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Body Care Gets Smarter: From Skinification to Wellness, Climate Resilience and Waterless Innovation

From serums to sustainable soak: body care is shedding basic moisturizer status with climate-conscious actives and personalized performance innovations.

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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Skin Care’s Softer Touch

Microbiome research, neurocosmetics, thoughtful ingredient and formulation concepts, and clean beauty approaches are offering a gentler, more consumer-friendly skin care experience.

Innovative, eco-friendly ingredients are reshaping the cosmetics industry, offering sustainable alternatives without compromising performance.

Innovations in Sustainable Beauty: Exploring Eco-friendly Ingredients and Solutions

Discover the latest in sustainable beauty, including biodegradable ingredients, bio-based alternatives and eco-friendly solutions for skin care, hair care and cosmetics. Explore how brands are leading the way in clean, conscious formulations.

No Rx Needed

Consumers are looking for medical-level results from beauty products without medical procedures, and new ingredients and beauty treatments are offering more options for them to find such outcomes.

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Liposhield® HEV Melanin: Protection from the adverse effects of High Energy Visible (HEV) Light

A new sun care ingredient from Lipo Chemicals, Inc. aims to protect the skin from the adverse effects of high energy visible (HEV) light.

[update] Sephora Debuts Nutrafol, Laneige Masks, a Caliray Setting Spray, Herbivore's New Eye Cream & Proven Skin Care

Perhaps the biggest launch in recent weeks is Nutrafol's debut at Sephora U.S., including its new Women’s Vegan Nutraceutical.

'We develop products and marketing with Zilllennial values in mind,' says Dominique Gagnon, vice president of consumer brands for Debut Biotech, Deinde's parent company. 'Our focus on providing skin care solutions that manage inflammaging help consumers achieve their overall goal of skin health.'

Deinde Gets EWG Verified; Brand Reveals Its Zillennial Marketing Strategy for Preventative Skin Care

"We were excited to find that 77% of skin care enthusiasts are now taking a preventative approach to their skin care routine," says Dominique Gagnon of Debut, Deinde's parent company.

The personal care business has benefitted from breakthrough innovation platforms, such as Dove’s product expansions and advertising campaigns, including its high-visibility Super Bowl activation.

Unilever Q1 2025 Sales Growth Analysis for Beauty & Personal Care

Unilever has released its Q1 2025 trading update, showcasing its strategic focus and growth momentum in its Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care categories.

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Wizard Wellness' Walmart Launch Marks Mass Market Leap for Microbiome-Driven Allergy Care

Doctor- and allergist-recommended, the system targets long-term allergy wellness while supporting broader benefits including improved sleep, mood and energy.

Cosmetics and the Chemistry of Life

Amino acids—the building blocks of life—are providing interesting new opportunities for beauty product development.

JSHealth's debut vitamin-based skin care line features a cleanser, serum, oil and moisturizer.

JSHealth Launches Skin Care Line

JSHealth's debut vitamin-based skin care line features a cleanser, serum, oil and moisturizer.

Telocytes are a relatively new cell type identified in the skin. They maintain proper architecture and can contribute to reparative and regenerative mechanisms.

Phenotyping and AI, 3D Inflammation Model, Stress and Skin Architecture at SCC National

"Skin Care at the Forefront" thematically led discussions on phenotyping and AI, 3D inflammation modeling, stress and skin architecture, and olfaction in skin's stress response during the SCC Annual Meeting.

As composting takes hold of beauty care, more and more brands are coming out of the woodwork with new and improved products.

Compostable Beauty

The industry seeks to offset its footprint with new compostable products.

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Deinde Unveils Radiance-Restoring Overnight Mask for a Morning Glow-Up

Clinically proven to improve skin texture, tone and brightness, this deeply moisturizing formula is said to melt effortlessly into the skin, delivering visible radiance by morning.

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Future-Ready Skin

Precision actives, sustainable performance, visible results—skincare engineered at its core.

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Color Cosmetics at a Crossroads: the Categories and Strategies Set to Restart Growth

Industry innovators are exploring new ways to bring energy back to the makeup aisle.

Olay subjected its Professional Pro-X line to multistage clinical trials to substantiate claims that the products reduced the appearance of facial fine lines and wrinkles.

Pushing Boundaries: Claims & Substantiation in Skin Care

Brand owners and suppliers discuss the latest science behind the ingredients they say offer solid clinical test results.