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Inventing Success

A look at how the state of the industry, trends, definitions of green and the economy impacts R&D.

Avoiding the Unavoidable

With sun exposure as the most common cause of premature aging, innovative companies continue to research and provide ever more technologically advanced solutions.

From AI-driven discoveries to plant-based ingredients and preservative-free solutions, the beauty industry is innovating sustainability and product performance.

Advanced Beauty Ingredients & Cutting Edge Claims

The beauty industry is at the forefront of innovation, advancing both sustainability and product performance through cutting-edge solutions. Key developments include AI-driven discoveries, plant-based ingredients, and preservative-free formulations.

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.

Achieving an Even Skin Tone

With skin texture and color as a key conveyance of age and health, even skin tone has become of primary concern in anti-aging skin care.

The Eyes Have It

Beauty products developed for the eye area must be distinctly different from typical skin care products, as the skin around the eyes is typically softer, smoother and thinner.

As the beauty industry evolves, natural materials are becoming more and more popular due to their numerous benefits.

6 Emerging Beauty Ingredients To Watch

There are several unique ingredients with tremendous properties that are getting a lot of interest lately and they are very effective in the skin care industry.

Provital’s Troplobiome™ technology is delivering new beauty actives based on the previously unexplored internal microbiomes of the world’s plants.

Unlocking the Plant Internal Microbiome: Natural Beauty Actives

Provital’s new Triplobiome™ Technology and production platform delivers natural, sustainable and efficacious ingredients based on botanical symbiotic endophytes.

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11 On-trend Ingredients Coming to in-cos Asia: Anti-Hair Loss Peptide, Exosomes, Vegan TXA and More

Arriving in Bangkok this Nov. 5-7, 2024, in-cosmetics Asia will highlight ingredients and concepts from more than 500 exhibitors. In this sneak preview, we highlight 11 on-trend innovations.

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Neom Wellbeing and Rael Beauty Launch at Ulta Beauty US: Exclusive Interview

Luxury wellness brand Neom Wellbeing and skin and personal care brand Rael Beauty launch at Ulta Beauty.

Current scientific literature points to “growing evidence that cellular senescence may be an essential mechanism that drives organismal aging,” including in the skin, leading to common issues such as “wrinkling, sagging, dryness or age spots.”

Beauty’s War on Senescence: Ingredient Trend Tracker

Regenerative technologies that clear the skin of zombie cells are reshaping beauty claims possibilities. PLUS: in-cosmetics Global 2024 ingredient highlights.

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.

Outshining the Sun Care Competition: 10 Innovation Strategies

“Good source of vitamins” and “antioxidant” are among the fastest-growing sun care category claims, per Euromonitor, reflecting the sun-care-and-more approach to many launches.

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

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

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The New Standard in Effective Skin Care

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The Longevity Race to Slow Aging

Emerging ingredient technologies are building resilience for lifelong wellness and beauty.

Seppic Launches

Seppic Update: New Skin Care Data, Ingredients and Formulations

Seppic announced new data regarding various ingredients such as Emogreen L19, Montanov 202 and TECA. They also unveiled a new skin hydrating ingredient, Hydrachrysum and three different beauty concepts in Seppic’s Beauty Trilogy.

Sustainability, Global Expansion, Sun, Skin and Hair Care, and More Beauty Ingredient News and Launches for Late February 2013

A high sustainability ranking for Croda, new facilities in Europe and Asia, ingredient launches from BASF, Sederma, Lucas Meyer, and much more in beauty ingredient news.