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RetroFuture formulations support consumers seeking a more mindful, environmentally-considerate approach to self-care and beauty regimes that will deliver skin care results. (Photo: Clariant)

Clariant’s RetroFuture Reinvents 3 Traditional Skin Formulations

Clariant Active Ingredients has unveiled RetroFuture, three traditional skin care formulations updated for today’s consumer needs.

Prima is set to debut at Sephora as the retailer unveils new CBD standards.

Sephora Unveils New CBD Standards with Prima Partnership

Prima's national retail partnership with Sephora is beginning with availability on Sephora.com and will eventually include more than 280 store locations, beginning in May 2020.

Chemical Reaction: When Looking Back is Looking Forward

The beauty industry has an insatiable craving for innovation. Evaluating the foresight and acumen of the founders of the modern beauty business informs where the industry’s been, the methods of its advancement and where it can still advance.

India Quarterly: Lauder Buys Stake in Forest Essentials

Indian consumers begin to trade up; brands and retailers respond.

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Jar Deconstructed: Bakuchiol

Bakuchiol is a chemical entity that can be naturally found in Psoralea corylifolia, and it has many amazing benefits to the skin that is excellent for spa treatments.

Gattefossé and BioMeca jointly developed a model of 3D dermal microtissue to study elastic properties in vitro.

Gattefossé x BioMeca Develop 3D Dermal Microtissue to Study Elasticity

Gattefossé and BioMeca jointly developed a 3D dermal microtissue model to study skin's elastic properties in vitro as a way to advance cosmetic anti-aging strategies.

From minimalist ingredient decks to pared down beauty routines, consumers are increasingly focused on products that prioritize quality, efficacy and maximum efficiency.

The 2024 Beauty Trend Agenda

As always, conditions are subject to change—at any moment.

Looking ahead, Circana is forecasting 10% growth for the U.S. prestige beauty market, with expansion slowing in 2025 and 2026 to 8% and 7%, respectively.

Beauty Growth to Continue Through 2026

The rise of India, emerging shopper trends and the rise of masstige are reshaping the industry.

Maesa each awarded the startups a $35,000 grant, mentorship and hands-on education.

Maesa Announces First Graduate Cohort of #MaesaMagicIncubator

Over the course of the program, the entrepreneurs behind the brands were provided with opportunities to learn from top industry experts and apply the knowledge to grow their companies.

According to NielsenIQ data, India’s beauty sales were up 7.1% year over year as of Q3 2023.

L'Oreal CEO's Comments Show Why, with a Slowing China, All Eyes Turn to India's Beauty Market

The relative weakness of the Chinese beauty market has driven interest toward India as a new international growth center.

Aerial view of Bologna's historic cityscape with iconic medieval towers and terracotta rooftops at sunset

Cosmoprof Awards 2026: Where Beauty Innovation Meets System-Level Sustainability

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2026 brought together 3,104 exhibitors from 68 countries representing more than 10,000 brands.

To better understand the dynamics in the hair wellness category, Global Cosmetic Industry has analyzed recent consumer and market data, cross-referenced with emerging ingredient and product launches, to outline key concerns driving the greatest interest among shoppers.

Unraveling Consumers’ Top 6 Hair & Scalp Concerns

Across every concern area, ingredients and claims are increasingly centered on skin care-inspired innovations.

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The Different Faces of Natural Skin Care

Despite variable economic conditions and variations in consumer behavior, the natural beauty market—and particularly skin care—continues to see strong growth.

Naturals Market Maintains Strong Global Growth

Though the natural segment of the personal care market continued to push ahead in 2009, despite the global recession, marketers need to develop an understanding of their target market, including their definitions and expectations of "natural."

Starting Point: Is It Easy, Going Green?

As we prepare to punctuate the sentence that is 2007, we venture once more into the story that has captivated people everywhere: Going Green.

The Beauté by Roquette range of products shown at in-cosmetics included solutions for improving the sensorial benefits of products, offering starches that provide softness as a purported safe alternative to mineral powders.

[in-cosmetics Global] 5 Sensory Breakthroughs from in-cosmetics Global

Hybrid textures and transformational products deliver newness for formulators and brands.

Fermentation magnifies the benefits of the rice water, producing nutrients such as niacin and biotin, which are used in hair growth supplements.

Kumar Organic Products Debuts Bakuchiol, Ferment Filtrates of Black Rice and Onion

A natural retinol alternative, hair- and skin-nourishing ferment filtrate, and antioxidant-rich ferment filtrate to reduce hair fall and scars were presented by Kumar Organic Products during in-cosmetics Global.

'The power of Invati Ultra Advanced comes from a decade of relentless research, blending cutting-edge science with ancient botanical wisdom,' says Alison Pawlus, Ph.D., Aveda principal scientist and pharmacognosist.

Aveda's Invati Ultra Advanced Range Takes On Hair Thinning and Loss with Botanicals Targeting Follicle Vitality

A recent Cosmetify survey found that top online hair searches include “how to grow hair faster” and “why is my hair falling out.”