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Encapsulation Technology for More Effective Retinol-based Cosmetic Products

Retinol is a hero ingredient in cosmetics, but it is also a tricky ingredient because of its chemical instability, poor cutaneous bioavailability and skin irritation potential. Discover a brand-new encapsulation technology that improves its efficacy.

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Read the Label: Oskia's Citylife I-Zone Balm

This product contains retinol and astaxanthin—an antioxidant touted to be 6,000 times more powerful than vitamin E—to improve skin tone and texture in pollution-compromised skin. Read on to learn more.

Derm skin care searches spiked 27% in 2023, while doctor-/dermatologist-backed skin care searches jumped 58%.

The 2024 Skin Care Agenda: Pro-aging & Sensitive Skin

Philosophies and technologies around aging, as well as a boom in sensitive skin approaches, is leading product and brand innovation.

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What Can Beef Tallow Do For Skin?

Although beef tallow used to be the cooking fat of choice for fast food chains due to its high smoking point, it is now the skin care of choice for some Tik Tok influencers.

Leading biotechnology companies will move beyond simply offering bio-based alternatives for existing ingredients and instead deliver novel and higher performing cosmetic materials.

6 Industry-changing Beauty Biotech Trends for 2024

Beyond sustainability, brands will increasingly tap biotech materials for their high-performance and novel claims.

Exosomal Beauty is Here: Small, but Mighty

Beauty ingredient suppliers and brands are tapping tiny, powerful particles to rejuvenate the hair and skin.

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Is CBD Beauty the Most Important Trend of the Next Decade?

Global Cosmetic Industry spoke with Jay Lucas, managing partner of LB Equity, about the areas of opportunity for CBD-based beauty products, questions surrounding current product offerings and what to keep an eye on for the future.

Formulating Innovative Anti-aging Skin Care: A Q&A with L'Oréal's Gabrielle Sore

Here, Gabrielle Sore, scientific communication director of skin care for L'Oréal Research and Innovation, shares her thoughts on skin aging and the ingredients and techniques available to formulators that deliver new and more effective skin care products.

Anti-wrinkle Skin Care

Skin aging can be attributed to both physiological skin changes and photodegradation; anti-wrinkle products inspire physiological changes and tout certain benefits raise questions as to whether they are truly cosmetics or are more pharmaceutical in nature.

Everything Old is News Again

Although not always as sexy as new ingredients and technologies, proven ingredients get the job done and are embraced by consumers. It is the combined job of marketing and R&D to couple the proven with new and appropriate technology to launch a cutting-edge, winning finished product.

This 'Read the Label' analyzes Selfless by Hyram's Mandelic Acid & Rice Bran Gentle Exfoliating Serum, which is said to impart gentle exfoliation on the skin with a blend of PHAs, salicylic acid, niacinamide and more.

Read the Label: Selfless by Hyram—Mandelic Acid & Rice Bran Gentle Exfoliating Serum

This "Read the Label" analyzes Selfless by Hyram's Mandelic Acid & Rice Bran Gentle Exfoliating Serum, which is said to gently exfoliate skin with a blend of PHAs, salicylic acid, niacinamide and more.

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In the Year 2013: What Beauty Experts See for the Future

Beauty industry experts share their expectations for the coming year with Ada Polla and GCI magazine.

Defining Cosmeceuticals

As an unpoliced term, "cosmeceutical" can have myriad definitions. This makes ingredients and efficacy that much more important to brands targeting consumers seeking "cosmeceutical"-type products.

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Read the Label: Olay Regenerist–Ultra Rich Day Cream

This "Read the Label" analyzes Olay Regenerist's Ultra Rich Day Cream, which is said to provide intense hydration for 24 hr, repair the skin barrier and more to promote healthier skin. The product features ingredients such as niacinamide, dimethicone, paraffin and more.

Claims are a vital way in which brands communicate the benefits of a product to the consumer.

Claims in the Indie Brand Era

Part 3 of a 4-part series: understanding the market dynamics that drive beauty claims.

Navigating Through Anti-aging Ingredients

With the myriad of anti-aging options out there, it can be difficult to sort out what is right for your brand.

In 2022, Lignopure commissioned the first GMP-compliant plant for lignin conversion, reportedly achieving the ability to recycle 90,000 kg of lignin annually.

Beauty Alternatives: Ingredient Trends

From upcycled technologies to improved oil-in water formulations, emerging ingredients are taking beauty to the next level.

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Read the Label: Medik8—The Essential CSA Kit

The kit consists of three products and claims to leaves skin with a healthy, glowing complexion where wrinkles are visibly reduced. This column reviews the ingredient listings on products for claims substantiation and functionality.

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