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Pandemic Packaging Trends: Specialty Effects and Finishes Continue to Shine

The importance of specialty finishes and effects continues to grow. Many brands opt for new foil techniques and varnish textures to keep costs down, while still achieving a high-end packaging look.

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who has patchouli power? - cb2-skin™ biofunctional

Discover more about this unique and patented patchouli leaf extract as an alternative to cannabis derivatives such as Cannabidiol (CBD) oil or hemp oil for skin calming, soothing and graceful aging.

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Wonderage: Happiness is the key to beauty

Wonderage™ is a well-aging natural active ingredient that balances the epigenetics of mature skin and restores radiance for a natural beauty. Impact on emotional wellbeing demonstrated using Artificial Intelligence.

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Menopausal Women: Redefining Their Beauty!

According to a recent NPD Group report, 90% of all US women using make-up reported using some with skincare benefits. Discover how colour cosmetics can bring long-term benefits to the skin and much more on the hybrid make-up essential trend.

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MaizeCare™ Style Polymer: How can corn enable a hairstyle that lasts all day?

We put Dow’s biobased MaizeCare™ Style Polymer to the test in a natural styling gel. The results show that you don’t need to sacrifice performance to develop naturally-derived hair styling products. Learn more!

Eco-friendly packaging is witnessing massive demand

Cosmetics Packaging Growth Forecast

Cosmetic products are all the rage with a new generation, helping the global cosmetic packaging market chart a significant growth trajectory over the forecast period of 2018 to 2026.

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Are You Overwhelmed with Excess Packaging Inventory?

For 60 years, McKernan Packaging Clearing House has helped businesses like yours clear valuable warehouse space by purchasing your excess packaging and putting cash in your hands. Plus, we pay shipping and coordinate the transportation. Call 1-800-SURPLUS today!

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Read the Label: Tancream with SPF 50

This is a rich moisturizer, SPF 50 sunscreen (5-star UVA protection), gradual self-tanner and instant bronzer in one product. For all the chemists reading, yes, you read that right—self-tan and SPF in one product. Key ingredients include caramel, dihydroxyacetone, octocrylene and more.

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JD Jojoba Hair Complex: The Superhero Hair Care Ingredient

This unique complex of natural oils and vitamins is proven to boost hydration and protect hair and scalp from frizz and heat, resulting in a beautiful, healthy head of hair

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Baralan’s packaging: passion and quality meet design.

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6 Ways to Reinvent Marketing in a New Era

Six industry experts, who call themselves Women Warriors in Business, came together on a live panel to address the challenges brands are facing.

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A novel ingredient to soothe scalp respectful of its microbiota

Discover how EquiScalp ™, a new ingredient obtained from plant stem cells technology, tackles scalp’s sensitivity and improves scalp’s well-being while being mild to its microbiota.

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Fermented Ingredients are increasingly popular in skincare

Cosmetics containing probiotic ingredients are rapidly gaining popularity – 28% of recent skin care launches contained fermented ingredients. Learn more about this trend and about a new ferment extract with anti-aging benefits.

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SKINBIOSIS™: microbiota and beyond

SILAB presents the ultimate skin balance concept: duos of actives associating microbiota and natural biological pathways to reach a steady cutaneous balance. Discover these solutions adapted to all skin types.

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Broad Spectrum Cannabinoids for Maximize Skin Wellness

Purple Haze Emulsion harnesses the power of cannabinoids for the ultimate well-being of the skin.

Holidays can help shift the fortunes of entire beauty categories.

Beauty Holiday 2020-2021

How tentpole dates might fare amid a pandemic; plus: emerging opportunities for new shopping occasions.

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Words from Wiechers: Is Cosmetic Science Really 'Bad'?

In this month's "Words from Wiechers" series, we learn about a metric to evaluate cosmetic science and related claims: The Baloney Detection Kit.

The pandemic has forced anti-/well-aging brands in particular to rethink their strategies.

Anti-aging Innovation 2020

The pandemic hasn’t slowed down breakthroughs in technologies and marketing concepts.