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Bio-fermented active ingredients for efficient and eco-conscious cosmetic products

Discover how to translate sustainability, safety and ethics into innovation and leading marketing assets with Sederma active ingredients issued from bio-fermentation.

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Healing benefits of clay in at-home, eco-friendly solution for multiple ethnicities

Fermentation-based extract derived from clay microorganism, Lubrizol Life Science’s Uniclay™ biotech ingredient offers cleaner, smoother and more beautiful skin for all ethnicities and improved sense of well-being.

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Black bee honey ferment to restore the skin’s natural microflora

Black BeeOme™, a new fermented active of honey from a rare wild dark bee, has been designed to harmonize the skin microflora to ensure a healthy and pure skin.

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High-Performance Biotech: The Future of Beauty Innovation

According to recent projections, the global market for biotech ingredients—including those used in cosmetics—is estimated at US $2.59 billion in 2025, with expectations to reach $5.10 billion by 2034.

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Fermented Ingredients are increasingly popular in skincare

Cosmetics containing probiotic ingredients are rapidly gaining popularity – 28% of recent skin care launches contained fermented ingredients. Learn more about this trend and about a new ferment extract with anti-aging benefits.

Cordyceps militaris (pictured) is used as the substrate from which the active essence is fermented to create Bloomage Biotech's Bioyouth-FCM Cordyceps Militaris Ferment Filtrate.

Bloomage Highlights Hair Shield, Scalp Care and Fermented Anti-aging at SCC76

The Hyanutra-RH nourishing hair shield and Bioyouth-FCM anti-aging ingredient are based on ferment filtrates, and the Biobloom Microecobeauty ME-1/ME-2 scalp care ingredient takes a postbiotic approach.

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From Carbon to Care: How Captured CO₂ is Revolutionizing Beauty

Can a common culprit in a warming planet be leveraged for greener beauty?

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V/WA™, discover Alteromonas lipotrueae

Discover V/WA™ a fully vertically integrated active ingredient from a new identified Alteromonas strain: Alteromonas lipotrueae.

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BASF Introduces Dehyton® AO 45 – The First Commercial Microalgae-Derived Betaine Surfactant

BASF’s newest ingredient is a novel solution for personal care formulators in need of a renewable, amphoteric surfactant.

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Next-Gen Ingredients Cutting Through the Noise in Clean Skin Care

A new wave of innovative ingredients is offering formulators solutions that are sustainable, safe and clinically effective.

Packaging innovations reflect the consumer demands for improved formulas.

2023 Beauty Ingredient & Packaging Trends + Launches

From skin care to hair care and color cosmetics, the beauty sector is evolving in all facets.

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V/WA™, discover Alteromonas lipotrueae

Discover V/WA™ a fully vertically integrated active ingredient from a newly identified Alteromonas strain: Alteromonas lipotrueae.

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Rethinking the Nature of Cosmetics

With the introduction of RHEANCE® One, the first ever glycolipids product, Evonik opens up a new frontier in all-natural cosmetic raw materials that offer both gentle, and effective skin and hair cleansing. As a compound made up of sugar and fatty acids, glycolipids can be found in many instances throughout nature.

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AlgaPūr™ high stability high oleic algae oil multi-beneficial for skin, hair and scalp

Containing over 90% beneficial Omega-9 (oleic acid in the form of triglycerides) AlgaPūr™ high stability high oleic algae oil delivers versatility in eco-friendly formulations for skin and hair care.

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Astorg Backs Solabia’s Next Chapter with Strategic Investment and €600 M Financing Package

Astorg has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Solabia, a global leader in natural biotech ingredients for cosmetics and other markets, from TA Associates. The acquisition is backed by a €600 million financing package led by Goldman Sachs and Arcmont.

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JD Phyto-Or 1%™ offers natural active skin repair– Download Data

Natural active skin repair. Enhanced skin elasticity. Improved skin tone. JD Phyto-Or 1% TM, a novel high-performing active for glowing skin and hair, featuring both JD Jojoba oil and concentrated Phytoene.

The transition toward 'clean,' sustainable and vegan formulations hasn't been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

'Clean' Beauty Swaps: New Ingredients & Headwinds

The transition toward “clean,” sustainable and vegan formulations hasn’t been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

C16 Biosciences' lab-grown Palmless torula oil is launching with a concept product, Save the F#$%ing Rainforest Nourishing Oil, for the face, body and hair.

C16 Biosciences Launches Palmless Torula Palm Alternative with Save the F#$%ing Rainforest Nourishing Oil

Issues linked to the production of palm oil have been ongoing since C16 Biosciences started its work on a sustainable alternative in 2018. In 2023, the company will unveil its first bio-manufactured alternative: Palmless torula oil.