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12 Top Trends and Buzzwords in Beauty at In-Cosmetics 2025

Here's a quick rundown of the top trends in beauty ingredients and concepts we saw at In-Cosmetics Global 2025; and this is just a sampling.

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.

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: UPDATE

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.

Sunscreen materials were at the center of a recent European court case that calls into question the enforceability of animal testing bans.

EU's Cosmetics Animal Testing Bans Challenged in New Court Decision

Cruelty Free Europe's director of science and regulatory affairs, Emma Grange, Ph.D., said: “This decision is a huge backwards step in our fight to stop animals suffering and dying in the name of beauty."

According to the company, the aesthetic benefits unveiled through these formulations result from various Siltech ingredients including the flexible film-forming resin Silmer UR-5050 (INCI: Bis-Hydroxypropyl Dimethicone/SMDI Copolymer), offering durable staying power.

Siltech Rolls Out High-performance Silicone Formulas for in-cosmetics 2024

The premium functional and aesthetic benefits of the sunscreen, color, skin care, makeup remover and shampoo bar formulas result from multiple Siltech ingredients.

Microplastic alternatives offer a range of effects, including blurring, across an array of cosmetics.

Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Introduces Soft-Focus Microplastic Alternatives for Cosmetics

These ingredients are designed to replace traditional microplastics, while maintaining aesthetic, sensory and functional qualities in cosmetic formulations.

Nipaguard SCE Vita is based on 100% renewable sorbitan caprylate and offers a natural preservation system.

Clariant Presents Nipaguard SCE Vita and Aristoflex Sun to Address Evolving Preservation, Sunscreen Demands

These innovations are said to empower formulators to create the next generation of cosmetics and sun care products that meet rising expectations for eco-consciousness, efficacy and consumer experience.

Hostacerin CCT enables stable, low-viscosity skin care and wet wipes and can boost moisturization in formulas.

Clariant Enables Minimalism, SPF Efficacy with Hostacerin CCT, Eclipsogen CAP + Nanocon Series

During in-cosmetics Asia, Clariant debuted its Hostacerin CCT emulsifier with wide-ranging formulation capabilities in addition to the new Eclipsogen CAP series of encapsulated UV filters for high UV protection efficacy at low concentrations.

Sun care is no longer limited to standalone sunscreen products. Instead, it’s becoming an essential feature across categories like skin care, makeup and color cosmetics. This shift represents a significant opportunity for brands to meet evolving consumer needs while staying ahead of the competition.

Supergoop!, Amorepacific and Beiersdorf Experts Talk Beauty's Sunification

Sun care is no longer limited to standalone sunscreen products. Instead, it’s becoming an essential feature across categories like skin care, makeup and color cosmetics.

Innovative, eco-friendly ingredients are reshaping the cosmetics industry, offering sustainable alternatives without compromising performance.

Innovations in Sustainable Beauty: Exploring Eco-friendly Ingredients and Solutions

Discover the latest in sustainable beauty, including biodegradable ingredients, bio-based alternatives and eco-friendly solutions for skin care, hair care and cosmetics. Explore how brands are leading the way in clean, conscious formulations.

BASF has launched a new synthetic peptide for skin care that aligns with the slow aging trend.

New Beauty Ingredients: from Pro-aging to Ingestible Sun Defense

To keep beauty innovators up on the latest technologies, Global Cosmetic Industry and Cosmetics & Toiletries prepare ingredient trend bulletins breaking down the latest emerging technologies, clinicals and more.

“Consumers are increasingly asking for highly effective sunscreens and daily moisturizers with integrated sun protection that also protect the environment,' said Martina Issleib, global product manager functionals at Symrise.

Symrise's SymEffect UV Boosts Sustainable SPF

The in-vivo-tested booster can reportedly address the challenge of manufacturing SPF sunscreens with high concentrations of UV filters by enabling manufacturers to achieve higher protection at the same UV filter concentration in a product.

The pigment is made with globally approved color additives for cosmetics and supports vegan formulations; *image shown is a depiction only.

Sun Chemical Adds Chione Electric Amber SB90D to its Effect Pigments Lineup

It is designed for use in bold, high-impact cosmetic, skin care and sun care applications.

The Solésence Beauty Science program draws from white label, SPF-infused beauty products, including Solésence Beauty Science's Multi-Cultural Magic SPF 50+, Lip Oil SPF 40+, One & Done SPF 40+, and Clean Mineral UV SPF 50+.

Solésence Beauty Science Launches Beauty Now Accelerator Program

The program draws from white label, SPF-infused beauty products, including Solésence Beauty Science's Multi-Cultural Magic SPF 50+, Lip Oil SPF 40+, One & Done SPF 40+, and Clean Mineral UV SPF 50+.

LignoGuard uses Fibenol’s Lignova raw material made from locally generated forestry and wood industry residues such as sawdust, woodchips and low-quality hardwood.

Lignovations Develops Multifunctional Ingredient LignoGuard

LignoGuard uses Fibenol’s Lignova raw material made from locally generated forestry and wood industry residues such as sawdust, woodchips and low-quality hardwood. The ingredient provides photoprotection and antioxidant properties.

The ingredient meets the need for naturally derived, biodegradable rheology modifiers whose abilities to influence texture, viscosity, formulation stability and overall sensory experience approach that of synthetics.

Clariant Rolls Out Aristoflex Eco T Biodegradable Rheology Modifier

Aristoflex Eco T is based on tara gum and has a renewable carbon index of 71%. It is designed to combine the performance of synthetic polymers with the environmental profile of biopolymers.

Shin-Etsu Silicones Europe B.V.'s SPD-WT1 Hydrophobic Treated Ultrafine Titanium Dioxide for Sun Care

SPD-WT1 offers sensorial benefits and SPF properties in addition to its environmentally friendly profile by using water instead of organic or synthetic solvents − notably for sun care applications.

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Momentive Unveils Harmonie NatuVel 100% Biobased Elastomer Gel for Clean Skin, Sun and Color Formulas

“We aimed for a 100% naturally derived solution that could perform on par with silicone elastomer gels and that is what we are showcasing.”

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