<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9 http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9/sitemap-news.xsd"><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/skin-care/news/22974507/puig-doubles-down-on-dermocosmetics-with-full-isdin-ownership</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T18:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Puig Doubles Down on Dermocosmetics With Full ISDIN Ownership</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/adobestock-670726451-editorial-use-only.L3pS9i9Vzc.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The transaction will give Puig full control of the company and its future development, further integrating ISDIN into Puig’s broader beauty portfolio while maintaining the scientific and innovation-focused foundations established by both families.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/ingredients/skin-care/news/22974504/outer-bio-brings-living-human-skin-into-a-fourweek-discovery-window</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T17:49:28.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Outer Bio Brings Living Human Skin Into a Four-Week Discovery Window</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/pexels-angela-roma-7480271.ENDiIKo0Nr.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Outer Bio is positioning Yuna as a platform for identifying previously unknown mechanisms and molecules in living human skin, rather than primarily optimizing familiar cosmetic actives or delivery systems. The company says its objective is to discover new mechanisms of action and the compounds that drive them.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/ingredients/skin-care/news/22974503/debut-57847-debut-engineers-hyperpigmentation-active-around-lowdose-precision-targeting</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T17:41:34.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Debut Engineers Hyperpigmentation Active Around Low-Dose Precision Targeting</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/deb-photoshop-request.Mg6vd7orDa.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Debut reports that PNar demonstrated brightening efficacy at 0.45%, a concentration that is less than half of the European Union&amp;apos;s current maximum concentration for kojic acid in face and hand products. The comparison is especially relevant as the regulatory environment around established high-use-level actives continues to evolve.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/packaging/tubes/news/22974501/lumson-spa-lumson-expands-packaging-footprint-with-us-and-asian-acquisitions</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T17:31:43.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Lumson Expands Packaging Footprint With U.S. and Asian Acquisitions</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/lumson-0939.8Wj4Al6anL.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>“These transactions represent a key strategic milestone in our group’s international development,&amp;quot; said Matteo Moretti, president of Lumson Group.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/ddlumson-hq-logo.7ETLcZKQNP.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The transactions give Lumson a direct operating presence across Europe, North America and Asia, extending its ability to support multinational beauty and personal care customers across key production and consumption markets.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>