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Sourced from chickpea extract, FibraShield C can be applied in daily leave-in care, styling, thermal protection, anti-pollution, sun protection, well-aging and hybrid formulations to address dry and damaged hair, including chemically-treated and mechanically damaged hair, as well as fragile hair types such as textured, aged or gray hair.

Preventative Hair Care Has Arrived: Croda Beauty’s FibraShield C

Sourced from chickpea extract, FibraShield C can be applied in daily leave-in care, styling, thermal protection, anti-pollution, sun protection, well-aging and hybrid formulations.

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Ashland Unveils Collapeptyl, an Unprecedented Hyalupeptide Hybrid for Anti-aging

The ingredient mimics and synergistically boosts 20 types of collagen for a comprehensive and visible skin transformation.

How can brands of every price point innovate to break through the skin care category’s malaise?

How Skin Care Can Escape Its Innovation Slump

The skin care market is undergoing a shift as consumers seek innovative and effective products that deliver long-term benefits. Brands must adapt to evolving consumer preferences by prioritizing longevity, medicalization and personalization.

Consumers expect products that deliver results. This demand is being met through the development of advanced delivery systems that target specific skin concerns, as well as the incorporation of potent ingredients such as peptides, proteins, and antioxidants.

New Beauty Ingredient Advances: Sustainability x Efficacy

This article examines novel ingredients and technologies available to cosmetic formulators, including a bioactivating hexapeptide derived from human skin to stimulate collagen production, fermented ingredients that inhibit glycation and more.

Fewer trips to the medspa? Lubrizol's Argireline Amplified Peptide, when applied in combination with Botulinum toxin type-A injections like Botox, can 'keep wrinkles at bay for nearly 8 weeks longer than [the injections] alone.'

Lubrizol's Argireline Amplified Peptide Extends Botox-type Injection Results by 8 Weeks: New Study

Argireline Amplified Peptide, which is produced in accordance to green chemistry principles, has displayed "superior" in vitro activity and muscle relaxation effects compared to the company's original Argireline peptide.

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PCHi Unveils 2025 Fountain Award Finalists

Some 258+ submissions were narrowed down to 58 finalists, spanning a wide range of categories and reflecting modern consumer demands and the depth of beauty industry innovation. Here they are...

Described as perfect for beauty brands and marketers aiming to stay ahead, these products highlight the future of multitasking skin care.

Cohere Beauty Unveils 9 Advanced Skin Care Innovations

Designed to address a wide range of skin concerns, each product pairs targeted ingredients with advanced formulations to deliver high-performance results. From deep-cleansing solutions to age-defying treatments, here’s a closer look.

Activated Silk KDF-β addresses the skin damage, hyperpigmentation and accelerated aging associated with heightened UV exposure and oxidative stressors, which, according to the company, can overwhelm conventional skin care solutions like hyaluronic acid, retinol and vitamin C.

Activated Silk KDF-β: a Regenerative Peptide Designed for Today's Skin Aggressors

Notably, Activated Silk KDF-β is safe for sensitive skin, suitable for daily use and sun exposure and can be incorporated into any formulation. It can also reportedly reduce the appearance of symptoms associated with eczema-prone skin.

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Which Prestige Beauty Formulas Will Rise to the Top in the 2025 Allēs?

Find out during our exclusive red carpet-style awards dinner, to be held on March 12, 2025, at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, NJ. (Get your ticket today!) Here are the finalist profiles; have a look.

In January 2025, when Target announced the introduction of more than 2,000 accessibly priced wellness products at its stores, the retailer highlighted the addition of Being Frenshe, an approachable wellness line by Ashley Tisdale.

How Maesa Fills the Gap Between Masstige and High-end Luxury (Brand-building Secrets)

Maesa's Q1 2025 launches, including Being Frenshe, Fine'ry, and Kristin Ess+, showcase the beauty incubator's expertise in delivering premium-quality products at affordable prices, perfectly aligning with consumer demand.

One of Maesa's incubator brands, Kristin Ess Hair, has just launched Kristin Ess+ at Target, a peptide-based hair care solution.

Maesa Leans Into Its Incubator Brands as Kristin Ess+ Lands at Target

Kristin Ess+ features peptides for bond repair and color protection.

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Exsymol's Alistisilane Peptide + Silicium Revascularizes, Reshapes Facial Skin

Through its advanced peptide and silanol technologies, the ingredient is designed to deliver comprehensive benefits to maintain a youthful, radiant appearance.

Bliss is tackling aging with a playful twist. Known for its self-care products, Bliss is reconnecting with its original audience—elder millennials and Gen X—with a new campaign featuring comedian Iliza Shlesinger.

How Bliss and Laura Geller Beauty Are Redefining Beauty Standards for Women Over 40

These iconic brands are not only reshaping the narrative around aging, but also making beauty more inclusive and empowering for women 40 and beyond.

Peptides are powering everything from lip-shaping color cosmetics to aesthetic neurotoxin treatment alternatives. Suppliers are also working to enhance performance and penetration of these key materials.

Peptide Beauty is Leveling Up in 2025

Peptides are everywhere; why is that?

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Mibelle Biochemistry Launches CollPerfect P6 for Collagen Synthesis, Dermal Remodeling

The encapsulated bioactivating hexapeptide is derived from the sequence of human skin type I collagen.

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Croda Beauty Highlights PFAS-free Peptides, Commits to Complete Portfolio Transition by 2026

"By eliminating substances like TFA (trifluoroacetic acid) from our peptide synthesis processes, we prioritize both consumer safety and sustainability," Croda Beauty explained.

“Traditionally, large peptides and proteins have struggled to penetrate the skin due to their size and instability,” says Alexandre Reeber, president and CEO of Core Biogenesis.

Oleosome-protein Fusions from Core Biogenesis Provide Deep Delivery of Skin Care Actives: Report

This fusion stabilizes the protein and peptide structures and facilitates deep delivery, as validated through skin explant studies conducted by the company.

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Ultrafine Bubbles to Transform Water for the Sustainable Topical Delivery of Actives

This work examines the potential of water, treated via an ultrafine bubble technology, to deliver actives into skin. The penetration of niacinamide and carnosine (peptide) from a cosmetic formula is evaluated. Additional applications are proposed.