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Mane Kancor celebrates winning the European BSB Innovation Award 2025 for Purakan, a natural anti-dandruff solution.

Mane Kancor Wins 23rd European BSB Innovation Award for Purakan

Mane Kancor secures the 23rd European BSB Innovation Award 2025 for Purakan, a patented natural anti-dandruff solution using upcycled ingredients and sustainable sourcing programs that support over 6,000 farmers.

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Oh, Oh Organic Teams Up with Evolved By Nature to Bring Natural Peptides to Personal Care

Oh, Oh Organic has partnered with Evolved By Nature to offer natural, upcycled bioactive peptides for skin and hair care.

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Syensqo Debuts AI-Driven Upcycled Coffee Peptide to Lead Scalp Care Skinification

The active is designed as a single-solution for brands to address a broad array of scalp health claims.

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Symrise Introduces Cellexora MD to Care & Wellness Portfolio

This ingredient is made from upcycled organic apple side streams in Italy, making it a natural-origin ingredient with exceptional stability and traceability.

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'Bigger Picture Beauty' Extends the Reach of Sustainability

Concepts related to the bigger picture of beauty including social responsibility, waterless formulas, upcycled ingredients and zero-waste solutions, raised the halo of sustainability during in-cosmetics Global.

Greenaltech Upcycles Algae in Algaktiv BioSKN, BodySKN Actives

Greenaltech highlights its upcycled algae-based ingredient line with two additions: Algaktiv brand BioSKN and BodySKN for skin care.

The range is built on P2’s Citropol platform, which leverages upcycled forestry by-products from Forest Stewardship Council certified pine trees.

P2 Science Launches 10 Bio-based Citrosperse Pigment Dispersions

The range is built on P2’s Citropol platform, which leverages upcycled forestry by-products from Forest Stewardship Council certified pine trees.

Tony Jaillot, CEO of Sweetch, says, “The desire from consumers to use beauty brands built on nature-derived ingredients is now unstoppable and is shaping the present and future of the industry.'

Ekkio Capital Launches Sweetch to Accelerate Beauty's Nature-derived Ingredient Revolution

Sweetch's portfolio highlights plant-based and biotech natural ingredients, as well as upcycled feedstocks, microbiome-oriented functional and active ingredients, and low-energy formulations.

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Expanscience Upcycles Passion Fruit to Protect Hair from UV and Pollution

Expanscience Laboratoires has extended its Ormesia ingredient from skin to hair care. The upcycled passion fruit extract is said to help preserve color, strengthen fibers and boost shine under UV and pollution stress.

The business will address market and technical needs in the beauty and personal care industry through silicone-free solutions, sulfate-free surfactants, solid and waterless formulations, upcycled ingredients and fermentation-based actives.

Vantage Personal Care to Present Formulations and Ingredients at in-cos Global

The business will address market and technical needs in the beauty and personal care industry through silicone-free solutions, sulfate-free surfactants, solid and waterless formulations, upcycled ingredients and fermentation-based actives.

In 2022, Lignopure commissioned the first GMP-compliant plant for lignin conversion, reportedly achieving the ability to recycle 90,000 kg of lignin annually.

Beauty Alternatives: Ingredient Trends

From upcycled technologies to improved oil-in water formulations, emerging ingredients are taking beauty to the next level.

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Innomost Upcycles Nordic Birch Bark to Replace Palm Oil-based Cosmetic Actives

Charcoal powder, birch bark powder, betulin, suberin and azelaic acid comprise Innomost's upcycled zero waste cosmetic ingredient portfolio; and according to CEO Sami Selkälä, Ph.D., there's a lot more to come.

Crodarom’s Phytofoam reportedly increased the height of foam by 13% and 61% with SLES and sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, respectively—leading to a denser and creamier foam.

What’s Trending: Beauty Ingredients

Upcycled apple, a unique brand-supplier partnership, and new research for existing technologies top this month’s trends in beauty ingredients.

Citruskin is an upcycled, clear yellow, Mandarin aqueous extract that is said to help the skin defend itself from extrinsic factors and soothe sensitive skin.

Biolie Reduces Redness and Irritation with Citruskin

Citruskin is an upcycled, clear yellow, mandarin aqueous extract that is said to help soothe the skin and help it defend itself from extrinsic factors.

A changing global climate means the skin is increasingly exposed to more extreme weather conditions, including sun exposure; new innovations are coming to the fore to address this escalating challenge.

6 Beauty Ingredient Trends from in-cosmetics Global

From climate-ready beauty to upcycled technologies and emotionally driven functionality, suppliers are delivering a new level of innovation for future beauty and personal care product development.

The Up! line contains three personal care products: Fresh Up! Icy Eye Stick, Cheer Up! Clay Mask Stick and Keep Up! Scalp Mask.

IFF Elevates Beauty with 3 'Up!'cycled Formulations

The Up! line contains three personal care products: Fresh Up! Icy Eye Stick; Cheer Up! Clay Mask Stick; and Keep Up! Scalp Mask.

Industry insiders shared how the various beauty categories are adapting to consumer needs

Insider Insights: 8 Ingredient Trends for 2021 & Packaging’s New Normal

The pandemic has shifted what consumers look for in their beauty products.

EssentiaTein Protect is an active ingredient that delivers hair moisturization, shine and improved luster at 1% use level in formulation. This vegan product protects hair from pollution and repairs UV damage and oxidative stress.

TRI-K Industries, Inc. Details EssentiaTein Protect, a Multi-benefit Active Ingredient

EssentiaTein Protect is an active ingredient that delivers hair moisturization, shine and improved luster at 1% use level in formulation. This vegan product protects hair from pollution and repairs UV damage and oxidative stress.