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Addressing Desires of Target Consumers Through Ingredients

Ingredients can translate across categories, segments, regions and boundaries—if you know how to properly use and talk about them.

Kids don’t need anti-aging products,” Lee stated. “The beauty industry knows this, yet some companies continue to profit from selling these harsh products to children. This is a common-sense measure to protect kids from unnecessary and potentially harmful cosmetics.”

California State Assemblymember Takes Action Against 'Sephora Kids' Trend

Key ingredients like retinol, glycolic acid, and ascorbic acid are commonly found in anti-aging products, but they are formulated for adult skin, which is significantly different from children’s skin.

Beyond Time: Intelligent Longevity for Skin and Hair

Discover how Peptid4® Light MB and BioTech4 AntiGray redefine beauty longevity by acting at the biological origin of pigmentation, delivering even skin tone and restoring natural hair color with long-lasting, science-driven results.

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.

TRI-K launched DensiFoll, an advanced active targeting hair density and longevity.

TRI-K Debuts Hair Density, Skin Hydration and Brightening Actives During In-cosmetics Global

The new solutions are designed to address critical market demands in hair density, skin hydration and skin brightening.

BASF has launched a new synthetic peptide for skin care that aligns with the slow aging trend.

New Beauty Ingredients: from Pro-aging to Ingestible Sun Defense

To keep beauty innovators up on the latest technologies, Global Cosmetic Industry and Cosmetics & Toiletries prepare ingredient trend bulletins breaking down the latest emerging technologies, clinicals and more.

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China Issues Standards for Cosmetics Safety and Efficacy Claims

China's cosmetic regulators have released evaluation standards for efficacy claims and technical guidelines for safety assessments, all of which come into effect on May 1, 2021.

While some (if not many) of these allegations may be unfounded or misguided, it underscores the critical role of safety and toxicity testing even under non-typical product use conditions.

Unilever, J&J, Olaplex and L'Oreal Still Treading Legal Waters Over Lilial, Benzene

Olaplex, Redken, OGX, Dove, Nexxus, Suave, Tigi and Tresemmé brands are still making headlines as they tread legal waters over alleged Lilial and benzene content. Following are recent updates.

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[updated] How Fragrance and Body Lotion Disarm OH Radicals Caused by the Human Oxidation Field

A new study in Science Advances examines how the natural human oxidation field can affect chemical exposures indoors – and how fragrances and personal care products such as body lotions alter these dynamics.

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The Feel-good Anti-aging Movement Has Arrived

Recent innovations in active ingredients not only enhance skin health, but also promote mental and physical wellness.

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Praan Naturals’ Calabash Oil Nourishes, Protects Hair and Skin

Praan Naturals has introduced Calabash Oil to its range of more than 500 certified organic and conventional natural ingredients for personal care product development.

All latest innovations in longevity, radiance, and sustainable beauty solutions - all in one place.

How These Star Ingredients Are Setting New Standards in Beauty

This report highlights star ingredients driving the skin longevity phenomenon, among others, and redefining standards for beauty.

Vitamins can boost skin resilience, in part by preventing photodamage.

Improving Skin Resilience with Vitamins

In March 2022, DSM added biotech-derived vitamin B12 (INCI: cyanocobalamin) to its portfolio.

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[corrected] Read the Label: Youth To The People Adaptogen Deep Moisture Cream

The product is said to provide skin with deep moisturization, to calm and soothe it, and also has reported adaptogenic benefits to help improve skin that faces daily aggressors like UV rays and pollution.

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Read the Label: Relax Bath & Shower Concentrate by Clarins

This "Read the Label" discusses the Relax Bath & Shower Concentrate with Essential Oils by Clarins. Key ingredients analyzed include SLES, bitter orange leaf/twig oil and Tilia cordata wood extract, among others.

Safety First for Baby Skin Care

Consumers looking for brand offerings in the baby and child skin care market put a high priority on safety, ease of use and price.

Chemical Reaction: Neurocosmetics

The skin is equipped with an effective communication and control system, and neurocosmetics, an emerging segment that explores topical treatments affecting this system, has only scratched the surface of advancing technological possibility.

The Lessons of Pro Care and Related Markets: Following Trends Straight to Retail Success

Demand for the unique and efficacious has meant that retail brand owners are increasingly looking to professional markets and related industries for inspiration. A look at technology and wellness trends and how some brands are incorporating them into new products suggests the path for reaching increasingly demanding consumers at the shelves.