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Christine Lafforgue, Ph.D., IFSCC Congress President 2025

How IFSCC 2025 Will Make Waves in Cannes — and in Beauty: Interview with Christine Lafforgue, Ph.D., Congress President

The 35th IFSCC Congress, to be held Sept. 15-18, 2025 in Cannes, France, will keep beauty innovators at the forefront of scientific progress in longevity, neuroscience, emotions and more. Here, Christine Lafforgue, Ph.D., congress president, explains.

North America leads in revenue due to its demand for high-end and natural beauty products, with East Asia predicted to exhibit the fastest growth (6.9% CAGR), driven by China and South Korea's remarkable market performance.

Partnering for Growth: Key Insights into Beauty Manufacturing in 2025

According to a report from FactMR, the global cosmetic manufacturing market is expected to reach $878.88 billion by 2034, driven by demand for innovation, personalization and sustainability.

Where is beauty going next? Our experts in longevity, Gen Z and Alpha, dermocosmetics, and more have some ideas. Join us to set the innovation agenda fro 2025 and beyond.

The 2025-2026 Innovation Agenda: Beauty Accelerate Topic and Speaker Program Revealed

Featuring a diverse lineup of experts, including senior scientists, brand founders, and marketing pioneers from companies like L'Oréal, Estée Lauder, Supergoop! and Nutrafol, the event promises actionable strategies and fresh perspectives.

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.

Longevity isn’t just about products; it’s a full-on movement. Mintel recently noted that combining holistic wellness with cutting-edge tech is opening up massive opportunities. From exosomes for hair and skin rejuvenation to cellular-level innovations, beauty is no longer just about looking good—it’s about living better, longer.

The Future of Beauty: How Longevity is Shaping Innovation

How R&D, product innovation and marketing teams can tap into the red-hot longevity market.

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.

At this year’s Beauty Accelerate, we’re diving into the future of hair care with an exciting session led by Kelly George, Ph.D., who currently serves as the senior director of innovation at Nutrafol. Titled 'Energizing Innovation in Hair Growth and Scalp Health,' this talk promises to unpack the latest strategies, technologies, and ingredients shaping the industry.

Inside Hair Wellness Innovation: Nutrafol’s Kelly George Shares Cutting-Edge Strategies at Beauty Accelerate

We all know tried-and-true solutions like minoxidil are held in high esteem, but this session will go beyond the status quo to consider whole-body approaches to hair and scalp health.

Twenty-one percent of girls and 12% of boys expressed interest in beauty/personal care before they were 7 years old. While this may seem shocking compared to past generations, it shouldn’t come as a surprise.

Gen Z’s & Alpha’s Parents Tell All on their Kids’ Beauty Obsessions

A new survey delves into the early onset of product interest, the role of social media, parents’ expectations and more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

'This acquisition reflects our deep commitment to innovation and our focus on sustainable solutions leveraging the power of biotechnology,” said Ilham Kadri, CEO of Syensqo. 'We are dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the beauty industry, addressing critical environmental and societal challenges with groundbreaking circular solutions.'

Syensqo Boosts Ceramides with JinYoung Bio Acquisition

Following the acquisition, Syensqo will launch its first product from the JinYoung Bio ceramides line and four functional ingredients at Suppliers’ Day in New York.

'We recognize that our role as a leading player in the industry, is to promote a mindset shift that prioritizes the development of solutions that truly promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of consumers,' says Diana Duque-Zonneveld, head of global marketing communications, beauty and care at DSM-Firmenich.

DSM-Firmenich Embraces Science-backed Holistic Well-being with New Branding

"We recognize that our role ... is to promote a mindset shift that prioritizes the development of solutions that truly promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of consumers," says Diana Duque-Zonneveld of DSM-Firmenich.

'The cosmetics industry is at a turning point,' said Magdalena Koziol, head of cosmetics development at ÄIO. 'Beauty brands of all sizes now realize that sustainability isn’t just a nice-to-have, it's an essential requirement driven by increasing customer demand.'

ÄIO Secures €1M to Develop Sustainable Oils for Cosmetics

ÄIO uses precision fermentation to transform industrial side streams into nutrient-rich 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.”

About Time We Met, is an Australian-made proof-of-concept range including a skin oil, repair serum, radiance serum, restorative night cream, day cream, foaming cleanser, refreshing mist, cream cleanser and AHA clay mask, all of which featured Indian sandalwood oil. Inclusion levels of the oil ranged from from 0.2% to 5.0%, according to Quintis.

Sandalwood-driven Beauty Creates Mind-beauty Connections

In formulations, the ingredient can calm the mind and relieve anxiety, reduce signs of aging and skin inflammation, and allow fragrances to linger longer.

By boosting NAD+, called the skin’s “longevity molecule,” RejuveNAD is able to to optimize cellular processes to simultaneously address “at least” five of the 12 hallmarks of aging, including mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, loss of proteostasis, epigenetic alteration and genomic instability.

The Beauty Ingredient Agenda: Longevity x Anti-aging

The recently decoded 12 hallmarks of aging provide exciting new anti-aging targets for R&D and new claims for marketing.

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