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The Skin Care Toolbox: Next-Gen Ingredients and Concept Products for Longevity, Barrier Health & Beyond

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Targeting Delivery to Areas of Concern

Products that increase skin elasticity, provide firming and toning, and add a smoothing effect to specific areas of the body are among the most popular being formulated today...

The transition toward 'clean,' sustainable and vegan formulations hasn't been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

'Clean' Beauty Swaps: New Ingredients & Headwinds

The transition toward “clean,” sustainable and vegan formulations hasn’t been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

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Comparatively Speaking: Sun Care vs. Daily Proactive Skin Care

"The difference, in one sentence, is that sun care is only part of skin care. To be complete, skin care requires a need for daily proactive total skin care regimen."

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.

The best anti-pollution skin care products are rich in active ingredients and give a deep cleanse.

Innovating Anti-Pollution Skin Care Products

The anti-pollution skin care products market is mostly consumer-centric and innovation-driven. As a result, the development of pollution-proof products is increasing, and many brands are creating ways and products to do so.

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From Sunburn to Skin Peels: How Deinde's DHK-Powered Recovery Gel is Changing the Game

The biotech DHK is an antioxidant occurs naturally in prickly pear cactus, "which thrives in extremely harsh environments," per the company.

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Grant Industries Brings Real-Time Formulation to the West Coast

"Real-time co-creation environments allow for faster decision making, stronger partnerships, and more differentiated products."

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Next-Gen Ingredients Cutting Through the Noise in Clean Skin Care

A new wave of innovative ingredients is offering formulators solutions that are sustainable, safe and clinically effective.

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.

Heal Me Cica Toner Pads are infused with willow bark extract and Centella Asiatica.

Skin Care Roundup: Joah Beauty, True Botanicals and More

Recent news includes product launches, brand debuts and more.

From skin immunity to marketing and retail success, Beauty Accelerate in NYC will offer a multidimensional view of skin care's future.

Skin Care's Next Wave: Glow Recipe, J&J, Beekman 1802, Kate McLeod & Solawave

To get a better sense of where skin care is going in 2023 and beyond, Beauty Accelerate 2022 NYC will present a range of experts.

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[updated] How Fragrance and Body Lotion Disarm OH Radicals Caused by the Human Oxidation Field

A new study in Science Advances examines how the natural human oxidation field can affect chemical exposures indoors – and how fragrances and personal care products such as body lotions alter these dynamics.

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Doré x Evolved by Nature Are Taking Clean Beauty From 'Less Bad' to Proactively Good

Evolved by Nature's bioactive peptides will be retroactively integrated into existing Doré products and the brand's future launches.

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Body Care Gets Smarter: From Skinification to Wellness, Climate Resilience and Waterless Innovation

From serums to sustainable soak: body care is shedding basic moisturizer status with climate-conscious actives and personalized performance innovations.

As skin care brands seek to tap into the shifting needs of emerging and established shoppers across generations, marketers and product innovation teams need to ensure their solutions are meeting consumers where they are.

Generational Skin Care: from Future-proofing to Rejuvenation

By delivering targeted care based on life stages, brands have immense opportunities to address the needs of everyone from Gen Alpha to boomers.

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Skin Care’s Softer Touch

Microbiome research, neurocosmetics, thoughtful ingredient and formulation concepts, and clean beauty approaches are offering a gentler, more consumer-friendly skin care experience.

No Rx Needed

Consumers are looking for medical-level results from beauty products without medical procedures, and new ingredients and beauty treatments are offering more options for them to find such outcomes.