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BASF has launched a new synthetic peptide for skin care that aligns with the slow aging trend.

New Beauty Ingredients: from Pro-aging to Ingestible Sun Defense

To keep beauty innovators up on the latest technologies, Global Cosmetic Industry and Cosmetics & Toiletries prepare ingredient trend bulletins breaking down the latest emerging technologies, clinicals and more.

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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.

The Henry Maso Keynote Lecture, moderated by COSA chair and vice chair Caryn Weiss, of Amway (left), and Paul Lawrence, Ph.D., of BioCogent (right), respectively, consisted of a conversation with Avantha Arachchi, of A Frame Brands (center) on the importance of inclusivity in products and internal teams.

DEI, Ethnic Hair, Adaptive Photoprotection, Temperature vs. Sunscreen Penetration, Post-procedural Care and More: SCC78 Day Three

Day three of the SCC78 Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase opened with the SCC Annual Awards Breakfast featuring the Henry Maso Keynote Lecture, which set the tone for one of the event's major themes: inclusivity. Here's a brief recap.

StriVectin's TL Peptight Face Lift Serum Heralds the Medical-ization of Beauty

Taking cues from medical aesthetics, this new "face lift in a bottle" offers non-surgical results for menopausal skin.

OneSkin cofounders (from left to right): Juliana Carvalho, Ph.D., Carolina Reis de Oliveira, Ph.D., Alessandra Zonari, Ph.D., Mariana Boroni, Ph.D. and the director of products, Lear Brace, Ph.D.

Longevity Skin Care Gets a Boost with OneSkin Investment Round

The new funding will, unsurprisingly, be applied toward the brand's next phase of growth, including formula R&D, new hiring and expansion into new sales channels.

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Evolved By Nature Debuts Skin Tone-boosting Peptide: Activated Silk 8A-α

The ingredient is said to provide the benefits of exfoliation from the inside out, making "unreliable vitamins and chemical peels a thing of the past." In addition, it is stable for sunscreen routines, where many other skin brighteners are not.

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90 Beauty Innovations That Made the Cut: C&T Reveals the 2025 Allēs Finalists

The results are in! The competition was fierce, but here's who made the 2025 C&T Allē Awards finalist list.

No needles necessary: Interest in Botox alternatives highlight consumers' desire for non-invasive (p)rejuvenation across age ranges, from Gen Z to boomers.

Argireline: Riding the 'Notox' Botox Alternative Wave

From viral products to novel ingredients, argireline is driving (p)rejuvenation innovation for consumers across the age spectrum.

Kojic acid has become increasingly popular, as seen in Peace Out Skincare's Dark Spots Serum, featuring kojic acid alongside 3% tranexamic acid and alpha-arbutin.

2025 Beauty Ingredient Trend Preview: What’s Next?

From silk-derived biotech to microbiome sexual wellness and beyond, new ingredients point to future innovation opportunities.

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BASF Extends its Peptide Portfolio with Pepsensyal for Slow Aging

Inspired by the natural regenerative process of the skin, Pepsensyal has been clinically proven to reduce and delay the first visible signs of aging, the company reports.

All Golden Delivers Luxury Beauty for Mature Women

All Golden releases a new line featuring products that are targeted for the various skin care needs of mature women.

As we get older, two essential proteins in our skin, collagen and elastin, begin to lose their native structure and break down.

Holistic Beauty: Clean Solutions for Healthy-looking Skin

The idea of “anti-aging” is being replaced by the attitude of aging well, by maximizing skin’s health so that it looks its best at every stage in life.

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SickScience Launches Biohacking Body-Sculpting Serum Featuring Biotech-Powered Nx35 Technology

Biotech beauty brand SickScience is tapping into the body care industry with the debut of their new body sculpting serum, featuring NX35 technology.

As skin care brands seek to tap into the shifting needs of emerging and established shoppers across generations, marketers and product innovation teams need to ensure their solutions are meeting consumers where they are.

Generational Skin Care: from Future-proofing to Rejuvenation

By delivering targeted care based on life stages, brands have immense opportunities to address the needs of everyone from Gen Alpha to boomers.

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L'Oréal, Shiseido, IFSCC and Beauty R&D Take Center Stage at In-Cosmetics Asia

In-cosmetics Asia 2024 will showcase some 600 exhibitors, the largest in the event's 15-year history. In addition, it will inaugurate the all-new Cosmetic Conference, co-organized by IFSCC and featuring headliners like L'Oréal, Shiseido and others.

'All participants had a physical count of their hair by a blinded clinician at baseline, 12 and 24 weeks, and the results were also confirmed with blinded photo-grading,' says Jay Small, a trichologist and cofounder of Arey. 'There was a statistical significance between active and placebo groups at both the 12 and 24 week mark.'

Arey's 'The System' Cuts Gray Hair Growth and Boosts Repigmentation by Combatting Canities: New Clinicals

"Vitamin and mineral deficiency, along with oxidative stress from factors like sun and chemical exposure, contribute to hair losing pigment and turning gray," says Jay Small, a trichologist and cofounder of Arey.

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Dermegen Highlights Fermentation-derived DermaCare NP Phenoxyethanol Alternative

According to the company, the synergistic activity of the peptide complex and esters provides broad antimicrobial protection across a wide pH range.

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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.