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Unlock the Future: ICONS|ICS EcoRefill Powder Pot, Twist-Base Design

Enjoy an ultra-smooth refill experience with the ICONS|ICS EcoRefill Powder Pot. Unlike any refillable product on the market, it refills from the bottom via a Twist Lock base and has an innovative mess-free design. 100% PP & 26ml fill.

Emerging AI technologies will allow small brands to operate leaner teams than in previous indie beauty eras; at the same time, the rapid gathering of customer insights can help brands quickly migrate from direct-to-consumer to wholesale/physical retail.

Beauty's Innovation Slowdown is Poised to Drastically Reverse

"Personal care brands embracing innovation ... are 2.5 times more likely to see overall sales growth compared to those with stagnant or declining innovation sales," claims a recent NIQ report.

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Discover the Hydrating Power of MariMoist®: Clinically Proven Results

Introducing MariMoist®, clinically proven to boost skin hydration by 41% with just one application, and maintaining 76% hydration for 48 hours. Derived from red seaweed and sodium hyaluronate, it reduces TEWL by 27% while enhancing skin barrier and sensor

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9 Trends in Beauty: AI Perfume, Turmeric Face Scrub, Swiss Beauty Makeup Base and More

C&T's "Consumer Pulse" series on the socials highlights the latest emerging searches/hashtags related to cosmetics. Here, we expand on those themes. This edition includes: Swiss Beauty Makeup Base, AI perfume, rosemary shampoo, turmeric face scrub, etc.

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[updated] Secrets to Shaping Beauty into Body Care: How Claims, Ingredients and Challenges Translate

What's driving the body care boom? Here, we explore new launches and insights from Anushka Nadkarni, Bentley Labs; Ron Robinson, BeautyStat; Rita Silva, DECIEM; Jean-Christophe Choulot, Caudalíe, and Philip Durocher, Cetaphil U.S., to find out.

Double-digit growth has been seen for body creams, lotions and cleaners; and consumer spending on prestige body products has increased by 25%. What's going on?

2024's Fastest-growing Skin Care Category Goes Beyond the Face

Body skin care led the category's growth, in part by coopting ingredients and claims associated with facial skin care. Here’s what’s happening in the category and how brands can tap into the growth.

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SymFeel Quat Green®: 100% naturally derived alternative to polyquats

SymFeel Quat Green® delivers well-known efficacy of Polyquaternium-7 and Polyquaternium-10 while embracing sustainability.

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ICONS|America IML Tubes Deliver Eco Edge & Unlimited Deco Capabilities

ICONS|America in-mold label (IML) tubes allow unlimited graphics, from shoulder to crimp, creating a panoramic canvas that transforms your tube into a work of art. Sustainable: on-shore USA manufacturing, recyclable, mono PP, available with PCR.

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Wake up your senses with Pebble, Lumson’s glass jar that recalls a rough stone

By playing with different decoration techniques for tactile and textural effects, Lumson invites you to enter a new aesthetic and sensorial dimension where packaging totally merges with nature.

FD&C Blue 1 is trending in hair care, gummy supplements, pharma and food, according to Spectra Colors.

Top-trending Colors Across Categories: Insider Insights

“Color trends in marketing and product design, especially those utilizing FDA-approved dyes, shift seasonally to align with consumer expectations and functional performance needs,” explains Alexis Capik, president of Spectra Colors Corp.

Anson adds, “Another growing trend is the use of vibrant colors and bold photo quality designs, exemplified by our latest launches with Maui Vera and their sun care range. Our patented IML tube technology allows eye-catching graphics that span the entire tube, from shoulder to crimp, transforming a simple tube into a vibrant work of art.”

5 Top Cosmetic Packaging Trends: Insider Insights

We recently surveyed experts in cosmetics packaging to surface the latest trends, which include 3D deco printing, airless glass, body care, single-dose sampling options and more.

Stoelzle Glass Group’s Elixir lightweight 30 ml dropper bottle is ideal for serums and foundations.

New Cosmetic Packaging: Sustainability Meets Functionality

From airless tubes to pumps designed to support sustainable fine fragrance, suppliers are ramping up innovation.

“As we get older, there are biological changes that being to happen to our hair,” says Michelle Chavez, vice president of innovation, Accupac/Cobalt Labs. “The scalp gets dehydrated faster, oil glands slow down sebum production and the skin has trouble holding on to moisture, leading to thinner, flatter skin on the scalp. Simultaneously, the length of the hair growth cycle gets shorter, and the follicle diameter gets smaller, resulting in hair thinning and loss.”

Consumers’ Top Hair Care Concerns Point to Brands’ Next Innovation Opportunities

Emerging claims associated with hormonal shifts, aging, styling stressors and more point to growth ahead for hair health brands.

Formulations are becoming simpler, driven by a desire for simplicity, as well as the introduction of many multifunctional materials.

Beauty’s Multifunctional Moment: Less is So Much More

Multifunctional technologies have the capacity to simplify formulations while enhancing performance across a wide range of functions and claims.

“We’ve observed a shift in consumer behavior, where hair care practices are increasingly mimicking skin care routines,” says Pascal Yvon, PharmD, MBA, general manager Americas, Sharon Personal Care, USA. “The consumers recognize that hair, like skin, shows signs of natural aging. This phenomenon is exacerbated by various environmental and chemical stressors including color treatment, bleaching, heat styling, ultraviolet (UV) radiation and pollution. These factors collectively contribute to the degradation of hair fibers, resulting in increased dryness, brittleness, and susceptibility to breakage and split ends.”

Top Hair Health Trends: Insider Insights

We recently surveyed experts in hair care to surface the latest trends, which include marine ingredients, defense against external stressors and more.

Consumer demands for holistic SPF-infused beauty are shifting rapidly, encompassing new formats, emerging claims and much more. How can brands tap into these trends and capture market share?

The Sunification of Beauty: Top Innovation Opportunities for 2024-2025

New ingredients, claims and consumer preferences are shaping multifunctional product innovation for UV defense.

According to a May 2024 Exploding Topics Report, “Search volume for ‘sustainable beauty’ is up more than 200% since 2019.” At the same time, clinical beauty has begun to eclipse pure-play “clean” beauty.

Future-forward Sustainable Beauty Ingredients: What's Next?

New innovation is merging performance and eco-friendly credentials to generate consumer-winning claims across categories.

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SILAFILM®, a unique dry film for an intense release of active ingredients

SILAB presents SILAFILM®, a technology of natural, biodegradable dry film, highly concentrated in natural active ingredients, which can be used by brands in patches, strips, masks… Discover the two films available thanks to this unique technology!