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The third and final day of SCC77 kicked off with the awards breakfast, sponsored by Ashland; student poster award recipients included (shown here with moderators), first place: Abigail Poehls, Univ. of Cincinnati; second place: Casey Posner, University of Toledo; third place: Raihannah Saffee, University of Toledo; fourth place: Destiny Durante, University of Illinois Chicago

Inclusive Beauty, Mood Boosting, AI, Novel Photonic Material, Awards and More at SCC77

All-inclusive beauty, including acne, hair frizz, cross-cultural age perception and more; additional advances in skin care; beauty by AI; color and photoprotection; regulations and claims; and formulation design and sustainability wrapped up SCC77,

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Leveraging Your Formulation With An AI-Powered Assistant

The novelty of this work, according to one source, is that the research team used an AI-approach to identify which peptides are most common in skin and could be synthesized and feasibly penetrate the epidermis.

Boots Touts No7 Future Renew Anti-aging Range with AI-developed 'Super' Peptide

Developed after 15 years of research on skin aging and repair with the University of Manchester, including an AI discovery process, the No7 Future Renew range contains a "super peptide blend" - reportedly the biggest innovation in the company's history.

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Through AI and Crowdsourcing, Symrise Creates the Scent of Berlin

Over the course of six weeks the company ran an interactive and collaborative project, during which interested Berliners visiting the Bikini shopping mall could help Philyra develop a new fragrance.

'PROVEN is not a consumer company dabbling in AI, we’re an AI-first company with a consumer model,' says co-founder Ming Zhao.

[interview] AI-driven Proven Skincare Launching $60M Offering

"We grew more than 2,000% our first year in the market, and now have $24 million in revenue run-rate in less than two years of launch and have built a customer base of over 100,000 paying customers," says co-founder Ming Zhao.

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New AI-Powered Market Intelligence Tools for Beauty and Personal Care

On-Demand

May 14th, 2025

Join us for an exclusive webinar, New AI-Powered Market Intelligence Tools for Beauty and Personal Care, where we talk with Karen Ho from Gravel to showcase how AI-powered insights can revolutionize your approach to consumer reviews.

Consumers can leverage the results to make more informed skin care decisions.

Cetaphil Launches AI Skin Analysis Powered by Perfect Corp.

The tool's technology compares a selfie taken by the user to a database of 70,000 diverse skin images to create an inclusive, personalized report that reveals the skin type, skin concerns and proneness to various skin conditions.

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Givaudan Puts AI in the Spotlight With Haut.AI at in-Cosmetics Global 2026

The activation spotlights Givaudan Active Beauty’s newest launch, PrimalHyal NeuroYouth.

Generative AI, particularly ChatGPT, can deliver unprecedented speed and breadth of analyses to unearth holistic views of consumer sentiment.

Spate Launches Generative AI-powered Trend Reporting

The report unearths a wide array of insights, including a decline in search activity around luxury beauty products.

The Sustainability Navigator equips marketers with the data needed to plug that gap and reach these sustainability KPIs, per the company.

Provenance Launches AI-powered Sustainability Navigator

The Sustainability Navigator equips marketers with the data needed to plug that gap and reach these sustainability KPIs, per the company.

The company uses advanced imaging technology and parallel polarized light to accurately detect glossiness issues at both the surface and deep levels of the skin.

EveLab Insights Develops Glossiness Detection for AI Skin Analysis

The company uses advanced imaging technology and parallel polarized light to accurately detect glossiness issues at both the surface and deep levels of the skin.

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The Top 15 Brands & Retailers Dominating Beauty AI Citations

PLUS: 4 Actionable Takeaways for Product R&D & Marketing

'I grew up in Minnesota, where my early experiences as one of the few kids of color at school imbued in me the importance of inclusion and its impact on development and growth,' said co-founder and CEO Asha Shivaji. 'This early passion for inclusion stuck with me throughout my career, where time and time again, I saw brands wanting to do right by consumers but falling short, which is exactly where our journey with SeeMe Index began: a vision to bridge the gap between brands and consumers, ensuring that every individual is represented and acknowledged. We recognize the power of responsible AI in achieving this goal while emphasizing the importance of human oversight via experts and advocacy groups. We invite brands and consumers alike to join us in creating a world where inclusivity is the norm, and through the SeeMe Index, we provide the means to make it happen.'

Can AI Make Beauty More Inclusive?

"I saw brands wanting to do right by consumers but falling short, which is exactly where our journey with SeeMe Index began: a vision to bridge the gap between brands and consumers, ensuring that every individual is represented and acknowledged."

SkinGPT: AI-Powered Skin Aging Simulation

Haut.Ai's newest model SkinGPT allows users to see how lifestyle factors contribute to skin-aging, giving brands a unique way to educate and promote healthly skin choices.

Living Proof is partnering with Revieve to debut what is said to be the first AI hair quiz.

Living Proof x Revieve Debut AI Hair Quiz

Consumers who participate in the quiz are instructed to input their concerns and expectations out of a hair care routine and take a selfie that will be analyzed to determine the condition of the hair.

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Ulta Leans Into Google’s AI Checkout As Sephora Bets on ChatGPT Discovery

Retailers are racing to secure presence at the point of intent.

Some roles of the robots include preparing hair fiber samples, which a robot named Ariana performed. The work helped in the development of the Dove Intensive repair line.

Unilever's AI and Robots Help to Develop Beauty Products and Patents

Some roles of the robots include preparing hair fiber samples, which a robot named Ariana performed. The work helped in the development of the Dove Intensive repair line.

The technology implementation with Revionics will empower Sally Beauty to achieve new levels of scalability and efficiency.

Sally Beauty Launches AI-Driven Pricing

With this partnership Sally Beauty Holdings can further optimize a pricing strategy that increases customer loyalty and supports value generation.