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iLabs' Retinol Serum and Retinol Eye Cream offer anti-aging without irritation.

iLabs Unveils Retinol Serum and Eye Cream

Formulations comprise natural and upcycled ingredients, as well as non-irritating anti-aging materials.

Personal care formulations featuring AmphiStar's AmphiCare

AmphiStar's AmphiCare Upcycled Bio-based Surfactant Offers Safe, Gentle Alternative for Hair Care and Skin Care

The company's platform leverages Starmerella bombicola yeast "originally isolated from bumblebee honey," per AmphiStar, to produce glycolipid biosurfactants.

Gin TONIQ is made from gin distillery leftovers, specifically barley seed ferment filtrate.

Cheers to Upcycling: Full Circle Pulls Gin for Glycerin-like Effects

Full Circle has teamed with Adnams distillery to develop an upcycled cosmetic ingredient from gin distillery leftovers.

The February Midwest SCC webinar discussed the increasing trend of upcycling in personal care. With this in mind, presenters from Renmatix revealed its Acer Rubrum Extract, an upcycled emulsifier for skin care and more.

Midwest SCC: Upcycling in Personal Care and Red Maple Emulsifier

The February 2021 Midwest SCC virtual meeting discussed the increasing trend of upcycling in personal care. With this in mind, presenters from Renmatix highlighted the company's Acer rubrum extract, an upcycled emulsifier.

Aveeno Partners to Expand Recycling Potential

Empty Aveeno product tubes will be "upcycled;" teams to collect empties across U.S.

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The Body Shop Tackles Food Waste with Upcycled Skin Care Products

The Body Shop has infused "ugly" bananas and carrots into its Carrot Wash, Carrot Cream and limited edition Banana Body Butter formulations.

Baralan is placing sustainable and stylish packaging front-and-center at Cosmoprof North America, held July 11-13 in Las Vegas, including recent launches such as the DEA (Developing the Evolution of Airless) series (pictured).

Baralan to Debut Refillable, Upcycled and Stylish Packaging @ Cosmoprof North America

Baralan will feature sustainable packaging options that include the use of ecological materials in place of plastic.

In the last two years, Gattefossé has developed two bioactive ingredients, Eyeglorius and Noxifense, from underutilized sea buckthorn leaves.

Gattefossé Prepares to Launch Noxifense: an Upcycled Bioactive for Fighting Oxi-inflammation

Noxifense focuses on skin sensitivity care, utilizing specific flavonoids for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.

Amorepacific's bench pays tribute to the value of recycling by displaying cosmetic containers, of which the bench used 1,400 in its creation.

Amorepacific Celebrates World Environment Day with Recycled Bench

“This upcycled bench project shows how we can extend the lifecycles of products,” Howard Lee, Amorepacific communication executive director, said.

Pockii skincare product collection with bottles and containers in pastel colors

Metal-Free Dispensing & Upcycled Materials Lead the Way in Berlin Packaging's Sneak Peek of Paris Packaging Week

Among the most technically significant launches are Berlin Packaging Beauty’s new metal-free and POM-free dispensing engines.

The busy in-cosmetics Global show floor in Barcelona featured hundreds of new ingredients.

in-cosmetics Global's 2023 Award Winners Revealed

From upcycled tech to silicone alternatives, winners span a wide array of emerging beauty innovation.

Junoco formulates its products without microplastics and when possible, utilizes upcycled ingredients in its formulas to reduce waste and repurpose materials that would otherwise go unused.

Junoco Raises $6.3M Series A Funding

The funding will be used to introduce more SKUs containing 10 ingredients or fewer, upgrade its current collections into 80% refillable packaging and incorporate more upcycled ingredients into future collections.

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Activating Autophagy for Skin Youth with Rahn's Reforcyl-Aion

Derived from upcycled pumpkin, Reforcyl-Aion targets aging skin by activating the autophagy process. Rahn explains how here and will expand on this during in-cosmetics Global.

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Biolie Offers Natural Alternative Dyes with Rainb’Oil Range

The range is said to be derived from natural, upcycled materials to create oils for formulation into natural and organic cosmetics.

Woman with long dark wavy hair wearing a gold draped garment, posed outdoors with natural lighting and blurred green foliage background.

Editor’s Notebook: the Beauty Ingredients Driving Newness in the Market

From mango derivatives to upcycled hydrocarbons, ingredient technologies are rapidly evolving.

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Etat Libre d’Orange’s Latest Smells Like Trash

Created with Givaudan’s upcycled ingredients, the fragrance is a fruity-fresh scent with notes of bitter orange, apple essence, lemongrass and green tangerine.

Mane Kancor celebrates winning the European BSB Innovation Award 2025 for Purakan, a natural anti-dandruff solution.

Mane Kancor Wins 23rd European BSB Innovation Award for Purakan

Mane Kancor secures the 23rd European BSB Innovation Award 2025 for Purakan, a patented natural anti-dandruff solution using upcycled ingredients and sustainable sourcing programs that support over 6,000 farmers.

Antipodes' new Lime Caviar Collagen-Rich Firming Cream includes finger lime caviar, which is rich in AHAs and stimulates cell turnover.

Antipodes Pushes Sustainability Envelope with Lime Caviar Collagen-Rich Firming Cream

The launch boasts a fully traceable supply chain, upcycled ingredients, 100% natural origin materials, and certified organic and vegan formulation.