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Anti-aging/Face
Formula Focus: Hallmarks of Aging Cell Youth Serum
This serum features 15 cell longevity technologies inspired by the hallmarks of aging. Its lightweight texture melts into the skin to activate, restore and protect the youthful nature of skin cells.
Actives
Silab’s Longevicell Targets Sirtuins, Co-activators for Anti-aging, Longevity Efficacy
Polls
[poll results] When Formulating, What is Your Main Criterion for Selecting a Preservative System?
Latest
Sponsored
Bio-optimized Collagen Peptide for Ageless Beauty
CollPerfect™ P6 is an encapsulated bioactivating hexapeptide with a sequence based on the human skin type I collagen. It stimulates collagen synthesis and effectively rejuvenates the skin, improving skin's overall quality and appearance.
Natural/Sustainable
Sensient Acquires White Biotech Expert Biolie to Expand Active Color Offerings
Sensient will apply Biolie's solvent-free enzymatic extraction to create novel sustainable ingredients. The deal follows two recent Biolie launches at Cosmet'Agora: Paradisyl, an antioxidant and SPF booster, and Garnet Red, a skin conditioning agent.
Event Coverage
Which Ingredient Blends Will Nab
C&T Allēs
in 2025? Here are the 11 Nominees.
Find out during our exclusive red carpet-style awards dinner, to be held on March 12, 2025, at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, NJ. (Book your ticket now — space is limited.) Here are the finalists; check out their profiles.
Skin Care
Gattefossé Cooks Up 'Guilty Pleasures' Sweets-inspired Beauty Concepts
The range reimagines indulgent sweets as luxurious beauty treatments, offering a sensory immersion that blends culinary inspiration with innovative skin and hair care formulations.
Companies
Sequential Skin, AMILI Secure $1.8 M Grant to Uncover Gut-Skin Microbiome Connections
Per the companies, research indicates that imbalances in the gut microbiota play a substantial role in the progression of skin conditions, making this collaboration an essential step forward in understanding and potentially treating them holistically.
Event Coverage
PCHi Unveils 2025 Fountain Award Finalists
Some 258+ submissions were narrowed down to 58 finalists, spanning a wide range of categories and reflecting modern consumer demands and the depth of beauty industry innovation. Here they are...
Colorant
Say Hello to Ronaflux: Metal-free Metallic Pigments Redefining Makeup Innovation
While Ronaflux pigments are exceptional in dramatic formulations, they also provide extraordinary results in everyday make-up and in neutral looks because of their universally true colors and multi-functionality.
Anti-aging/Face
FP Labs Debuts Advanced Skin Care Concepts at Cosmoprof Miami
Featured offerings include SPF solutions, hydrating serums and versatile skin care sticks, all tailored to varying consumer needs.
Actives
Activated Silk KDF-β: a Regenerative Peptide Designed for Today's Skin Aggressors
Notably, Activated Silk KDF-β is safe for sensitive skin, suitable for daily use and sun exposure and can be incorporated into any formulation. It can also reportedly reduce the appearance of symptoms associated with eczema-prone skin.
Video
[video] Impact of Daily Stress on Skin: Epinephrine Directly Affects Barrier Function
Eri Kawashima, of KOSÉ Corp., presented her poster, "Impact of Daily Stress on Skin: Epinephrine Directly Affects the Barrier Function," during IFSCC 2024 in Brazil — for which she was a poster award finalist. Watch her poster presentation in this video.
Consumers/Market
Keeping Cosmetics in Check: Makeup as a 'Weapon' to Fight Age Discrimination
In this Keeping Cosmetics in Check, Karl Laden, Ph.D., highlights age discrimination, suggesting makeup could fight it. He also dismisses the uphill battle to change perceptions on aging.
C&T
somewhat disagreed, so we dug deeper in a Q&A follow-up.