured); its new facility is designed to support both commercial manufacturing and continued R&D.

Nanomox Disrupts the Zinc Oxide Playbook for Mineral Sunscreen

Nanomox says its proprietary process enables precise control over zinc oxide’s particle size, shape and crystallinity, allowing the company to tune the material for both optical and UV-performance characteristics.

Prestige makeup sales rose just 3%, while unit demand softened slightly. The category is therefore generating modest dollar growth without expanding its unit base. Yet pockets of the category are thriving: bronzer and blush posted double-digit gains. Pictured is Charli XCX with YSL Beauty's powder-based Make Me Blush.

Beauty’s 2026 Growth Story Is Strong, but Increasingly Selective

The data suggests that beauty consumers are becoming more selective about where they spend.

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Rare Beauty Brands and JCPenney Reopen Applications for 2026 Lift Beauty Accelerator to Support Underrepresented Founders

Inolex's LexFeel Enhance MB is a polymer-based technology aimed at stabilizing bemotrizinol and other organic UV filters while upgrading sensory performance, addressing one of sunscreen’s long-standing consumer pain points: feel.

Inolex Unveils Sunscreen Performance Booster as Bemotrizinol Clears US Regulatory Hurdles

L'Oréal's My UV Patch pioneered battery-free UV sensors designed to translate exposure into behavior change.

From SPF to Sun Intelligence: The Race to Personalize UV Protection

Luxury beauty brands desperately need new points of distribution, as traditional department stores increasingly fail to deliver true luxury experiences. The solution lies in infiltrating high-end, membership-based wellness spaces.

The New Alchemy: Why Longevity is Beauty’s Next Billion-Dollar Battleground

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SPF 50 Serum: High-Performance Sun Protection Meets Dewy Hydration

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

Set to the Divinyls’ 1990 hit “I Touch Myself,” the campaign reframes sunscreen application as an expressive, sensual experience rather than a functional skin care step.

Hawaiian Tropic Turns SPF Into a Social-First Dance Platform With Alix Earle, Expanding Creator-Led Sun Care Playbook

The campaign arrives at a time when sunscreen brands are increasingly competing on sensory identity and lifestyle positioning as much as UV protection.

Supergoop! CEO Melis del Rey emphasizes that while awareness of sun safety is high, real behavioral change is driven by innovation that removes friction and makes the experience joyful.

NYSCC Preview: Supergoop! Main Stage Keynote Redefines SPF as a Daily Skin Care Ritual

Symrise’s Dragosine FG is a biomimetic L-carnosine dipeptide engineered to protect and repair skin at the cellular level.

Future-Ready Skin

Precision actives, sustainable performance, visible results—skincare engineered at its core.

By 2034, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. Declining populations under 18 and rising life expectancy will drive this aging trend.

Beauty’s Demographic Destiny: Aging, Autonomy, and the 2040 Pivot

Population shifts are opening new avenues for growth as purchasing power redistributes across age cohorts, rewarding brands that strategically embrace these demographic transformations.

Star Power Meets Purpose: Skin Cancer Foundation Gala Brings Advocacy—and Celebrities—to the Red Carpet

The signature fundraising event is themed “Fighting Skin Cancer from Every Angle."

Luna Bronze successfully entered Ulta Beauty nationwide with a mission born from skin cancer awareness.

SPF Gets Skinified: Why 2026 Sun Care Is Built on Longevity, Recovery and Lifestyle

Growth is now driven by disruptive innovations in medical aesthetics, longevity science and experiential lifestyle marketing.

Think Sun Sun Safety And Mineral Education

ThinkSun Announces Taylen Biggs as Chief Sunshine Officer, Leading a New Generation in Sun Safety and Mineral Education

The ongoing partnership supports conservation of threatened tree species in Virachey National Park.

Herbivore Botanicals Launches Biodiversity Conservation Partnership in Cambodia

Herbivore Botanicals teams with Fauna & Flora to conserve biodiversity and restore forests in Cambodia.

Darren Fritschy, CEO of Solabia USA, Inc. (at right), described the opening as a 'pivotal milestone' that brings together the combined strengths of Solabia and Applechem under one roof.

Solabia USA Opens Innovation Hub to Power Sun Care and Color Cosmetics Growth in North America

The new facility is engineered to accelerate technical applications and new product development.

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