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Probiotic, Prebiotic and Postbiotic Beauty

Is This the Future of the Beauty Industry?

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Finalists Announced for Lifetime Achievement Award

The final nominees for the In-Cosmetics 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award have been announced. They include: Johann W. Wiechers, PhD; Karl Lintner, PhD; Alain Khaiat, PhD; and Daniel Maes, PhD. These finalists were nominated by peers from around the world for their accomplishments and dedication to the field of cosmetic science.

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Knowing the condition of the skin on the feet and recognizing skin disorders is imperative to ensuring your customers are receiving the right skin care products.

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Global Skin Care Market: Driven by Innovation

Ingredient companies are offering new innovations to support the expansion of skin care rituals.

Does the Future of Beauty Reside in Our DNA?

DNA-based beauty is taking hold and millennials have the most to gain. As more brands create ultra-personalized products, more consumers are seeking customization at the cellular level.

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Finalists Announced for Lifetime Achievement Award

Four finalists for the In-cosmetics 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award have been announced. Prof. Johann Wiechers, PhD; Karl Lintner, PhD; Alain Khaiat, PhD; and Daniel Maes, PhD, were nominated by peers around the world for their accomplishments and dedication of the field of cosmetic science.

The Sulfur Suspension Overnight Spot Treatment is an acne serum formulated to soothe irritated skin, reduce sebum and control oil.

iLabs Unveils Snow Mushroom Product Trio

The vitamin B milky concentrate, sulfur suspension overnight spot treatment, and gentle resurfacing gel treatment all are based on the trending ingredient snow mushroom.

Saltair Adds Three Body Lotions

The body lotions are formulated with botanicals like coconut, argan and kukui nut oils and hydrating actives like hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and sodium PCA.

PFAS are used in cosmetic products to condition and smooth the skin, or to adjust product consistency and texture. They may also be unintentionally added and present as impurities.

Five European Nations, ECHA Propose PFAS Bans/Restrictions

Five European nations submitted a proposal in January to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to restrict and/or ban PFAS. The agency released details of the proposal on Feb. 7, 2023, and announced next steps.

Following the first day of exhibition, the prestigious PCHi Fountain Awards 2024 were presented at an industry night dinner held at InterContinental Shanghai Expo. Seventeen winners across 13 categories were chosen by a panel of industry experts comprising scientific researchers, industry veterans and specialists from PCHi’s Cosmetics Science & Technology Innovation Committee (CSTIC).

PCHi Illuminates 17 Fountain Award Winners, 800+ Exhibitors and 30K Attendees

PCHi China kicked off with a bang - literally, as several ingredient launches were celebrated with firework poppers and a shower of confetti. It was a sign of things to come for day one of the event, which ended honoring 17 Fountain Award winners.

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Beauty’s New Class of Anti-Aging Ingredient Tech

As the industry prepares for a new year of innovation, we looked at the latest batch of novel materials poised to shape product development in 2026 and beyond.

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Ozempic Face and Beyond: How GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Are Driving the Next Era of Medical-Grade Skin Care

Ozempic face is real. Medical-grade skin care products and ingredients are here to help.

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Interesting Twists Amidst the COVID-19 Flux: Editor's Opinion

Desperation for hand sanitizers in response to the COVID-19 outbreak has fueled a market shift toward hygienic personal care. An obvious response, there. But peripheral product demands have followed, which are less obvious and more interesting, in this editor's opinion.

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Staying Active at in-cosmetics Global 2017

With a countless number of new launches and features on the in-cosmetics Global show floor, Cosmetics & Toiletries and Global Cosmetic Industry have selected a few notable themes to highlight. Here we present the latest active ingredient launches.

The Biotoc professional grade anti-aging skin care line, originally slated for B2B, will now be offered direct to consumers.

Dermafirm's Biotech Skin Care to be Offered D2C in August

The BIOTOC professional grade anti-aging skin care line, originally slated for B2B, will now be offered direct to consumers due to COVID-19 stay-at-home behaviors, according to cosmeceutical company Dermafirm.

New R&D Facility, Seminars, and More Beauty Ingredient News and Launches for Late August 2013

New learning opportunities from Croda, Sabsina and BASF, new lab facilities at Kemin, research agreements, new ingredients and more from suppliers including Symrise, Lonza, Induchem, and Sensient.

Connecting the dots among emerging R&D advances, market and consumer trends, and supply chain innovations is what really allows brands and their innovation partners to create meaningful, consumer-winning products.

4 Beauty Ingredient Opportunities for Brands: Now Available On-demand

From fermented concepts to biotech, suppliers and brands are harnessing emerging science to deliver new levels of efficacy and distinctive product claims.

Squared Circles' founders, from left: Osman Khan, Lukas Derksen and Alexander Gilkes.

Squared Circles (Freaks of Nature, Magic Molecule) Gains $40M in Funding to Launch 5 More Health & Wellness Brands

Squared Circles' platform is build around a "Conscious Maximalist" philosophy, built around a "new conscious consumer mindset shift shared by 46 million Americans."