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According to a May 2024 Exploding Topics Report, “Search volume for ‘sustainable beauty’ is up more than 200% since 2019.”

Performance & Sustainability are the Future of Beauty

A new generation of mass balanced ingredients offer the high-efficacy and verifiable sustainable credentials today’s shoppers demand.

As we rethink acne across generations, the most successful brands will be the ones who can not only create skin relief but who offer excitement, nourishing self-care rituals and even bring joy.

Rethinking Acne: Unveiling the Unseen and the Unmet

In the last two decades, consumers’ expectations towards skin and acne care have evolved. Old solutions no longer resonate.

As we get older, two essential proteins in our skin, collagen and elastin, begin to lose their native structure and break down.

Holistic Beauty: Clean Solutions for Healthy-looking Skin

The idea of “anti-aging” is being replaced by the attitude of aging well, by maximizing skin’s health so that it looks its best at every stage in life.

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SickScience Launches Biohacking Body-Sculpting Serum Featuring Biotech-Powered Nx35 Technology

Biotech beauty brand SickScience is tapping into the body care industry with the debut of their new body sculpting serum, featuring NX35 technology.

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Echioseb™, adaptogen sebum controller [free sample request]

Harnessing botanical adaptogenic power for an oily scalp harmony.

From elevated efficacy to pro beauty inspiration to preventative care, Mintel has issued its annual beauty trends, alongside its 2025 consumer trend report.

2025’s Top 7 Beauty Trends

Mintel notes, “To build credibility, companies will highlight the efficacy of their products through scientific testing and innovative ingredients.”

Exosomal Beauty is Here: Small, but Mighty

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

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Squatch's Squatch Scrubber exfoliating grooming tool that pairs with the new Natural Body Wash. On its own, the scrubber is available for $19, or with the purchase of an 8 oz four-pack ($40) or 14 oz two-pack ($30) for $9.50.

Sydney Sweeney is Dr. Squatch's Body Wash Genie in Campaign Upending the Men's Body Wash Category

While the brand is focused on natural materials, the reality is that more than half of men have no clue what ingredients are in their current body wash.

Emerging AI technologies will allow small brands to operate leaner teams than in previous indie beauty eras; at the same time, the rapid gathering of customer insights can help brands quickly migrate from direct-to-consumer to wholesale/physical retail.

Beauty's Innovation Slowdown is Poised to Drastically Reverse

"Personal care brands embracing innovation ... are 2.5 times more likely to see overall sales growth compared to those with stagnant or declining innovation sales," claims a recent NIQ report.

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CLR Boosts Skin's Resistance to Aging with Vegan, Fermented CefiraProtect CLR Solution

In clinical trials, per the company, CefiraProtect CLR significantly reduced hidden inflammation in 90% of participants, compared with the placebo. This, in turn, helps preserve the skin's youthful qualities and overall health.

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Core Biogenesis Launches Peauvita, Peauforia Recombinant Growth Factors that Combat Aging in 14 Days

Making its beauty industry debut, Core Biogenesis has launched 2 growth factors to combat 4 key signs of aging in just 14 days, Peauvita and Peauforia. The ingredients are said to resolve the stability and delivery issues associated with growth factors.

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Discover the Hydrating Power of MariMoist®: Clinically Proven Results

Introducing MariMoist®, clinically proven to boost skin hydration by 41% with just one application, and maintaining 76% hydration for 48 hours. Derived from red seaweed and sodium hyaluronate, it reduces TEWL by 27% while enhancing skin barrier and sensor

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Beiersdorf, Macro Biologics Partner to Develop Derm/Health Care Antimicrobial Peptides

The joint objective is to create highly effective, safe and sustainable solutions for a variety of applications across Beiersdorf’s brand portfolio, primarily in dermatological skin care and health care.

Barbara Lavernos, deputy CEO in charge of research, innovation and technology, L’Oréal Groupe, says, “By mobilizing our respective companies’ research, innovation and manufacturing capabilities and expertise, we are building an end-to-end value chain that we believe has tremendous potential to be a game-changer in bio-based ingredients for beauty.”

L’Oréal Boosts Sustainable Biobased Beauty Goals with Abolis Biotechnologies x Evonik Partnership

"We are thrilled to receive this round of funding which will allow us to take the next step in pushing the boundaries of innovation in biotechnology," says Cyrille Pauthenier, CEO of Abolis Biotechnologies.

Among its activities, the company supports the United Nations' 'Be the Change' movement, aligning its initiatives with key sustainable development goals to drive social, environmental and economic progress.

Jojoba Desert Nabs Fair for Life Certification for 5th Consecutive Time

The certification highlights principles such as corporate social responsibility, human rights protection, fair labor conditions, environmental stewardship and ethical sourcing practices.