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Aging and skin health are impacted by the entirety of our exposome—the totality of exposures to which an individual is subjected throughout their life, including from the sun, pollution and climate change, as well as chemical and physical manipulation from skin and hair care routines.

Mintel to Brief on Holistic Beauty & the Exposome: Now Available On-demand

During Beauty Accelerate Virtual, Mintel's Anna Keller will present "Holistic Beauty," a briefing that will consider mechanisms of aging and skin health from a holistic perspective.

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.

“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.

Composed of candelilla, rice bran and jojoba waxes, this sensitive skin shield creates a skin-compatible shield to protect surface lipids from environmental stress, which can negatively impact barrier function and thereby increase transepidermal water loss (TEWL).

Gattefossé’s Emulium Dermolea MB Shields Sensitive Skin from Environmental Aggressors

Available in pellet form, Emulium Dermolea MB's plant lipid composition is similar to that of the skin's surface and is reportedly rich in anti-inflammatory pentacyclic triterpenes and sterols.

Rootness Mood+ can enhance sunlight benefits, reactivate the skin’s natural radiance and improve skin complexion through the triggering of skin photoreceptors.

Clariant Actives and Natural Origins Launches Rootness Mood+ for Sunlight Benefits

Rootness Mood+ can enhance sunlight benefits, reactivate the skin’s natural radiance and improve skin complexion through the triggering of skin photoreceptors.

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+.

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.

These examples clearly call into question what it means to consumers when they see the 'reef friendly' claim on a label.

'Reef Friendly' Claims Put Hain Celestial, Hawaiian Tropic in the Hot Seat

While Edgewell's Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen was dismissed from the alleged deceptive claim of "reef friendly," Hain Celestial's Alba Botanica is still in the hot seat. How are reef safe claims being interpreted?

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.

Per Gattefossé, the sunscreens have been tested in real-use conditions and utilized a UV camera to visualize the formula once applied to the skin, as well as how it evolves over time.

Gattefossé Launches Sun Care Kit for Sensory, Performance and Stability

Per Gattefossé, the sunscreens have been tested in real-use conditions utilizing a UV camera to visualize the formulas upon application to the skin, as well as how they evolve over time.