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Asakura City (pictured) is home to the Kogane River, which is said to be the only natural habitat for Suizenji nori.

Sun Chemical Expands Into Skin Care with Algae-derived Moisturizer & Anti-pollution Technology: Sacranex

According to a 2022 publication, "The Pharmacological Potential of Cyanobacteria," the algae comprises a sulfated polysaccharide, sacran, which has a number of benefits for the skin, including anti-allergenic and anti-inflammatory properties.

dsm-firmenich's PEPHA®-TIGHT CB is a marine algae biotech solution that delivers both a fast, instant tightening experience, and a superior long-term skin firming effect.

Skin-firming Algae Biotech from dsm-firmenich

This new technology is China listed, COSMOS approved and 100 natural origin according to ISO 161288.

Growing the algae terrestrially in bioreactors takes only 10% of the land area of comparable crops, per the company. Upwell Cosmetics will reportedly offer sustainability metrics on CO2 and water usage per batch of material.

Upwell Cosmetics Brings Algae-derived Wax to Beauty

Applications include lip products, reef-safe sun care, hair care, deodorants and more.

Skin the needles: Perfectyl biofunctional from Ashland expands the Botox alternatives bringing new claims to topical beauty products.

Ashland's Perfectyl is a Needle-free Botox Alternative

The extract was developed using Zeta Fraction technology, which "gently separates live plants or algae into various bioactive components," per the supplier.

DNA Genese engages in the genetic analyses of plants to not only provide demand for traceability and transparency to consumers regarding material origin or quality, but also to prevent supply chain frauds of high-value naturals.

DNA Cosmetics Consortium Boosts Genetic Screening of Naturals

The consortium will provide models to the cosmetics/perfume sector to ensure the safety of plant raw materials and allow for better control of natural resources from the plant to the consumer.

The biotechnology startup produces the cosmetic bioactive compound by using green chemistry to gently isolate the complex, naturally hydrating polysaccharides found in the source seaweed.

Macro Oceans' Hydrating Marine Polysaccharide Delivers Efficacy & Sustainability

“Cosmetic customers want natural products that actually work and supply chains they can be proud of,” said CEO Matthew Perkins.

Active Micro Technologies is the sister company of Active Concepts. Its latest ingredient, PhytoCide Lichen, provides protection for cosmetic applications with compliancy in anionic systems.

Active Micro Technologies Unveils Active PhytoCide Lichen

Active Micro Technologies is the sister company of Active Concepts. Its latest ingredient, PhytoCide Lichen, provides protection for cosmetic applications with compliancy in anionic systems.

Beauty beyond H2O offers a line of products that aim to reduce water use. With the UN predicting that two-thirds of the world will be in water-stressed conditions by 2025, water reduction is in high demand for consumers.

Lubrizol's Beauty Beyond H2O Formulas Aim to Reduce Water Use

Beauty Beyond H2O is Lubrizol's line of products that aim to reduce water use. This responds to the U.N.'s prediction that two-thirds of the world will be in water-stressed conditions by 2025, making water reduction a high demand from consumers.

People are tired. Beauty brands have an opportunity to help.

Everyone's Sleep is a Mess: Beauty Brand Innovators Can Help

Tapping into scent, ingestibles and clinically effective topicals, brands have more and more opportunities to deliver multifunctional benefits that address one of the public's most persistent issues.

By targeting sirutins, beauty brands have an opportunity to transition from anti-aging to age reversal, per emerging research.

Estée Lauder Dives Into Beauty’s Longevity Era

New research is shifting skin care from anti-aging to age reversal.

“Sunscreen is poised to see a sensorial shakeup,” says Michelle Chavez, vice president of innovation, Accupac. “Rather than traditional sunscreens, we will start to see the entrance of 'fun-screens,' UV protectants that drive engagement and that consumers want to use every day.”

The 2024 Sun Care Agenda

From fun-screen to multifuctional claims and enhanced performance, sun defense has entered a more dynamic era.

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.

The uptick in prestige skin care sales comes at a time when brands are tapping clinically effective ingredients, holistic wellness concepts and more.

What’s Driving the Prestige Skin Care Boom and How Can Brands Get in on the Growth?

A potent blend of wellness, Gen Alpha shopping habits, emerging high-efficacy ingredients and professionally inspired beauty are creating significant growth opportunities.

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.

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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