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Timeless Beauty, the everlasting quest for skin longevity

The aging of our skin explicitly illustrates the progressive transformation of the body. In contrast, the search for eternal beauty never ceases to motivate the scientific community to counter this cutaneous fate.

The Joyful Transformation Behind the Award-winning Parëva Beauty: Science, Transparency and Skin Longevity

"Running a startup feels like stepping into a boxing ring—every day is a mix of strategy, endurance and staying on your feet through unpredictable hits."

Targeting plasmin levels in the epidermis can have a positive effect across all skin layers and it was with this goal in mind that dsm-firmenich designed its smart dipeptide SYN-UP®.

Reawaken the Skin’s Potential!

By targeting the enzyme plasmin, SYN-UP® unlocks your skin's longevity and drives improvement across all skin layers.

The 'beautyspan' refers to the duration of one’s skin and hair health/wellness, centering the discussion on holistic, preventive and regenerative strategies, rather than solely aesthetic solutions.

The Beautyspan: Biohacking Longevity (Ingredient Trend Tracker)

“Today’s longevity-boosting ingredients are designed to tackle the root causes of aging at a cellular level.”

Clariant and Plant Advanced Technologies have developed Rootness Mood+ (propanediol, Sanguisorba officinalis root extract), a technology that reportedly mimics sun-like effects.

The Skin Care & Beauty Ingredient Agenda: July/August 2023

From renewable sources to sun-mimicking extracts to ocean-derived technologies, suppliers are delivering cleaner label opportunities and unique claims.

By boosting NAD+, called the skin’s “longevity molecule,” RejuveNAD is able to to optimize cellular processes to simultaneously address “at least” five of the 12 hallmarks of aging, including mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, loss of proteostasis, epigenetic alteration and genomic instability.

The Beauty Ingredient Agenda: Longevity x Anti-aging

The recently decoded 12 hallmarks of aging provide exciting new anti-aging targets for R&D and new claims for marketing.

Roux Profile: Innovation Leads to Longevity

Roux is celebrating 75 years of innovation in the hair color market.

Mood-boosting technologies, a focus on longevity vs. anti-aging, and other trends are set to reshape beauty innovation in 2024 and beyond.

2024 Ingredient Trends Decoded

Longevity, calm beauty, emotionally engaged innovation and more are setting the agenda for the year to come.

Olay subjected its Professional Pro-X line to multistage clinical trials to substantiate claims that the products reduced the appearance of facial fine lines and wrinkles.

Pushing Boundaries: Claims & Substantiation in Skin Care

Brand owners and suppliers discuss the latest science behind the ingredients they say offer solid clinical test results.

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Lauder Findings on Sirtuins, Stress and Eucalyptus

New findings highlight the importance of sirtuins in skin cell activity, how they relate to environmental signals and circadian rhythm, plus the antioxidant efficacy of eucalyptus.

Plant Stem Cells: The Next Generation in Skin Care Technology

Plant stem cell technology can deliver antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and sebum-regulating activity to consumers.

Brands providing care for underserved shoppers will be increasingly tasked with delivering proven claims; at the same time, industry research and ingredient development will need to take into account the needs of every skin and hair type, as well as life stage.

7 Beauty Predictions for 2025

From clinical inclusivity to sustainable packaging scrutiny to novel biotech, the year to come will be pivotal for the industry's trajectory.

Among the trends emerging in 2024, increasing numbers of firms are leveraging plants as bio-factories for new beauty ingredients.

Top 2024 Beauty Ingredient Trends

This is just a fragment of the trends we witnessed at the shows this year.

From stress to environmental conditions to congenital issues, sensitive skin is a multi-dimensional condition that affects large swaths of consumers across the globe.

The Gentle Skin Care Revolution

How sensitive skin is reshaping beauty R&D.

Mark Prausnitz of Georgia Tech’s school of chemical and biomolecular engineering, one of the professors leading a U.S. team in finding a new mass delivery method for the flu vaccine, holds an array of polymer microneedles 1,000 microns tall. This photo, taken by Gary Meek and duplicated from the cover, is used with permission from Georgia Tech.

Skin Care Thinks Small to Deliver Big

High-tech delivery systems and active ingredients that slow signs of aging have prompted advanced marketing claims. Yet the future of skin care depends on further advancements in delivery methods, such as medical microneedles.

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Skin & Hair Care’s Protein-Based Revolution

Emerging technologies are driving a biology-first wave of innovation; here’s what that means for beauty innovation.

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Lumson celebrates 50 years and makes its debut in the world of fragrances

In its 50th anniversary year, Lumson makes its debut into the world of perfumes, presenting its solutions developed specifically for the sector.

Three of the top 10 most cited confidence boosters are hair related, including good hair days and new hairstyles, as well as successful covering of gray hairs.

Hair Care 2025: Scalp Health & Category Blur

Pro and pro-inspired hair care is increasingly going mainstream. Salon-grade brands now make up about 10% of Target's hair assortment, while Sephora offers more than 1,000 products from professional and salon brands.

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