<?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/ingredients/hair-care/news/22972835/crosschem-lp-crosschem-launches-dualaction-hair-and-scalp-active</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T16:56:51.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>CrossChem Launches Dual-Action Hair and Scalp Active</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/pexels-ninari-894779605-34365647.WeJGG8gdcu.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>In independent tensile testing, bleached hair treated with Glyplex at 20% of the supplied concentrate showed a 77.8% reduction in breakage versus untreated bleached hair, along with a 10.6% improvement in break stress, 13.2% reduction in stiffness and 46% break extension.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/bath-body/news/22972799/lookfantastic-takes-beauty-poolside-at-mondrian-ibiza</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T14:07:53.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>LOOKFANTASTIC Takes Beauty Discovery Poolside at Mondrian Ibiza</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/mondrian-x-lf-1.gzIs1bwA5G.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/retail/brick-and-mortar/news/22972785/targets-beauty-bet-gains-momentum-as-beauty-studio-nears-rollout</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T12:01:12.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Target’s Beauty Bet Gains Momentum as Beauty Studio Nears Rollout</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/target-beauty-studio-renderingl8bwsvph9k.XYIO5pmePN.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The Studio will feature more than 80 global, prestige and emerging brands, including more than 60 that are new to Target shoppers, spanning skin care, hair care, fragrance and cosmetics. 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The body cream is formulated with oils including date seed, pomegranate, sesame, almond, moringa and olive, while the lip balm is designed to provide an emollient-rich treatment. The Boujee Marshmallow lip balm also provides a subtle pink tint.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/img-37e334ee-30a7-4578-945f-ef2838b25f40.irUQCv1VoT.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The move extends Kayali’s core proposition—layering fragrance to create a personalized scent experience—from perfume application into a broader body-care ritual.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.gcimagazine.com/brands-products/fragrance-home/news/22972704/coty-returns-to-sales-growth-in-q4-as-fragrance-cosmetics-and-americas-lead-names-soraya-benchikh-cfo</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Global Cosmetic Industry</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T21:41:40.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Coty Returns to Sales Growth in Q4 as Fragrance, Cosmetics and Americas Lead; Names Soraya Benchikh CFO</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.gcimagazine.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/mjbeauty-products-16x9-12fetsyk7iv5.rongs55kQh.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The company expects the early return of its Gucci Beauty license to Kering to create a sales and profit step-down in FY28, but said it is developing measures to moderate the impact. 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