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“Traditional skin care products have the potential to disrupt the skin’s microbial balance,” says DNA Genotek’s Brice LeFrancoise, Ph.D., “possibly leading to skin issues. In contrast, cosmetic formulations with ingredients that not only respect but actively support the microbiome embraces a gentler, more symbiotic relationship with the skin.”

All-in-one Skin Microbiome Sampling & Analysis for Beauty Brands

How new tools and platforms are optimizing beauty efficacy for cosmetic formulations and personal care products.

From stress to environmental conditions to congenital issues, sensitive skin is a multi-dimensional condition that affects large swaths of consumers across the globe.

The Gentle Skin Care Revolution

How sensitive skin is reshaping beauty R&D.

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.

Derm skin care searches spiked 27% in 2023, while doctor-/dermatologist-backed skin care searches jumped 58%.

The 2024 Skin Care Agenda: Pro-aging & Sensitive Skin

Philosophies and technologies around aging, as well as a boom in sensitive skin approaches, is leading product and brand innovation.

Masstige beauty accounted for 11% of overall sales, representing a growth rate of 16%, about twice that of mass.

Beauty 2023-2026: Category Blur & Continued Growth

PLUS: Sales totals and trends for makeup, skin care, hair care, fragrance and more.

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask was designed as an overnight treatment to increase and provide long-lasting hydration to lips, leaving them feeling softer and healthier.

Read the Label: Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask

Laneige is a well-known Korean skin care brand that launched in the 1990s, perhaps known best for its Lip Sleeping Mask. The website boasts it is "the #1 lip treatment brand in the U.S." This column takes a closer look at the ingredients to see why.

Everyone scrutinizes themselves, but not every consumer wants to undergo professional/aesthetic treatments or procedures. New data points to consumers' desire for professionally inspired at-home beauty innovation.

Lift & Tuck: Consumer Attitudes Toward Aesthetic Procedures

How emerging consumer attitudes point to at-home and topical solutions inspired by professional procedures.

To better understand the dynamics in the hair wellness category, Global Cosmetic Industry has analyzed recent consumer and market data, cross-referenced with emerging ingredient and product launches, to outline key concerns driving the greatest interest among shoppers.

Unraveling Consumers’ Top 6 Hair & Scalp Concerns

Across every concern area, ingredients and claims are increasingly centered on skin care-inspired innovations.

The connection between diet and the skin has long been known, but new research points to the connections between skin and gut health for a range of issues, including acne, atopic dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis.

Gut Health as Skin Health: Ingredient Trend Tracker

Holistic wellness trends and emerging science are intersecting, providing new innovation targets for beauty products and claims.

Oxybiome comprises a postbiotic Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate blended with a sophisticated mixture of four amino acids as skin respiration facilitators (Threonine, Valine, Glycine, and Glutamic Acid) which support the natural cellular revitalizing capacity to maintain a glowing complexion.

How Oxybiome Supercharges the Skin

A new solution for youthful, stressed skin.

The home spa product market is shifting to include medspa-level solutions that mimic everything from Botox to eye lifts; image by Sofiia Bakh.

Skin Care’s Medspa-ration Renaissance

A growing number of ingredients and product formats mimic professional treatment results, providing minimally invasive at-home beauty care.

Ingredients that help hydrate, moisturize, and boost skin health and glow are the most sought after in a face mask, including hyaluronic acid, vitamin C and retinol; photo by deniskomarov at Adobe Stock.

What Consumers Want from Skin Care Masks: New Data

On a regular basis, 49% of consumers use between one and two masks, with 35% using three to four and 11% using five to six!

A bubblegum pink formula in the year of the Barbie movie is sure to catch the attention of consumers. *Depiction only; not the actual product

Read the Label: The Ordinary Soothing and Barrier Support Serum

This recent launch from The Ordinary is becoming popular due to its color, much like the brand's red exfoliating serum in the past. This barrier support serum is pink and especially appealing to consumer thanks to the new Barbie movie.

DavosLife E3 DVL95 can be emulsified for use in O/W formulations, water-based skin care or used in oil-based products, such as facial oils or nourishing creams.

3 Anti-aging Trends

Global Cosmetic Industry spoke with beauty insiders to highlight what is trending in the anti-aging, hair care, color cosmetics and packaging industries.

'The Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 PA+++ provides holistic support of the skin’s well-aging, because each ingredient works to enhance the fundamental levels of skin health and wellness,' says Nécessaire’s Adriel Carolino.

9 Pro-aging Innovators Reveal Top Ingredients

From algae and sea moss to hydrolyzed pea protein and kakadu plum, brand leaders break down the technologies delivering winning benefits.

“As a lifestyle dermatologist, I take into consideration nutrition, exercise, stress levels and sleep when managing skin conditions,” says Naana Boakye, MD, MPH.

3 Benefits of Lifestyle Dermatology

Author Naana Boakye believes brands should work with a dermatologist when making skin care products and in their marketing communication.

According to Mintel data, 39% of U.S. skin care consumers Gen X or older feel it’s important for skin care products to be recommended by a doctor or dermatologist.

Beauty Enters Its Dermatological Skin Care Era

Expert-backed brands and clinically proven formulations are driving growth while building consumer trust.

Seventy-eight percent of patch users apply these products as part of regular monthly skin care routines, with 35% using patches at least once weekly.

What’s Driving Increased Skin Care Patch Usage?

New data points to widespread regular usage of these products, as well as interest in emerging wellness formats.

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