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Vytrus’ plant biotechnology-derived Baolift skin care technology reportedly simulates the facial rejuvenating impacts of a fitness workout.

New Beauty Ingredient Trends: from Functional Water to Fit Skin

From Amazonian biotech to ultra-fine bubble technology, emerging cosmetic ingredients are pushing the boundaries of functions and claims.

Woman seated on rock in ocean under the sun.

Skin & Hair Care’s Protein-Based Revolution

Emerging technologies are driving a biology-first wave of innovation; here’s what that means for beauty innovation.

Givaudan Active Beauty's Illuminyl 388 is an augmented green tea polyphenol (EGCG; epigallocatechin gallate) prebiotic skin brightening active with universal efficacy against skin pigmentation for all skin types.

Skin Pigmentation 2.0: May 2024 Beauty Trend Tracker

With hyperpigmentation concerns on the rise, ingredient suppliers have launched technologies to address issues related to acne, psoriasis and more.

Among the trends emerging in 2024, increasing numbers of firms are leveraging plants as bio-factories for new beauty ingredients.

Top 2024 Beauty Ingredient Trends

This is just a fragment of the trends we witnessed at the shows this year.

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.

Exosomal Beauty is Here: Small, but Mighty

Beauty ingredient suppliers and brands are tapping tiny, powerful particles to rejuvenate the hair and skin.

Formulations are becoming simpler, driven by a desire for simplicity, as well as the introduction of many multifunctional materials.

Beauty’s Multifunctional Moment: Less is So Much More

Multifunctional technologies have the capacity to simplify formulations while enhancing performance across a wide range of functions and claims.

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8 Ingredients You'll Find This November at in-cosmetics Asia 2024

Passport/visa? Check. Power adapter? Check. In-cos Asia badge? ... Don't forget! You'll be "wheels up" for Bangkok before you know it — and we can't wait. Here's a sneak preview of 8 ingredients you'll find there.

Biologique Recherche Masque Dermo-Apaisant

Biologique Recherche Uses Skin Knowledge For Scalp Care

New introductions in the brand's scalp care include Masque Dermo-Apaisant, Shampooing Nutri-K, Crème De Soin and Keractive.

Prestige facial skin care is in a slump; medspa inspiration, microbiome balance and other strategies offer hope for the category.

7 Ways to Get Prestige Facial Skin Care Back on Track

From the microbiome to medspa inspiration, brands have more innovation opportunities today than ever before.

150K Hair Follicle serum is a water-based formula infused with 48 ingredients and has shown to have clinical efficacy on the scalp and hair.

DefenAge Skincare Debuts in Hair Care with 150K Hair Follicle Serum

150K Hair Follicle serum is a water-based formula infused with 48 ingredients and has shown clinical efficacy on the scalp and hair.

In 2022, Lignopure commissioned the first GMP-compliant plant for lignin conversion, reportedly achieving the ability to recycle 90,000 kg of lignin annually.

Beauty Alternatives: Ingredient Trends

From upcycled technologies to improved oil-in water formulations, emerging ingredients are taking beauty to the next level.

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.

According to a May 2024 Exploding Topics Report, “Search volume for ‘sustainable beauty’ is up more than 200% since 2019.” At the same time, clinical beauty has begun to eclipse pure-play “clean” beauty.

Future-forward Sustainable Beauty Ingredients: What's Next?

New innovation is merging performance and eco-friendly credentials to generate consumer-winning claims across categories.

Skinification of hair care

6 Hair Care Innovation Hot Spots for 2024

From dry shampoos to peptide-forward formulations, ingredient firms and brands are pushing the innovation envelope.

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.

“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.

The 'beautyspan' refers to the duration of one’s skin and hair health/wellness, centering the discussion on holistic, preventive and regenerative strategies, rather than solely aesthetic solutions.

The Beautyspan: Biohacking Longevity (Ingredient Trend Tracker)

“Today’s longevity-boosting ingredients are designed to tackle the root causes of aging at a cellular level.”

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