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Get In It to Win It: Final Oct. 15 Deadline Approaches for the 2026
C&T Allē Awards
Will it be you or your competitor who rises highest among industry peers, or in the eyes of your customers?
Don’t forfeit the game by not showing up.
Actives
Presperse Highlights Advanced Peptides for Skin and Hair: Repairs 012P and Wrinklend008S
Moisturizing
New Wave Biotech and CPI Partner to Revolutionize Lipid Extraction with AI
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Literature/Data
Emotional Well-being is the New Face of Beauty, Oriflame Global Report Reveals
New research commissioned by Oriflame shows women worldwide see beauty routines as essential for self-confidence and mental wellness, not just appearance.
Sponsored
Driving Customers’ Success Through Sustainability, Local Innovation and Advanced Preservation Technologies
Personal care antimicrobials are experiencing a pivotal transformation. Companies must deliver antimicrobial efficacy—and ensure their products are sustainable, multifunctional, and safe. Ashland is responding to this shift. Keep reading to learn how.
Natural/Sustainable
Active Concepts Launches AC Curezyme, Ushering in the Post-Quat Era for Hair Care
The ingredient is based on an active that mimics an enzyme naturally found in skin and hair follicles to create essential peptide bonds. This is paired with a plant-based alternative to keratin, creating an optimized enzyme-to-protein ratio.
Actives
DSM-Firmenich Debuts Bond Aid with OXY 229 CB for Advanced Hair Repair
The biotech-derived hair care ingredient is designed to strengthen hair, boost scalp vitality and support sustainable beauty solutions. Its next-generation peptide complex is said to offer a science-backed approach to restoring hair integrity and health.
Hair Care
What Women (and Men) Really Want from Their Facial and Body Skin Care Products
While a product’s ability to deliver multi-use benefits is important to 18% of women, only 9% of male respondents found multi-use to be important.
Actives
Problem-solving Beauty Ingredients
From dandruff-causing yeast to clean beauty preservation to summer hair stressors, new ingredients resolve challenges for consumers and formulators.
Hair Care
What Consumers Want from Scalp Care: New Data
From microbiome support to longevity-promoting care to exosome-based serums, consumers are eager for new, effective solutions.
Actives
Brands Are Turning Up the Heat on Hair Protection: Prevention Over Repair
Defensive care focused on UV, pollution, chemical, heat and mechanical damage is escalating amid a hair wellness boom.
Hair Care
Testing Tactics: Decoding Repair and Conditioning Claims to Deliver Real Results in Hair
This article explores the evolving world of hair conditioning and repair, including prevalent
bonding
claims. It examines what these terms mean, the types of damage being addressed, tests to substantiate these claims and how consumers perceive them.
Event Coverage
Diversity, Personalization, Sustainability and the Big Winners: Day Three of the IFSCC 2025 Congress
Diversity, personalization, sustainability and analytics led the IFSCC 2025 Congress on day three. Highlights included AI-driven personalization, sustainability and inclusive skin science. The closing gala celebrated research and education excellence.
Actives
Skin Longevity and Microbiome: Holistic Sciences — A Deep Dive into Day Two of the IFSCC 2025 Congress
Session topics ranged from the skin microbiome and well aging, to senescence and cellular longevity, providing a vision for the future of cosmetics with presentations focused on integrated, multi-targeted approaches.
