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Stephenson wins Medium Business of the Year at the 2025 Yorkshire Business Awards, celebrating innovation, sustainability, and global impact from their Leeds base.

Stephenson Honored as Medium Business of the Year at the 2025 Yorkshire Business Awards

Stephenson named Medium Business of the Year at the 2025 Yorkshire Business Awards. Recognized for sustainability, innovation, and global growth, the Leeds-based company continues to drive positive change in personal care manufacturing.

Curls Matter by IBG—designed for all curl types, with naturally derived ingredients and sustainable packaging.

Curls Matter: Hair Care Line for Curly Hair by Innovative Beauty Group (IBG)

Curls Matter, the new hair care line by Innovative Beauty Group was designed to nourish and define curly hair and is now available at 150 Monoprix stores across France.

Seppic’s new U.S. laboratory focuses on fermentation biotechnologies, driving innovation and sustainability in beauty, health, and wellbeing industries.

Seppic Opens U.S. Laboratory to Advance Fermentation Biotechnologies

Seppic launches a new U.S.-based laboratory dedicated to fermentation biotechnologies, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and sustainable solutions in beauty, health, and wellness.

Sourced from chickpea extract, FibraShield C can be applied in daily leave-in care, styling, thermal protection, anti-pollution, sun protection, well-aging and hybrid formulations to address dry and damaged hair, including chemically-treated and mechanically damaged hair, as well as fragile hair types such as textured, aged or gray hair.

Preventative Hair Care Has Arrived: Croda Beauty’s FibraShield C

Sourced from chickpea extract, FibraShield C can be applied in daily leave-in care, styling, thermal protection, anti-pollution, sun protection, well-aging and hybrid formulations.

While consumers are interested in the convenience of multitasking products, data suggests that they are equally as concerned about the effectiveness and strength of multi-benefit products.

The Rise of Multipurpose Skin Care & Makeup: Meeting Consumer Demand for Versatility

Denise from The Benchmarking Company dives deep into increasing consumers' demand for multitasking beauty products that save time, money, and space.

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant's new jelly-bush-honey-based Melicica ingredient (INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Honey Extract) reportedly modulates the expression of genes that play a criticalo role in the skin’s natural repair process.

Melicica Harnesses the Power of Jelly Bush Honey: A New Regenerative Skin Repair Technology from Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant

The ingredient comprises an extract of Jelly Bush honey, also known as Australian Manuka honey, which is rich in potent bioactive compounds like leptosperin.

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Salvona's MultiSal Menthol Triggers Cool, Refreshing Effects for Skin, Hair and Other Applications

This encapsulated form of pure menthol demonstrates enhanced stability, longevity and efficiency for cosmetics, skin care, hair care and many other applications.

Where is beauty going next? Our experts in longevity, Gen Z and Alpha, dermocosmetics, and more have some ideas. Join us to set the innovation agenda fro 2025 and beyond.

The 2025-2026 Innovation Agenda: Beauty Accelerate Topic and Speaker Program Revealed

Featuring a diverse lineup of experts, including senior scientists, brand founders, and marketing pioneers from companies like L'Oréal, Estée Lauder, Supergoop! and Nutrafol, the event promises actionable strategies and fresh perspectives.

Empowering Brands to Innovate and Scale Faster: 27 Innovation Partners to Know

Whether you're looking for low-MOQ production, eco-friendly solutions, or next-generation technologies, this event is your chance to connect with top partners who can streamline your processes and elevate your brand.

Kids don't always understand what, exactly, they're putting on their faces. Brands can help with that.

Gen Alpha and Skin Care: Bubble's Mission to Protect Young Skin

With social media driving a surge in teen skin care, 70% of teens use products without understanding their ingredients or risks.

Debut’s DermCeuticalPRO Collection introduces novel, bio-based ingredients with transformative effects, backed by science and clinical testing.

15x Better Than Niacinamide? 30% Better Than Vitamin C? Meet Debut's DermCeuticalPRO Ingredients

Be among the first to explore this game-changing innovation. Plus, the first 100 registrants get 10% off their first contract manufacturing order with Debut's BiotechXBeautyLabs.

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Roelmi Biotech Launches Seidotech Lux Grape Ferment for Skin Revitalization

Seidotech Lux has been shown to inhibit tyrosinase, in turn reducing melanin synthesis for an anti-hyperpigmentation effect in skin. It also is reported to counteract glycation in skin proteins.

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Ashland Unveils Collapeptyl, an Unprecedented Hyalupeptide Hybrid for Anti-aging

The ingredient mimics and synergistically boosts 20 types of collagen for a comprehensive and visible skin transformation.

How can brands of every price point innovate to break through the skin care category’s malaise?

How Skin Care Can Escape Its Innovation Slump

The skin care market is undergoing a shift as consumers seek innovative and effective products that deliver long-term benefits. Brands must adapt to evolving consumer preferences by prioritizing longevity, medicalization and personalization.

The rise of clean hair care continues to reflect consumer demand for sustainable and non-toxic formulations, while the skinification of hair care brings advanced skin care-inspired technologies to the forefront of treatment options.

From Scalp Care to Inclusivity: How Hair Care is Evolving

The rise of clean hair care continues to reflect consumer demand for sustainable and non-toxic formulations, while the skinification of hair care brings advanced skin care-inspired technologies to the forefront of treatment options.

According to the company, the ingredient enables the targeted delivery of the carotenoid-rich algae Haematococcus pluvialis to specific skin layers.

Ultra Chemical's Bicoalgae XT Delivers Carotenoid Cocktail for Powerful Anti-aging Punch

The globally compliant (including China) product is recommended for skin care and color cosmetics at 1-3%, where it provides antioxidant, barrier protective, brightening, moisturizing and pollution defense benefits.

The course offers more than 8 hours of content, breaking down product development across major categories like lips, cheeks, eyes and face, while featuring over 100 product evaluations.

The Lipstick Lesbians' LLAB Pulls Back the Curtain on Beauty Product Development

The curriculum is designed to provide aspiring and current beauty industry professionals with insider knowledge, practical skills, and proprietary tools to understand and create color cosmetics.

Ali Goldstein, newly appointed president of acquisitions for L’Oréal USA, to lead the identification of American beauty brands for investment and acquisition.

L'Oréal Groupe Appoints New President of Acquisitions for L’Oréal USA

L'Oréal USA names Ali Goldstein as president of acquisitions, succeeding Carol Hamilton. Goldstein will oversee investment opportunities across all L’Oréal divisions.