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Olive Young Plants Its Flag in the US as K-Beauty’s Retail Expansion Accelerates

The opening comes amid a wave of aggressive K-beauty retail expansion across the U.S. market in 2026.

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From Weight Loss to Whole-Person Beauty

As the definition of successful obesity treatment expands, a transformation-care market may emerge across pharma, beauty and consumer health.

Bioactive Ingredients for Inside Out Anti-aging

As multifunctional products continue their rise in beauty, nutricosmetics are again getting a chance to shine, including in anti-aging products.

“As we get older, there are biological changes that being to happen to our hair,” says Michelle Chavez, vice president of innovation, Accupac/Cobalt Labs. “The scalp gets dehydrated faster, oil glands slow down sebum production and the skin has trouble holding on to moisture, leading to thinner, flatter skin on the scalp. Simultaneously, the length of the hair growth cycle gets shorter, and the follicle diameter gets smaller, resulting in hair thinning and loss.”

Consumers’ Top Hair Care Concerns Point to Brands’ Next Innovation Opportunities

Emerging claims associated with hormonal shifts, aging, styling stressors and more point to growth ahead for hair health brands.

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2026 Beauty Preview: from Neuro Skin Aging to Cautious Shoppers

Specialists in ingredients, packaging, marketing and more speak out on what's ahead for the industry.