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U.S. prestige skin care sales in 2020 declined 11%

Skin Care 2021

New ingredients, packaging formats and market-driven brand positioning are elevating beauty’s self-care leader.

Industry insiders shared how the various beauty categories are adapting to consumer needs

Insider Insights: 8 Ingredient Trends for 2021 & Packaging’s New Normal

The pandemic has shifted what consumers look for in their beauty products.

Consumers seek “clean” formulations, sustainability, functionality/efficacy and product experience.

Beauty Ingredient Trends 2021, Part 1

From sustainable rosewood oil to next-generation preservation and color effects, new innovations offer brands unique ways to stand out.

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FDA Issues More Sanitizer Warnings, Posts Microbe-related Recalls

Sanitizer warning letters and "hotlist" additions, plus microbe-related recalls are among the latest cosmetic-relevant updates from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Demetrix signs its first contract manufacturing organization for commercial scale production of cannabinoids.

Demetrix Signs First CMO for Cannabinoid Production

Demetrix signed its first contract manufacturing organization for the commercial scale production of cannabinoids such as CBG for nutraceutical, skin care and other consumer health and wellness products.

Catalent has launched CosmoPod Duo, a plant-based dual-chamber capsule for simultaneous beauty and health topical applications.

Catalent Creates CosmoPod Duo for Simultaneous Topical Application

Catalent has launched CosmoPod Duo, a plant-based, dual-chamber capsule for simultaneous beauty or health topical applications.

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MatriGold®: Re-engineering the Future of Anti-aging

Anti-wrinkle creams boast about matrikine-based peptides and the results they deliver, making them one of the most recognized ingredients in cosmetics. Almost unchanged as concept in the last two decades. So, we took a great idea, the loved and demanded peptide in the cosmetic field, fused it with cutting-edge innovation to create something innovative, superior. We are proud to introduce MatriGold®.

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BASF Color & Effects Formulates ‘Inside Out’ From Packaging to Pigments

BASF’s Colors & Effects promotes a concept with its cosmetic pigments and packaging—focusing on pigments from the "Inside Out."

Citrus australasica, or known as finger lime, is originally native to the Eastern Coast of Australia. The fruit's appearance is similar to an elongated finger-like with tiny vesicles of pulp, bursting with lime juice.

Native Extracts' Finger Lime Caviar Cellular Extract Relieves Skin Irritation

Finger Lime Caviar Cellular extract is a natural skin care active that improves dehydration, irritation and barrier function in compromised skin.

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SantEnergy™ New energy for your hair! [sample request]

SantEnergy™ is a distinctive polyphenol-rich extract sustainably obtained from the aerial parts of the plant Yerba Santa. It optimally delays aging of hair follicles and increases both hair growth and hair density.

SantEnergy is based on Eriodictyon californicum, or also known as yerba santa.

Mibelle Biochemistry’s SantEnergy Energizes Hair Follicles

Mibelle Biochemistry’s SantEnergy reportedly energizes the hair follicles and protects them from oxidative damage, which delays hair follicle aging and increases both hair growth and hair density.

With consumers and investors pushing companies for public statements related to ESG, new risk exposure emerges.

10 Beauty Regulatory & Litigation Concerns for 2021

Which issues should cosmetics and personal care professionals keep on their radars?

Spectrastat PHL is a preservative system that is ideal for sensitive skin formulations such as toners, surfactant systems and wet wipes.

Inolex Showcases Spectrastat PHL as Sensitive Skin Care Preservation System

Inolex’s Spectrastat PHL is an ideal preservation system for sensitive skin-targeted formulations and can reportedly outperform other preservative systems at a natural pH.

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Imerys Implements ImerCare 6M Natural Mica in Powder Formulations

Imerys has launched a sustainable and natural mica grade ingredient for powder formulations: ImerCare 6M.

Cosphatec's products are vegan and not genetically modified. The core products are also COSMOS-compliant, as well as conform to NATRUE standards.

Cosphatec’s Raw Materials Meet NATRUE Standards

Cosphatec’s raw materials were officially declared to conform to NATRUE standards. This certification can streamline natural product assessments for companies.

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.

This 'Read the Label' looks at the ingredients and claims for BYBI’s Clean Hands Moisturizing Antibacterial Spray.

Read the Label: BYBI's Clean Hands Moisturizing Antibacterial Spray

This "Read the Label" looks at the ingredients and claims for BYBI’s Clean Hands Moisturizing Antibacterial Spray. The brand claims that this product is a 65% alcohol, vegan sanitizing spray to moisturize, soothe and calm dry hands while reducing levels of bacteria.

Silab revealed additional findings on the ability of Glyco-Repair to reactivate the natural processes of skin repair and aging.

Silab Reveals Anti-aging Findings for Glyco-Repair

Silab has presented additional efficacy data for its Glyco-Repair ingredient, found to reactivate the natural processes of skin repair and aging.