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Dec 23rd, 2022

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Dear Readers,

Happy Holidays! We wish you and yours a wonderful season of joy, hope and peace, and we look forward to inspiring and supporting your success in the New Year.

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Boots recently issued a recall for Markwins Beauty Brands' Wet n Wild Proline Felt Tip Eyeliner for not meeting cosmetic standards.

Regulatory Round-Up: Toxic Dyes in Taiwan; ECHA Microplastics Reporting; Boots/Wet n Wild, Neutrogena Recalls; FDA Talc Testing; PFAS Mapping; and More

This roundup offers an overview of recent cosmetic product recalls, along with regulatory updates, safety evaluations and new compliance requirements.

Q&A with Uroš Gotar, Chief Innovation Officer at TOSLA Nutricosmetics

Q&A with Uroš Gotar, Chief Innovation Officer at TOSLA Nutricosmetics

"We’ve invested in a series of placebo-controlled, peer-reviewed clinical trials over the past three years, testing combinations of hydrolyzed collagen, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, MSM, ... involving nearly 300 participants..."

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Body Product Spotlight: Lume Whole Body Deodorant

Consumer preferences have shifted toward sophisticated, multifunctional body care products, encompassing moisturization, skin brightening, antimicrobial protection and more. Lume's Whole Body Deodorant provides a good example.

The project's objective was to establish new, sustainable production systems for plant-derived cosmetic ingredients with scientifically validated biological activity and efficacy.

3 Anti-aging Discoveries: InnCoCells' Screening Collab Uncovers Sustainable Plant Extracts with Proven Benefits

The EU-funded InnCoCells project, a €7.9 million initiative spanning 4.5 years and 17 partners across 11 countries, represents the most comprehensive exploration of plant-derived cosmetic ingredients to date, according to project leaders.

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Aveda and Keracol Modify Historical Textile Dye Analysis to Quantify Hair Color Fading

Aveda and Keracol Ltd. have partnered to develop a pioneering technique that analyzes how hair dyes fade over time. The method, modified from museum analyses of dyed textiles, makes it possible to accurately measure hair dye loss in all hair types.

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EMSA Esencias Moles Debuts HEVen Light Shield to Functionalize Fragrance, Plus Cocktail-inspired Scents at In-cosmetics Asia

The technology that enables the functionalization of perfumes using fragrance-based actives that are capable of absorbing high-energy visible light.

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In-cosmetics Asia 2025 Winners Announced: Enzyme Odor Control, Natural Gel Network and Skin Repair Concepts Take the Top Slots

"From microbiome-led actives to next-generation bio-based polymers, our winners represent the forefront of scientific creativity and sustainability..."

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Ceramide Product Spotlight: Byoma Sensitive Skin Body Lotion

Globally, the market for ceramide skin care is expected to reach $859.09 million by 2032. Byoma Sensitive Skin Body Lotion provides an example.

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Spiders, Bees, Snakes and More: Research Highlights Untapped Potential of Animal Venoms in Cosmetics

A new scientific review, to appear in the November 2025 edition of Toxicon, sheds light on an as-yet underexplored frontier for active cosmetic ingredients: animal venoms.

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3 Areas of Concern — But Also Strides in Safety: ChemForward Presents 2025 Beauty Ingredient Report Powered by Sephora, Ulta and Other Member Data

The report — powered by data from Sephora, Ulta, The Honest Company, Credo Beauty, Counter, Inolex and Dow — analyzed more than 48,000 products and 1.25 million ingredients, marking a fivefold increase in data since 2023.

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9 Industry Icons and Influencers from Olaplex, UCLA, Codex Labs and More Join 2026 C&T Allē Awards Judging Panel

These industry leaders, with expertise spanning product innovation, cosmetic science, supply chain, skin health, sustainability, etc., will lend their expertise to the 2026 C&T Allē Awards to honor excellence and ingenuity in cosmetics R&D innovation.