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9 in-cosmetics Global Show Floor Highlights: Sneak Preview

The Three Lines of Skin Defense

Building a quality skin care product starts with understanding what intrinsic and extrinsic factors need to be addressed in skin defense.

Kaffe Bueno is upcycling the by-products, or “waste,” of coffee production—spent grounds—to unleash sustainable natural ingredients for the hair and skin.

Discover the Beauty of Coffee with Kaffe Bueno

How upcycling coffee helps the skin and hair care industry transition to natural formulations.

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120 Hours of Hydration: Provital’s Hydrafence

Hydrafence was designed to provide 120 hours of consistent hydration, while strengthening the skin's barrier and accelerating recovery, per the brand.

Codex Beauty Labs launched a reportedly easy-to-read product label to help consumers decode the testing behind its products.

Codex Beauty Launches Consumer-facing Efficacy Testing Label

Codex Beauty Labs has launched product labeling to easily communicate the testing behind its products to consumers.

New Certifications, 2016 Color Trends, and More Beauty Ingredient News and Launches for Late July 2014

Learn about a price increase from BASF, new certifications for TRI-K and Evonik, a 2016 color insights from Impact Colors, and new ingredient launches from Bio-Botanica, Silab, Greentech and more.

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Outer Bio Brings Living Human Skin Into a Four-Week Discovery Window

Outer Bio is positioning Yuna as a platform for identifying previously unknown mechanisms and molecules in living human skin.

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.

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Read the Label: Alpha-H Vitamin B with Copper Tripeptide

Copper peptides combined with amino acids creating a kind of "daily protein powder" in this formula, to energize and invigorate the complexion and promote elasticity. Learn more about its contents in this label review.

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12 Beauty and Health Uses for CBD: Amway Reviews the Evidence

A review by Amway researchers published in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology explores tangible evidence in the literature relevant to CBD's potential topical beauty and health benefits in 12 application areas.

The February Midwest SCC webinar discussed the increasing trend of upcycling in personal care. With this in mind, presenters from Renmatix revealed its Acer Rubrum Extract, an upcycled emulsifier for skin care and more.

Midwest SCC: Upcycling in Personal Care and Red Maple Emulsifier

The February 2021 Midwest SCC virtual meeting discussed the increasing trend of upcycling in personal care. With this in mind, presenters from Renmatix highlighted the company's Acer rubrum extract, an upcycled emulsifier.

Skin defense is on the rise, driven by new claims and ingredients.

[in-cosmetics Global] Anti-pollution, Probiotics and UV Protection Drive Protective Skin Care

During a briefing conducted at in-cosmetics Global, Maria Coronado Robles, senior consultant, Euromonitor International, outlined the consumer sentiments and growth opportunities among products and markets around the globe.

To win in today’s booming, competitive beauty market, brands need smart science, sustainable innovation, a broad palette of impactful ingredients, differentiating formulations, and trusted innovation partners.

4 Keys to a Total Beauty Solution

From sustainable ingredients to smart science to innovation services, Croda is optimized for a fast-moving market.

A recent Kline report notes that retailers like Target have responded with “Tween Skin Care” sections to direct shoppers to age-appropriate products.

Pro-aging: Gen Alpha to Boomers

Every age cohort of consumer is seeking something slightly different from anti-aging skin care.

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.

Does the Future of Beauty Reside in Our DNA?

DNA-based beauty is taking hold and millennials have the most to gain. As more brands create ultra-personalized products, more consumers are seeking customization at the cellular level.

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Beauty’s New Class of Anti-Aging Ingredient Tech

As the industry prepares for a new year of innovation, we looked at the latest batch of novel materials poised to shape product development in 2026 and beyond.

New R&D Facility, Seminars, and More Beauty Ingredient News and Launches for Late August 2013

New learning opportunities from Croda, Sabsina and BASF, new lab facilities at Kemin, research agreements, new ingredients and more from suppliers including Symrise, Lonza, Induchem, and Sensient.