Ingredients > Hair Care | Global Cosmetic Industry

Brands are turning sun protection into a broader beauty, wellness and performance platform.

When SPF Becomes a Lifestyle

Prestige hair care is growing on both dollars and units, while mass shoppers are tightening their budgets, making value, format and performance the new battlegrounds.

Hair Care Splits in Two: Value Wins at Mass, Treatments Take Off in Prestige

From value-packed basics to $120 longevity serums, hair care is rewriting the rules.

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Behind every cosmetic dropper lies a complex engineering process. Discover Lumson's approach to designing dispensing systems that combine precision, aesthetics, manufacturing expertise and consistent, reliable performance.

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In independent tensile testing, bleached hair treated with Glyplex at 20% of the supplied concentrate showed a 77.8% reduction in breakage versus untreated bleached hair, along with a 10.6% improvement in break stress, 13.2% reduction in stiffness and 46% break extension.

CrossChem Launches Dual-Action Hair and Scalp Active

As consumer demand continues to favor transparent, minimalist formulations with strong sustainability credentials, n-hance ccg 75 reflects the industry's push toward multifunctional ingredients that combine premium aesthetics, clean-label positioning and high-performance conditioning in a single solution.

Ashland's n-hance CCG 75 Brings Crystal-Clear Conditioning to Clean Beauty Formulations

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Rather than targeting visible concerns such as shedding or graying after they appear, FutureIQ is designed to support the biological mechanisms behind hair aging before decline accelerates.

Hairspan Goes Luxury: K18 Bets $120 That Hair Longevity Is Beauty's Next Premium Frontier

The launches underscore two accelerating trends for product developers: the emergence of the scalp as an extension of skin care, and growing demand for multifunctional formats that combine cosmetic, wellness and OTC positioning in a single product.

Scalp Care Gets Smarter: Solésence Targets Barrier Repair, UV Protection and OTC Claims

The launches underscore the emergence of the scalp as an extension of skin care.

Debut and Natura have formed a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize an AI-discovered longevity ingredient complex that combines precision biotechnology with Amazonian biodiversity.

Editor’s Notebook: the Beauty Ingredients Driving Newness in the Market

From mango derivatives to upcycled hydrocarbons, ingredient technologies are rapidly evolving.

Notably, 32% of millennials and Gen Z claim to have had procedures in the past five years, compared to 28% of those in the Gen X generation and 18% of baby boomers.

The Procedure-to-Product Pipeline Is Growing: New Consumer Survey Data

Providing the proof that consumers seek will give them permission to explore the pre- and post-procedure skin care products that have piqued shoppers' interest.

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Behind every cosmetic dropper lies a complex engineering process. Discover Lumson's approach to designing dispensing systems that combine precision, aesthetics, manufacturing expertise and consistent, reliable performance.

The new collection is designed to help maintain color vibrancy while addressing common consumer concerns such as dryness, damage and scalp wellness.

Primient Expands Zemea Hair Color Platform With New Color Care Collection

Lubrizol has introduced Eyeseryl All In peptide, a naturally derived, PFAS-free hexapeptide developed using AI-enabled discovery tools to comprehensively target seven key soft tissues surrounding the eye contour.

Lubrizol Unveils Triple Innovation Push Across Sustainable Textures, AI-Driven Eye Care and Biodegradable Rheology

“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.

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.

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.

$With an INCI name of pentyldodecane, BA17 is a clear, colorless, low-viscosity liquid with a refractive index of 1.4383 and a flash point of 115°C. It is designed for use across skin care, hair care, and color cosmetics applications.$

Pilot Chemical Unveils Silicone-Alternative Emollients BA17 and BA14 at NYSCC Suppliers’ Day

Pilot Chemical is positioning both UpSyCal ingredients within a broader shift toward silicone replacement strategies that maintain sensory performance while improving formulation sustainability and regulatory alignment.