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Read the Label: Filorga Foam Cleanser

Fortified with hyaluronic acid, this cleanser is said to address the premature signs of aging. This column will review the ingredient listing for claims substantiation and functionality.

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Bioactives, Delivery Systems and Sustainable Innovation: What’s Next in Beauty

This report highlights notable new ingredients shaping the industry—from bioactives that mimic in-office aesthetic procedures to stress-fighting and neurobeauty compounds and beyond.

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Infinite Oil: Turning Natural Oils into Viral Luxury Essentials

Elixir du Soleil is a lightweight, fast-absorbing face serum designed to deliver hydration, smoothness and a radiant finish while helping prepare and protect the skin.

What’s in My Jar is an app that analyzes unsubsidized company claims and marketing language for skin care products based on their ingredients to educate consumers about how effective and potentially irritating products are.

What’s in My Jar Analyzes Product Efficacy and Irritant Potential

What’s in My Jar is an app that analyzes unsubsidized company claims and marketing language for skin care products to educate consumers about how effective or potentially irritating products are.

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Uniproma Makes Rare Botanicals Accessible for Skin Care via Single-Use Biodegradable Reactors

Using patented single-use biodegradable reactors, the company reports it has dramatically reduced the cost of cell culture.

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Read the Label: NuFace Prep-N-Glow Cloths

These dual-sided face wipes are said to effortlessly remove makeup and leave skin feeling smooth and supple. The present column reviews the ingredient listing for functionality and claims substantiation.

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A Sunscreen Revolution Is Coming to the US

For the first time in more than two decades, a new, innovative UV filter is on the brink of FDA approval in the United States.

New Color Options, Hair Beauty and More Beauty Ingredient News and Launches for Late January 2014

Sustainability from Croda, acquisitions from TRI-K Industries, new locations for Silab and Wacker, and new launches from Impact Colors, Dow Corning, Rahn and much more.

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Read the Label: BAKEL Malic Lightening and Renewing Serum

To address non-uniform or dark spots on the skin, consumers can utilize this product to recover skin uniformity, compactness and luminosity.

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Read the Label: La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Cleansing Gel

The product is designed to eliminate impurities and excess sebum, leaving the skin feeling clean and fresh.

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Read the Label: Estelle & Thild Biocleanse 3-in-1 Cleansing Foam

Many consumers prefer an effective yet lighter face wash for hot, summer months. With this in mind, we turn to Estelle & Thild's Biocleanse 3-in-1 Cleansing Foam to see if its ingredients and claims align with these expectations.

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Read the Label: Cult Beauty's Indie Lee Brightening Cleanser

This product is designed to gently dissolve traces of makeup while renewing and revitalizing skin with its free radical-fighting lycopene and hydrolyzed wheat protein ingredients.

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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Ashland Targets Skin Longevity with Triple Play in Mitochondria, Exosomes and Soothing Science

Supporting slow aging, silent skin and cellular communication, the latest launches mirror a shift in what was once called "anti-aging."

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IFSCC Winners: Hair Muscle Anti-aging in 4D, Vascularized Skin Model and Odor-inhibiting Fragrance

Next-gen imaging shows hair muscles prevent skin sagging. Advanced vascularized skin modeling predicts skin absorption. And, an olfactory receptor assay finds fragrances to inhibit odor production. These papers won top honors during the IFSCC Congress.

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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Read the Label: Drunk Elephant Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser

This innovative jelly formula removes all traces of makeup, excess oil, pollution and any other grime from the day. Katerina Steventon, Ph.D., reviews the ingredient label for claims substantiation and functionality.

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Read the Label: Caudalíe Vinopure Skin Perfecting Serum

Caudalíe's Vinopure Skin Perfecting Serum claims include: tighter pores, smoother skin and a clear, radiant complexion. This column will review the ingredient listing for claims substantiation and functionality.