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With pressure mounting from regulators—including guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services to phase out certain certified colors by 2026—brands are racing to secure viable natural replacements.

Debut, Oterra Bet Big on Biotech Red to Replace Red 40

With pressure mounting from regulators, brands are racing to secure viable natural replacements.

Sabinsa will showcase Babchiol (bakuchiol 99%), its plant-derived retinol alternative from Psoralea corylifolia, aimed at gentler anti-aging claims around firmness and smoothness.

From Botanicals to Bioactives: Sabinsa Unveils Multi-Pathway Beauty Innovation at NYSCC 2026

The headline at the booth will be Mangiophelin, a Mangifera indica-derived extract developed for multi-target anti-aging positioning.

The 2026 results underscore a decisive shift: high-performance actives, biotech-driven sustainability and immersive, multi-sensory formats are the new baseline.

Biotech, Beauty & Beyond: in-cosmetics Global 2026 Awards Crown the Industry’s Next Wave of Innovation

High-performance actives, biotech-driven sustainability and immersive, multi-sensory formats are the new baseline.

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Roquette is expanding its Beauté by Roquette portfolio with four exciting new launches designed to inspire creativity and enhance consumer experiences in cosmetics.

9 in-cosmetics Global Show Floor Highlights: Sneak Preview

By leveraging AI, genomics and biotechnology, scientists no longer have to wait for nature to provide a solution; they identify a specific biological pathway, such as cellular longevity or senolytic rejuvenation, and work backward to engineer the exact molecule required to modulate it.

Inside the Beauty Ingredient Shakeup

Today is your last day to secure tickets to the 2026 Alles!

Final Call: Allē Awards Guest List Closes Friday, May 8

By combining capabilities in skin science, microbiome research and functional health ingredients, the division is designed to help customers create “inside-out” and holistic care solutions.

Inside-Out Care: Symrise Launches Division Linking Beauty, Wellness and Biotics

Any increased costs could theoretically inspire reformulations to cheaper and/or more supply-stable ingredient options.

Beauty, Flavor and Fragrance Brace for Oil Shock

When crude prices spike, the ripple effects hit everything from ingredient sourcing to packaging and freight.

Formulation complexity and storytelling sophistication are evolving in tandem to redefine what performance means in modern beauty.

2026 Beauty Ingredient Trends: Highlights from in-cosmetics Global's Innovation Zone

Formulation complexity and storytelling sophistication are evolving in tandem to redefine what performance means in modern beauty.

According to InsightAce Analytics, ingestible beauty was valued at $4.2 billion in 2024.

Beauty's What's On the Inside: Ingestible Beauty Takeaways for 2026

Beauty is turning outside in with the rise of ingestible beauty collagens in new forms and flavors.

PrimaColl is engineered to mirror the amino acid sequence of avian Type 21 collagen. The innovation is said to offer a single, highly effective collagen solution for two significant markets: food and beverage, and beauty and personal care.

Geltor’s Biodesigned PrimaColl Receives FDA Clearance for Food and Topical Applications

This clearance establishes PrimaColl as a collagen alternative for the beauty, wellness and nutrition industries.

'Consumers are no longer just dabbling in supplements—they increasingly believe in the power of ingestibles to influence skin, scalp, and overall beauty outcomes,' says Lorne Lucree, founder, Quiet Coyote. 'The next step is ingredient alignment: the same actives delivered through both a topical serum/cream and an ingestible capsule/powder, sending a unified signal of support to the body.'

2026 Beauty Preview: from Neuro Skin Aging to Cautious Shoppers

Specialists in ingredients, packaging, marketing and more speak out on what's ahead for the industry.

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Beyond the Hype: C&T Allēs Honor Beauty Innovation Through Scientific Rigor

We've established comprehensive scientific evaluation criteria for the 2026 C&T Allē Awards, ensuring innovations are assessed through evidence-based methodology that honors the technical rigor driving beauty industry breakthroughs.

The technology has been refined to deliver more advanced, complex and nuanced flavor profiles in sugar-free liquid formats, and also to mask bitter, metallic and otherwise difficult actives more effectively than before.

Tosla Nutricosmetics Unveils Velious 3.0 to Advance Flavor-masking in Nutricosmetics

Tosla Nutricosmetics introduces Velious 3.0, an upgraded flavor-masking system enabling sugar-free liquid supplements with improved stability, higher active concentrations and more complex flavor profiles.

Christine Lafforgue, Ph.D., IFSCC Congress President 2025

How IFSCC 2025 Will Make Waves in Cannes — and in Beauty: Interview with Christine Lafforgue, Ph.D., Congress President

The 35th IFSCC Congress, to be held Sept. 15-18, 2025 in Cannes, France, will keep beauty innovators at the forefront of scientific progress in longevity, neuroscience, emotions and more. Here, Christine Lafforgue, Ph.D., congress president, explains.

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4 U.S. Bills Propose Ban on 18 Cosmetic Ingredients, Fill the MoCRA 'Gap'

This legislative effort reflects growing public interest in ingredient safety and environmental health.

Want to reach California's beauty movers and shakers? Reserve your spot in the California SCC's Suppliers' Day official show program.

Maximize Your Impact: Advertise in the Official California SCC Suppliers’ Day Show Program!

Beyond the show floor, a PDF of this year's show program also will be sent to 7,500 California SCC Members prior to the show.

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More Time to Shine: Submission Deadlines Extended for the 2026 C&T Allē Awards

The 2026 C&T Allē Awards just gave innovators more time to shine. Early Bird entries are now due Sept. 15, with final submissions accepted through Oct. 15. Don’t miss your chance to be spotlighted for excellence in beauty innovation.

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Expanscience Debuts Tulsinity Bio, a Dual-Action Nutraceutical for Skin and Mind, for European Market

Derived from organic holy basil (Ocimum sanctum), Tulsinity Bio is reportedly standardized in key bioactive molecules known for their adaptogenic and antioxidant properties.