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Carbon-to-Cream: Savor Leverages Food-Tech Platform to Enter Beauty Ingredients

Using proprietary thermochemical processes and inputs like captured CO₂, green hydrogen and methane, Savor can tune fatty acid profiles for consistency and performance, a persistent pain point for plant-derived oils.

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.”

A little treat? Keep track of food and flavor trends to fuel marketing and product innovation.

Beauty & the Joy Economy

From little treats to gourmand notes, every beauty category can feed into consumers' hunger for fun, happiness and less stress.

In skin and hair care applications, SphingoCare ceramides can reportedly support claims that address issues such as skin aging, scalp well-being, skin soothing, environmental protection, lip care, microbiome balance and hair cuticle repair.

Croda Unveils SphingoCare Biofermented Ceramides

These fatty acids support skin barrier function, protecting skin from dryness and germs, per Croda.

Peptides are powering everything from lip-shaping color cosmetics to aesthetic neurotoxin treatment alternatives. Suppliers are also working to enhance performance and penetration of these key materials.

Peptide Beauty is Leveling Up in 2025

Peptides are everywhere; why is that?

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.

Today’s consumers want products that not only boost the health and look of their hair but also align with eco-friendly and ethical values. Ingredients like plant-based oils, botanical extracts, and fermented actives are becoming favorites for their gentle, nourishing benefits.

Master Your Mane: Natural Actives to Protect and Repair Hair Lipids

Today’s consumers want products that not only boost the health and look of their hair but also align with eco-friendly and ethical values.

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In-cosmetics Asia 2025 Winners Announced: Enzyme Odor Control, Natural Gel Network and Skin Repair Concepts Take the Top Slots

"From microbiome-led actives to next-generation bio-based polymers, our winners represent the forefront of scientific creativity and sustainability..."

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FDA in Action: PFAS Data Gaps, MoCRA Recall Guidance, Warning Letters/Recalls and New Hair Growth Pill Reaches Phase III Trials

The U.S. FDA has been busy in recent months, reviewing PFAS in cosmetics, proposing MoCRA-conferred recall guidance, enforcing compliance through warning letters and recalls, and advancing trials for a new hair loss treatment. Following is an overview.

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Cosphatec Presents Corn Ferment-derived Palm-free Diol

The ingredient is designed for product developers seeking alternatives to petrochemical or palm oil-derived ingredients.

Hair loss and thinning remain pervasive concerns, impacting a significant portion of the global population and driving a robust, innovation-fueled market within the beauty industry.

The Hair Loss Innovation Boom

There’s new hope for consumers’ biggest fear.

The Benchmarking Company's Denise Herich will present insights from exclusive consumer surveys, highlighting key opportunities for brands to tap for future innovation and marketing.

K18 & The Benchmarking Co. Decode the Hair Health Revolution at Beauty Accelerate

This session will feature fresh shopper insights into hair wellness, as well as insights from one of the hottest brands of the last few years.

[interview] Unlocking the Power of Wellbeauty: Insights on Oriflame's Revealing Report

Beauty consumers have taken an introspective turn into emotional well-being, as Oriflame's new Beauty and Well-being Report highlights. To delve deeper into these findings, Nicola Robertson, who led the study for Oriflame, shares her insights.

Freewill's Hair Routine Quiz and Consultation on its website helps shoppers identified their ideal routines based on goals and concerns based on seasonal and environmental changes.

Underlining x Sally Beauty Take on Hair Cycling with Freewill

“Continuing to expand in the beauty industry has been an exciting process following our success with Nailboo and the rise of at-home beauty,” says Raz Romanescu, CEO and co-founder of Underlining.

Three of the top 10 most cited confidence boosters are hair related, including good hair days and new hairstyles, as well as successful covering of gray hairs.

Hair Care 2025: Scalp Health & Category Blur

Pro and pro-inspired hair care is increasingly going mainstream. Salon-grade brands now make up about 10% of Target's hair assortment, while Sephora offers more than 1,000 products from professional and salon brands.

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Qore is Turning Iowa Corn Into Sustainable Beauty and Packaging

This alternative to fossil-derived BDO can be used in the manufacture of PVP, a water-soluble polymer used as a film former in cosmetics like mascara and eyeliner.

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As the Hair Care Market Booms, New Ingredients Drive Fresh Innovation

All signs point to a market shifting toward performance, treatment and scalp-led solutions.

Hair Care Splits in Two: Value Wins at Mass, Treatments Take Off in Prestige

From value-packed basics to $120 longevity serums, hair care is rewriting the rules.