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Seen Hair Care Nabs $9M Funding, Oak Essentials Gains Dual Funding: Beauty Investment Roundup

Oak Essentials' latest range, Soon, will reportedly be housed in these same environmentally conscious containers.

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Party of You Launches as an Antidote to Wellness Culture, Reframing Skin Care for Real Life

Rather than selling “better habits,” Party of You sells solutions for imperfection.

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SPF Gets Skinified: Why 2026 Sun Care Is Built on Longevity, Recovery and Lifestyle

Growth is now driven by disruptive innovations in medical aesthetics, longevity science and experiential lifestyle marketing.

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[Exclusive L’Oréal Q&A] Formulating for the 55+ Woman

The products have been meticulously designed and formulated for the 55+ woman: not to alienate her from the market, but to embrace her and bring her in if she wants to use makeup.

Men are expanding their personal care routines, creating new innovation opportunities.

6 Trends Shaping Beauty and Personal Care Innovations

Evonik’s Kunal Kumar, Ph.D., on experiential products, athleisure beauty, telling better sustainability stories and more.

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Praan Naturals’ Tomato Seed CO2 Bears Nutritive Skin Benefits

Praan Naturals has grown its range of natural ingredients with the addition of Tomato Seed CO2 Total Extract—whose lycopene, vitamin E and essential fatty acids impart skin care benefits.

Bea’s Bayou skin care is for consumers with highly sensitive scalp and skin issues.

BASF Announces Inclusive Beauty Accelerator Finalists

The Inclusive Beauty Accelerator provides training, mentorship and funding to entrepreneurs from early-stage personal care and beauty companies.

The Calm Restoring Clay Mask for dry, sensitive and irritated skin comprises purple Brazilian clay for skin strengthening, inflammation-fighting punarnava and neem oil, soothing black cumin seed oil and aloe vera, and oat beta glucan to boost skin moisture and reduce redness.

Glorio Brings Single-use Sustainable Beauty to Bloomingdale's

Per the brand, the colors of its ethically sourced Brazilian clays are "influenced by their prevailing mineral content."

Natural, sustainable and wellness brands are driving growth across beauty categories.

[special report] Natural, Sustainable & Clean Beauty 2017-2018

Natural trends, clean beauty data, wellness consumers and more.

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U.S. Bath & Body Market Report

The rise of male grooming, multifunctional and natural products are creating dynamic growth.

HCT by kdc/one recently presented at Cosmoprof Bologna 2022, debuting the Future Nostalgia collection.

HCT by kdc/one Debuts Future Nostalgia Collection at Cosmoprof Bologna

HCT is committed to minimizing the detrimental effects of oil-based plastics by creating packaging that is designed to be recycled, as well as options for lowering a brand’s carbon footprint.

Vytrus’ plant biotechnology-derived Baolift skin care technology reportedly simulates the facial rejuvenating impacts of a fitness workout.

New Beauty Ingredient Trends: from Functional Water to Fit Skin

From Amazonian biotech to ultra-fine bubble technology, emerging cosmetic ingredients are pushing the boundaries of functions and claims.

Retinol skin care products are growing in popularity by consumers, especially within the U.S. market.

Retinol Skin Care is Thriving: New Launches from Goop Beauty, Philosophy and Glow Recipe

According to a market analysis report conducted in 2023 from Grand View Research, the global retinol market for beauty products is expected to reach $1.79 billion by 2030, growing at an annual rate of 3.8%.

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Top 14 Macro Trends for Beauty Innovation in 2025 and Beyond

The fourth quarter of 2024 was jam-packed with events — and ideas to spark beauty innovation. Here, we've grouped them into 14 macro trends we see for beauty innovation in 2025 and beyond. Brief notes, buzzwords and "honorable mentions" also are included.

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When SPF Becomes a Lifestyle

Acquisitions, Journal Publications, and More Beauty Ingredient News and Launches for Early June 2013

Check in on new launches from Beraca, Essential Ingreidents, Dow Corning, Alban Muller and much more.

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Beauty Trends to Try in 2018

Learn the different 2018 beauty trends that are going to be on the rise. See what different skin care, makeup and hair trends everyone is going to be in love with.

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Solabia Unveils Award-Winning Texture Tech And Bioinspired Actives At In-Cosmetics 2026