Global Cosmetic Industry

Benjamin Dop, Director of EMEA Sales & Business Development, GPI Beauty

GPI Beauty Names Benjamin Dop as Director of EMEA Sales & Business Development

GPI Beauty appoints Benjamin Dop as Director of EMEA Sales to lead its first European office in Paris, driving growth and innovation in beauty packaging solutions.

Hairstory's new additions, Bond Boost and Bond Serum

Hairstory Expands Hair Care Line with Bond Boost and Bond Serum

Nilofer Vahora, CMO, has held roles at popular brands including Milk Makeup, Shiseido, and Rebecca Minkoff.

Amika Appoints First Chief Marketing Officer: Nilofer Vahora

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South Korea's Polyphenol Factory Unveils Grabity Anti-Hair Loss Brand at CES 2025

Polyphenol Factory, a South Korean startup led by Hae-Shin Lee, Ph.D., launched its Grabity anti-hair loss line at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Based on a polyphenol-based complex, the line fortifies hair by forming a protective layer on damaged cuticles.

Rethinking Acne: Unveiling the Unseen and the Unmet

Rethinking Acne: Unveiling the Unseen and the Unmet

Today, skin-care solutions can play a role in breaking the stigma that surrounds the skin condition, by creating options that not only treat acne but are part of an overall beauty and wellness routine.

Approaching Gen Alpha Beauty ... Responsibly

So-called "Sephora Kids" are heavy users of beauty; they're also more brand-conscious than young adults, favoring labels such as Drunk Elephant, Glow Recipe, Sol de Janeiro and more.

RNA damage, rather than DNA damage, is the key source of sun exposure's immediate inflammatory effects.

We've Misunderstood How Sunburns Actually Work

It's RNA molecule damage that presents the most immediate inflammatory response, per new research.

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BASF Unveils Climate-adaptive Formula Concepts at Cosmet'Agora

Driven by innovations in sustainability, transparency and science, the company presented formula concepts to address the impacts of climate change — i.e., varying humidity, temperature shifts and intensified UV exposure.

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⚠️Estee Lauder Co.'s Peter Tsolis to Lead the Science-backed Beauty Charge at Beauty Accelerate 2025👀

Peter Tsolis brings a wealth of knowledge with his role as moderator and participant in the panel discussion: "Dermocosmetics and Science-based Beauty." Register now before the Early Bird rate ends.

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17th Sun Protection Conference

Jun 24th, 2025Jun 25th, 2025

The Sun Protection Conference is an internationally acclaimed biennial event addressing the scientific aspects of sun protection technology. It attracts a global audience of more than 200 professionals in the sun protection and skin care sector.

The AI model will allow L'Oreal to 'reach extra performance and consumer satisfaction in every cosmetic category and every region of the world,' according to the companies.

L'Oréal and IBM Are Betting AI Can Make Beauty More Effective & Sustainable

The model itself will be trained on "a broad set of unlabeled data, capable of performing various tasks and applying information from one situation to another."

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Mibelle Biochemistry Launches CollPerfect P6 for Collagen Synthesis, Dermal Remodeling

The encapsulated bioactivating hexapeptide is derived from the sequence of human skin type I collagen.

The demand for effective, results-oriented skin care will continue to drive innovation, with technology playing a central role.

The Future of Aesthetic and Functional Cosmetic Packaging

With advances in technology and a growing consumer demand for results-driven skin care, there’s a fundamental shift in how products are developed, applied and experienced.

Event attendees will discover how plant endophytes serve as a sustainable and effective source for creating new natural active ingredients—pushing the boundaries beyond traditional ferments in beauty to deliver innovative ecosystem-based ingredients.

How Plant Endophytes & Biotech Are Creating New Natural Active Beauty Ingredients

"More and more brands are seeing the benefits of using lab grown ingredients ... to elevate formulas and help blend the best of science, tech and nature," Mintel reported last year.