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Croda Beauty Reinforces Hair, Scalp Barrier with Sphingo'Hair Drypure Ceramide NP

NielsenIQ data shows that Gen Z is prone to shopping at Sephora, Ulta, Target and TikTok, but not at department stores, while millennials tend toward Sephora, Target and Amazon.

TikTok & Amazon Are Rapidly Reshaping Beauty Retail. Brands Need to Be Ready.

Within specialty stores, Ulta has been hit by growth at Sephora, including its Kohl’s shop-in-shops, per NielsenIQ data.

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.

Gen Z make up just 23% of all color cosmetic shoppers, yet 71% of them use makeup.

Meet the Beauty Shopper of 2025: Gen Alpha, Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X

According to parents of Gen Alpha kids, 60% have purchased hair care for their children, compared to 46% for skin care, 30% for makeup and 20% for fragrance.

Vanitas Inc., a manufacturer of personal care and beauty products, has announced key appointments to its leadership team.

Vanitas Inc. Strengthens Leadership Team to Drive Innovation and Growth

Vanitas Inc. announces key leadership appointments, including experts in product development, formulation, and technical services.

Liran Golan, senior vice president of global supply chain, has been promoted to chief supply chain officer (CSCO) at Bansk Beauty.

Bansk Beauty Promotes Liran Golan to Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO)

In this role, Liran will collaborate closely with supply chain and brand leaders from amika, Eva NYC, and Ethique to strengthen end-to-end supply chain operations.

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AAK Enables Skinification, Glass Hair Concepts with Lipex SheaLuxe TR Silicone Replacement

The emollient ester is positioned as a sustainable alternative to non-volatile silicones in light skin and hair formulations; especially those for skinification of hair, anti-frizz and glass hair trends.

Versed is expanding from skin care into makeup with the launch of its newest makeup collection, featuring a blush stick, brow gel, SPF foundation & more

Versed Expands Into Makeup: Skin Care-Infused, Affordable and High-Performance

The new line combines active skin care ingredients with bold color, offering everything from tinted serums to bronzer sticks—all designed to keep skin calm and balanced.

KAYALI was founded by sisters Huda and Mona Kattan in 2018 in Dubai.

KAYALI Spins Off from Huda Beauty & Embarks on New Era with Growth Equity Backing and Global Expansion Goals

KAYALI to partner with General Atlantic to support next phase of growth as leading global fragrance innovator.

Circana points out that Gen Z comprises ¼ of makeup users; these shoppers are prone to treating themselves with makeup.

Makeup 2025: Skin Care & Indulgent Fun (+2024 Sales)

Circana points out that Gen Z comprises ¼ of makeup users; these shoppers are prone to treating themselves with makeup.

Body skin care is booming, defying softness in other categories.

Why Shoppers Are Choosing Masstige Skin Care Over Prestige and Mass (2024 Sales & 2025 Trends)

According to Circana data, mass body care retail sales volume totaled $6.9 billion in 2024.

The rise in GLP-1 drug usage, such as Ozempic, is influencing beauty sales in notable ways. According to Circana data, individuals using these medications—for diabetes, weight loss, or other purposes—purchase women’s fragrances, hair stylers, skin care products, and lip cosmetics at significantly higher rates during their first year on the drugs compared to their pre-medication habits.

Beauty & Wellness in the Ozempic Era

The rise in GLP-1 drug usage, such as Ozempic, is influencing beauty sales in notable ways.

Growth drivers in the fragrance sector again included higher concentrations, including parfums (up 43%) and eau de parfums (up 14%).

Decoding the 2024-2025 Fragrance Boom: Prestige x Value

Luxury brands accounted for 12% of prestige fragrance sales and grew faster than the overall category, per Circana.

Fragrance sales continued to grow robustly in 2024, driven by both value and a desire for high quality.

2024 Beauty Sales Point to a Prestige-Masstige Growth Cycle Through 2027

Overall prestige beauty sales are expected to increase 5% year-over-year in 2025, with growth slowing to 4% for 2026 and 3% in 2027.

In the past year, interest in glass nails has skyrocketed ~290.8% across platforms, per Spate. The source also cites growth in high-shine beauty trends like glass hair (+70.1%) and the glass skin look (+112.4%), proving the widespread appeal of reflective aesthetics across beauty categories.

9 Emerging Beauty Trends: Ultra-reflective, Aime Derm Skin Care, Micronutrition, Wonderskin Lip Stain and More

This report expands on C&T's Consumer Pulse videos on social media, uncovering rising trends in beauty. This edition includes: Aime and derm skin care, micronutrition, Wonderskin peel-off lip stain, glass nails, reflective beauty, Canadian skin care, etc.

The news of the acquisition follows Biolie’s successful product launches showcased at Cosmet’Agora in January 2025, including an SPF-booster from pomelo.

Sensient Acquires White Biotech Expert Biolie to Expand Active Color Offerings

Sensient will apply Biolie's solvent-free enzymatic extraction to create novel sustainable ingredients. The deal follows two recent Biolie launches at Cosmet'Agora: Paradisyl, an antioxidant and SPF booster, and Garnet Red, a skin conditioning agent.

The collection includes four distinct products designed to stimulate the imagination with enhanced textures, and to awaken the senses as it unfolds like a four-course meal.

Gattefossé Cooks Up 'Guilty Pleasures' Sweets-inspired Beauty Concepts

The range reimagines indulgent sweets as luxurious beauty treatments, offering a sensory immersion that blends culinary inspiration with innovative skin and hair care formulations.

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Sequential Skin, AMILI Secure $1.8 M Grant to Uncover Gut-Skin Microbiome Connections

Per the companies, research indicates that imbalances in the gut microbiota play a substantial role in the progression of skin conditions, making this collaboration an essential step forward in understanding and potentially treating them holistically.

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