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Olay subjected its Professional Pro-X line to multistage clinical trials to substantiate claims that the products reduced the appearance of facial fine lines and wrinkles.

Pushing Boundaries: Claims & Substantiation in Skin Care

Brand owners and suppliers discuss the latest science behind the ingredients they say offer solid clinical test results.

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3 Steps to Building Personalized Skin Care

A focus on consumers’ unique concerns, ethnic backgrounds and strategic use of ingredients build regimens that deliver customized results.

Paraben and Formaldehyde Removal, in-cosmetics 2014 Launches, and More Beauty Ingredient News and Launches for Late March 2014

Get the latest news from TRI-K Industries, BASF, Merck, Impact Colors and more, as well as in-cosmetics 2014 launches from Croda, Dow, CareSil, Corbion Purac and Momentive.

Since December 2023, online searches for “whole body deodorant” have exploded, dwarfing traffic recorded over the last 20 years. Why is that?

The Whole-body Revolution

Simplicity, multifunctionality, gentleness, value and efficacy are driving exponential growth in launches promising all-over deodorizing benefits across multiple body sites.

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Herbivore Botanicals Revamps Its Bakuchiol Serum for an Evolving Millennial Consumer

"We are always on a mission to uplevel our formulas and introduce new powerful plant-based actives."

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Beyond Hybrids: the New Era of Skin-Care-First Makeup

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Tara Loftis on BYOMA’s Strategic Growth: Q&A on Innovation, Science and the Future of Skin Care

In 2025, the brand achieved 44% year-over-year sales growth, fueled by strong demand across retail and direct-to-consumer channels.

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.

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.

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Read the Label: The Inkey List–Succinic Acid Acne Treatment

This "Read the Label" analyzes The Inkey List's Succinic Acid Acne Treatment, which is said to combat acne and prevent future blemishes from forming. The product features ingredients such as succinic acid, salicylic acid, sulfur, malachite and more.

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.

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.

When it comes to healthy skin, biodiversity is everything—at least according to Kit Wallen-Russell, director of the Pavane Research Centre, the R&D arm behind JooMo’s microbiome-friendly skin care technology.

Exclusive Peek: JooMo's Microbiome-friendly Skin Care Research

Forthcoming research claims to answer the question, “Are modern cosmetics a cause of the skin allergy epidemic?”

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Something in the Air

Antipollution claims are going global, fundamentally reshaping color cosmetics, hair care and skin care.

To better understand the cross-category dynamics underway, Global Cosmetic Industry reviewed a range of recent launches to decode future innovation opportunities for brands.

Color Cosmetics’ Skin-Forward Revolution

From lip and cheek stains to brow liners and foundation, brands and suppliers are creating a new generation of innovative hybrid products.