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Inside Croda’s Ingredient Lineup for in-cosmetics Global

A central focus of Croda Beauty Actives’ presence is a new addition to its Matrixyl peptide range.

Coty Gets a High-Tech Glow Up with OpenAI Partnership

The OpenAI collaboration builds on Coty’s rapidly expanding internal AI momentum, including a global upskilling program aimed at embedding AI fluency across functions.

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NJPEC Opens Nominations for 2026 Packaging Hall of Fame

Submit nominations by March 12, 2026.

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Maesa Doubles Down on “Face-Grade for Body” with Ontu—and Target is the Launchpad (Exec Q&A)

For Maesa, Ontu signals more than a category expansion: it’s a play at reframing body care as serious skin care—and doing it at scale through a mass retailer increasingly fluent in prestige sensibilities.

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Estée Lauder’s Turnaround Takes Hold: Margin Repair, Category Momentum and a Clearer Path Back to Growth

Net sales rose 6% to $4.2B (organic +4%), with strength across prestige skin care, fragrance and hair care offsetting near-term makeup disruption.

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e.l.f. Beauty Posts 38% Q3 Growth, Lifts FY26 Outlook as rhode Fuels International Momentum

A standout contributor to the quarter was rhode’s record-breaking launch at Sephora in the U.K., which management cited as a key highlight alongside continued U.S. momentum.

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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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Ulta Beauty Formalizes Its Playbook as Beauty-Sports Partnerships Go Pro

The strategy reflects a broader recalibration underway across beauty: sports partnerships are no longer about visibility alone.

Bio Component Research Appoints Sonal Patel-Trivedi as VP of Business Development

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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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Supergoop! Names Lauren Weinberg Chief Marketing Officer to Accelerate Growth of SPF-First Skin Care

Former Peloton and Square CMO joins as Supergoop! sharpens brand, product innovation, and consumer growth strategy.

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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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Aptar Beauty Unveils NeoDropper Autoload, the Next Generation of Precision Dropper Packaging

The system automatically fills the applicator upon opening, eliminating manual pipette squeezing and reducing user error.

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BIOCORNEUM Expands Scar Recovery Line with Non-SPF Professional-Grade SiliSilk Gel

Clinically proven launch taps into fast-growing global scar treatment market.

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Makeup + More: Hybrids that Have it All

Makeup hybrids are here to stay. Meet the brands making waves in makeup that does more with less.

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Retinol Reimagined: The Brands and Ingredients Gaining Market Momentum

Retinol or retinol alternatives: that is the question. Following is a breakdown of the recent retinol alternative products and ingredients on the market.

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Sun Care Gets Personal

From sunscreen hybrids to SPF made for specific lifestyles, sun care is getting personal.

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Practical, Powerful and Personal: Beauty Insiders' Packaging Predictions for 2026

Beauty is evolving, and so is packaging. Hear from experts in the packaging industry on what trends are coming for 2026.