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AI-Inspired Beauty: Accelerating Innovation Through Intelligence

Discover how AI is transforming cosmetic innovation. Grant Industries’ AI-Inspired Beauty Formulary explores data-driven formulation strategies, advanced ingredient technologies, and new pathways to accelerate product development.

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2026 Beauty Ingredient Trends: Highlights from in-cosmetics Global's Innovation Zone

Formulation complexity and storytelling sophistication are evolving in tandem to redefine what performance means in modern beauty.

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Bioactives, Delivery Systems and Sustainable Innovation: What’s Next in Beauty

This report highlights notable new ingredients shaping the industry—from bioactives that mimic in-office aesthetic procedures to stress-fighting and neurobeauty compounds and beyond.

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Health Canada Expansion of Parsol Shield Unlocks New Potential for Multifunctional Sun Care

This development has significant implications for formulators seeking to meet the rising consumer demand for "skintelligence" and hybrid beauty products.

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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.

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Minimalist, Natural, Mighty: ViscoPure Reinvents Gel Texture

ViscoPure improves texture and sensory properties, producing smooth, non-stringy and transparent gels that meet current minimalist aesthetic trends.

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Meet the 2026 C&T Allē Awards Finalists – Trailblazers in Beauty Innovation

The 2026 C&T Allē Awards are just around the corner, celebrating the trailblazers of beauty innovation on May 18, 2026, in NYC. This year’s finalists represent the pinnacle of creativity, science and vision. Meet this year's contenders.

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Research Advances Lignin-Based Sunscreens for Sustainable, Boosted Protection

In recent months, several advances in lignin-based sunscreens have been published, demonstrating their potential to revolutionize UV protection.

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DSM-Firmenich x ASTech Forge Partnership to Advance Global Sun Care Market

“Through this cooperation, we will showcase ASTech’s UV filter technology to the world and together with DSM-Firmenich, lead the standards of the global UV filter ingredients market.”

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[updated] Seqens Expands Green Offerings with Next-Gen Additions to its AdvensProtect Portfolio

The launch introduces high-purity, 100% bio-based ingredients to drive eco-conscious product development.

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Research Uncovers Sunlight's Role in Skin Cancer Development, New Potential Protein Target

UV disrupts a protective protein, YTHDF2, which plays a pivotal role in controlling inflammation and preventing tumor formation.

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PCR Responds to Allegations of Misleading SPF Reports, Unethical Practices

PCR has released a statement responding to recent headlines on "SPF retesting, media reports and misinformation," citing flaws in re-testing, low-quality raw materials and insufficient credentials for the industry expert cited in our reports.

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FDA Proposal Includes dsm-firmenich's Parsol Shield as Approved Active

If approved, this milestone would mark the first new UV filter introduced in the United States in over 25 years, closing a longstanding innovation gap for American consumers and public health.

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FDA Endorses Bemotrizinol Amid Push for Modernized OTC and Sunscreen Standards

The U.S. FDA has proposed adding bemotrizinol, a globally recognized UV filter, to the list of approved active ingredients for OTC sunscreens, responding to advocacy from organizations like DSM-Firmenich.

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[updated] 2026 C&T Allē Awards Date is Set: Join Us May 18 for a Red Carpet Reception in NYC

Mark your calendar: May 18, 2026, the C&T Allē Award winners will be announced at an exclusive red-carpet style reception in New York City.

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Azafran Innovación Debuts Azafran BioSheer Zinc Dispersion for High Transparency and Performance

Azafran Innovación's Azafran BioSheer Zinc Dispersion features uncoated zinc oxide designed for maximum transparency and robust broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection, per the company.

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Shin-Etsu Silicones Lightens Up Sunscreen Sensory Experience with Sheer Zinc Milk and Clear Gel Concepts

The company recently showcased its latest ingredient innovations and two non-greasy, aesthetically pleasing sunscreen concepts that reportedly feel exceptional on the skin.

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Comprehensive Review Confirms Safety of Avobenzone UV Filter

The review concluded avobenzone has a strong safety profile, shows minimal absorption through the skin, and presents no significant toxicological risks when used within approved concentrations.