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A Patented Breakthrough in Scalp Health — Download the Study Data Now
Literature/Data
Dark Chocolate's Secret Weapon: Theobromine May Slow Aging, Study Finds
Literature/Data
Unilever Study Links Skin Microbiome and Premature Aging
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Step into the Future of Personal Care with Sonneborn
Innovate with Sonneborn’s SonneNatural™ portfolio — the foundation for future-ready formulations — enhanced with Renewable White Alkanes, advanced plant-based alternatives and powerful hybrid solutions.
Moisturizing
Carbon-to-Cream: Savor Leverages Food-Tech Platform to Enter Beauty Ingredients
Using proprietary thermochemical processes and inputs like captured CO₂, green hydrogen and methane, Savor can tune fatty acid profiles for consistency and performance, a persistent pain point for plant-derived oils.
Consumers/Market
Editor's Note: Beauty's Bold New Face in 2026
Despite Pantone's color this year being Cloud Dancer white, beauty is getting bolder and bio-based. In fact, bio-beauty tops my list of trends to watch — and dermocosmetics, a major theme in this issue, have been at the forefront of bio-beauty.
Balancing/Soothing
Sea Buckthorn to Calm Oxi-Inflammatory Assault in Sensitive Skin
A sea buckthorn leaf extract was developed to calm the oxi-inflammatory environment induced by exposome assaults, to protect epidermal lipids and to soothe sensitive skin. A model mimicking lipoperoxidation in the epidermis was used to assess its effects.
Actives
Cocoa's Sweet Defense: Revolutionary Photoprotection Beyond UV
Photodamage prevention requires protection beyond UV. A responsibly sourced peptide-rich cocoa extract was thus developed to provide antioxidant protection against UV and blue light and improve skin tone evenness in all ethnicities, as shown here.
Skin Care
Behind the Beam: How Cosmetic Formulas Enhance Laser Prejuvenation Treatments
This article describes how topical formulas can enhance laser prejuvenation treatments. It highlights the role of peptides, retinoids and antioxidants, as well as protocol timing, skin factors and formulas to boost recovery, collagen and laser outcomes.
Actives
How the Stem Cell Secretome Empowers Science-backed, Ultra-personalized Dermocosmetics
Secretome technology is advancing personalized, regenerative skin and hair treatments. Acorn Biolabs is at the forefront of such innovation, using cryopreserved cells to create patient-specific solutions. Acorn's CEO Drew Taylor, Ph.D., explains here.
Sun Care
How Kao Corp.’s Humidity-Controlled Sunscreen Shifts the Paradigm for Climate-Adaptive Beauty
Formulating products that deliver both efficacy and sensory elegance under dynamic conditions has become a key challenge — especially in the realm of sun protection. Here's how Kao Corp. achieved such.
Skin Care
Read the Label: Dua Renewal Cream vs. Augustinus Bader's 'The Cream'
Read the Label, by Marc de Mul, Ph.D., of Measured Innovation, is a column reviewing new and trending cosmetic products, including their ingredient choices and label claims. Here, the Dua Renewal Cream is compared with Augustinus Bader's 'The Cream.'
Rheology/Thickener
Minimalist, Natural, Mighty: ViscoPure Reinvents Gel Texture
ViscoPure improves texture and sensory properties, producing smooth, non-stringy and transparent gels that meet current minimalist aesthetic trends.
Color Cosmetics
Indies Set the Pace, Conglomerates Hold the Shelf—2026 Lessons for Beauty
Conglomerates defend share, while indies drive upside.
