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Empowering Brands to Innovate and Scale Faster: 27 Innovation Partners to Know

Whether you're looking for low-MOQ production, eco-friendly solutions, or next-generation technologies, this event is your chance to connect with top partners who can streamline your processes and elevate your brand.

Kids don't always understand what, exactly, they're putting on their faces. Brands can help with that.

Gen Alpha and Skin Care: Bubble's Mission to Protect Young Skin

With social media driving a surge in teen skin care, 70% of teens use products without understanding their ingredients or risks.

How can brands of every price point innovate to break through the skin care category’s malaise?

How Skin Care Can Escape Its Innovation Slump

The skin care market is undergoing a shift as consumers seek innovative and effective products that deliver long-term benefits. Brands must adapt to evolving consumer preferences by prioritizing longevity, medicalization and personalization.

A dermfluencer with product development credentials. A longevity science thought leader. A viral beauty superstar managing rapid growth. These are just some of the experts we'll be featuring at Beauty Accelerate 2025, happening March 12-13 at Ocean Place Resort & Spa in New Jersey, uniting industry leaders to discuss strategies for future-proofing the beauty sector.

Meet Our Experts from Bubble, Supergoop!, L'Oreal, Danessa Myricks Beauty, Fazit, BeautyStat, Nutrafol, Laura Geller, Estee Lauder & More...

This dynamic event will dive into critical topics, including connecting with Gen Alpha and Gen Z, advancing longevity-focused innovations, meeting the demands of value-driven consumers, designing sustainable packaging and leveraging data-driven insights.

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7 Recent Recalls: Babygenics, Tom's of Maine, Amika, HiBAR and Others

From hair spray and repair cream, to tattoo ink, children's sunscreen, toothpaste and others, several products have been recalled in recent months due to safety hazards and regulatory non-compliance. Following is an overview.

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J&J’s Baby Powder Legal Battle Persists with $10 B Settlement at Stake

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is still at it — battling lawsuits alleging its talcum baby powder caused ovarian cancer. According to Reuters, the true test, per Reuters, will be the anticipated Feb. 25, 2025 ruling on the company's third attempt to settle through bankruptcy.

Kids don’t need anti-aging products,” Lee stated. “The beauty industry knows this, yet some companies continue to profit from selling these harsh products to children. This is a common-sense measure to protect kids from unnecessary and potentially harmful cosmetics.”

California State Assemblymember Takes Action Against 'Sephora Kids' Trend

Key ingredients like retinol, glycolic acid, and ascorbic acid are commonly found in anti-aging products, but they are formulated for adult skin, which is significantly different from children’s skin.

Sun care is no longer limited to standalone sunscreen products. Instead, it’s becoming an essential feature across categories like skin care, makeup and color cosmetics. This shift represents a significant opportunity for brands to meet evolving consumer needs while staying ahead of the competition.

Supergoop!, Amorepacific and Beiersdorf Experts Talk Beauty's Sunification

Sun care is no longer limited to standalone sunscreen products. Instead, it’s becoming an essential feature across categories like skin care, makeup and color cosmetics.

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Navigating Amazon’s New Compliance Guidelines for Skin-Lightening and Ophthalmic Products

Amazon requires additional testing to sell ophthalmic and skin-lightening products on its platform. Partner with Certified Laboratories, an Amazon-approved Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) organization, for consistent, compliant testing!

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EU/UK Cosmetic Legal Brief: 8 INCIs Named CMRs, Kojic Acid/Methyl Salicylate Notices, PFAS — And Simplifying REACH?

Recent regulatory activities around European cosmetics include: 8 INCIs added to the CMR list, kojic acid in Annex III, methyl salicylate's restriction notification, the latest PFAS rulings and a German chemical group's pushback on simplifying REACH.

The AI model will allow L'Oreal to 'reach extra performance and consumer satisfaction in every cosmetic category and every region of the world,' according to the companies.

L'Oréal and IBM Are Betting AI Can Make Beauty More Effective & Sustainable

The model itself will be trained on "a broad set of unlabeled data, capable of performing various tasks and applying information from one situation to another."

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2025 Will See Faster, More Ethical and Accurate SPF Testing: ISO Approves Two New Methods

In December 2024, the ISO gave its long-awaited final approval of two SPF test methods that experts say are more ethical, economical and accurate than current approaches. One in particular is also reportedly faster, reducing analysis from weeks to days.

Washington state would be the twelfth on the growing list of U.S. states banning animal testing for cosmetics.

[update] Washington State Enacts Animal Testing Ban

H.B. 1097 makes it unlawful for manufacturers to sell a cosmetic that was developed using animal testing.

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FDA Proposes MoCRA-mandated Tests to Detect Asbestos in Talc-containing Cosmetics

On Dec. 26, 2024, the FDA proposed test methods by which cosmetic manufacturers would be required by MoCRA to assess talc-containing products for asbestos, along with enforcement provisions.

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Micro Powders Clinches EcoVadis Gold for 2024

The gold rating places Micro Powders in the 97th percentile, among the top 5% of more than 130,000 companies assessed globally.

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Safety Alerts: Drunk Elephant's 'Mix-up,' 285 European Cosmetics with Banned Ingredients, Dynarex Extended Recall

This round-up highlights recent cosmetic safety alerts/recalls. These include: Drunk Elephant's ingredient "mix-up," ECHA's findings that 6% of ~4,500 cosmetics reviewed contained banned ingredients, and Dynarex's recall extension over possible asbestos.

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Fees Increased on U.S. FDA Color Additive Certification; Here's What You'll Pay

"The color certification process for synthetic organic colorants is an important aspect of color additive regulations that is unique to the United States," notes industry expert Kelly Dobos. "This fee had remarkably not been raised in nearly 20 years."

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.

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