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Next-Gen Ingredients Cutting Through the Noise in Clean Skin Care

A new wave of innovative ingredients is offering formulators solutions that are sustainable, safe and clinically effective.

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AlgaPūr™ high stability high oleic algae oil multi-beneficial for skin, hair and scalp

Containing over 90% beneficial Omega-9 (oleic acid in the form of triglycerides) AlgaPūr™ high stability high oleic algae oil delivers versatility in eco-friendly formulations for skin and hair care.

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Astorg Backs Solabia’s Next Chapter with Strategic Investment and €600 M Financing Package

Astorg has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Solabia, a global leader in natural biotech ingredients for cosmetics and other markets, from TA Associates. The acquisition is backed by a €600 million financing package led by Goldman Sachs and Arcmont.

The transition toward 'clean,' sustainable and vegan formulations hasn't been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

'Clean' Beauty Swaps: New Ingredients & Headwinds

The transition toward “clean,” sustainable and vegan formulations hasn’t been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

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Inside the Beauty Ingredient Shakeup

Among the trends emerging in 2024, increasing numbers of firms are leveraging plants as bio-factories for new beauty ingredients.

Top 2024 Beauty Ingredient Trends

This is just a fragment of the trends we witnessed at the shows this year.

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[video] Cosmetic Victories 2021 Winner Profile: Sustainable Smart Delivery Capsules

Smart Delivery Capsules are based on green chemistry and carry active compounds to the stratum corneum. This innovation won the Industry Prize in the 2021 Cosmetic Victories competition. Read on to learn why.

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Welcome to PDRN's Regenerative Gold Rush: 10 Ingredients Competing to Set the Innovation Agenda

Vytrus’ plant biotechnology-derived Baolift skin care technology reportedly simulates the facial rejuvenating impacts of a fitness workout.

New Beauty Ingredient Trends: from Functional Water to Fit Skin

From Amazonian biotech to ultra-fine bubble technology, emerging cosmetic ingredients are pushing the boundaries of functions and claims.

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Skin & Hair Care’s Protein-Based Revolution

Emerging technologies are driving a biology-first wave of innovation; here’s what that means for beauty innovation.

A new report from Kline argues that the application of emollients and moisturizers, delivery systems, fragrances and essential oils, texture modifiers, and exfoliants can boost sensorial experiences to elevate everyday products and create “indulgent rituals that engage the senses” and emotions while also differentiating products in a crowded and dupe-riddled beauty market.

Clinical Eclipses Clean: Ingredient Trend Tracker

Efficacy, expert-backed claims and third-party certifications are the keys to beauty shopper engagement in 2024.

The Value of Green Processing

As consumers’ quest for natural in every aspect of a product continues, a comprehensive story of overall ecological impact of product will be required—and green processing is part of that story.

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Does Beauty Desperately Need a New Hero Ingredient?

What's old is new again, according to cosmetic industry expert Akshay Talati. While this puts a creative spin on tried-and-true ingredients, are we stick in a chemistry loop? Talati explores this further in the following commentary.

According to a May 2024 Exploding Topics Report, “Search volume for ‘sustainable beauty’ is up more than 200% since 2019.” At the same time, clinical beauty has begun to eclipse pure-play “clean” beauty.

Future-forward Sustainable Beauty Ingredients: What's Next?

New innovation is merging performance and eco-friendly credentials to generate consumer-winning claims across categories.

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Beyond Wrinkles: The Ingredients Rewriting Beauty’s Biological Playbook

The industry is moving toward a model where skin care is designed to modulate the skin’s internal intelligence, adaptability and long-term biological trajectory.

Blurring, soft-focus, light-scattering: a wide range of ingredients are delivering effects that smooth out imperfections and impart additional benefits.

Blurry Beauty

From makeup to skin care, brands and ingredient firms are delivering soft-focus effects.

Kojic acid has become increasingly popular, as seen in Peace Out Skincare's Dark Spots Serum, featuring kojic acid alongside 3% tranexamic acid and alpha-arbutin.

2025 Beauty Ingredient Trend Preview: What’s Next?

From silk-derived biotech to microbiome sexual wellness and beyond, new ingredients point to future innovation opportunities.

No Rx Needed

Consumers are looking for medical-level results from beauty products without medical procedures, and new ingredients and beauty treatments are offering more options for them to find such outcomes.