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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.

Crodarom’s Phytofoam reportedly increased the height of foam by 13% and 61% with SLES and sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, respectively—leading to a denser and creamier foam.

What’s Trending: Beauty Ingredients

Upcycled apple, a unique brand-supplier partnership, and new research for existing technologies top this month’s trends in beauty ingredients.

A changing global climate means the skin is increasingly exposed to more extreme weather conditions, including sun exposure; new innovations are coming to the fore to address this escalating challenge.

6 Beauty Ingredient Trends from in-cosmetics Global

From climate-ready beauty to upcycled technologies and emotionally driven functionality, suppliers are delivering a new level of innovation for future beauty and personal care product development.

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SymFeel Quat Green®: 100% naturally derived alternative to polyquats

SymFeel Quat Green® delivers well-known efficacy of Polyquaternium-7 and Polyquaternium-10 while embracing sustainability.

Delavie Sciences has obtained a Bacillus lysate from the exterior of the International Space Station that developed resistance to UV radiation due to prolonged exposure.

Envelope-pushing Beauty Ingredients

The latest launches offer unique functionality and claims for brands seeking to advance product innovation.

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SymFeel Quat Green®: 100% naturally derived alternative to polyquats

SymFeel Quat Green® delivers well-known efficacy of Polyquaternium-7 and Polyquaternium-10 while embracing sustainability.

Scalp care continues its momentum in 2022 as a trending hair topic.

2022 Hair Care Ingredient Trends

Consumers are seeking out hair care products that are natural and silicone-free.

Damage from heat styling is a key product claims sought by today's hair care shoppers; new ingredients reinforce these benefits.

Hair Care's Newest Wellness Ingredients

Top prestige hair care growth sectors outpacing the market include heat protectants and scalp care, which are both part of the broader hair wellness and skinification trends.

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.

“Consumers may find it difficult to understand and compare products when SPF labeling and regulations differ,” says Sundeep Gill, PharmD, co-founder of Sun Deep Inc. “For instance, what constitutes SPF 30 in one country might not be the same in another due to different testing criteria.'

Top Sun Care Trends: Insider Insights

“Consumers no longer want to choose between sun protection and skin care, and they demand ethical, sustainable and inclusive products,” says Margaret Sullivan, technical service scientist at Arcaea.

From stress to environmental conditions to congenital issues, sensitive skin is a multi-dimensional condition that affects large swaths of consumers across the globe.

The Gentle Skin Care Revolution

How sensitive skin is reshaping beauty R&D.

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Clean Beauty Decoded

The growing reality is consumers want brands and retailers to deliver products that are thoughtfully designed to have the least possible negative impact on human health, the environment and society—as they, the shopper, define it.

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.

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.

Givaudan Active Beauty's Illuminyl 388 is an augmented green tea polyphenol (EGCG; epigallocatechin gallate) prebiotic skin brightening active with universal efficacy against skin pigmentation for all skin types.

Skin Pigmentation 2.0: May 2024 Beauty Trend Tracker

With hyperpigmentation concerns on the rise, ingredient suppliers have launched technologies to address issues related to acne, psoriasis and more.

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.

The 'beautyspan' refers to the duration of one’s skin and hair health/wellness, centering the discussion on holistic, preventive and regenerative strategies, rather than solely aesthetic solutions.

The Beautyspan: Biohacking Longevity (Ingredient Trend Tracker)

“Today’s longevity-boosting ingredients are designed to tackle the root causes of aging at a cellular level.”

As skin care brands seek to tap into the shifting needs of emerging and established shoppers across generations, marketers and product innovation teams need to ensure their solutions are meeting consumers where they are.

Generational Skin Care: from Future-proofing to Rejuvenation

By delivering targeted care based on life stages, brands have immense opportunities to address the needs of everyone from Gen Alpha to boomers.

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