Rachel Grabenhofer, Cosmetics & Toiletries | Cosmetics & Toiletries

This month’s edition of Cosmetics & Toiletries straddles the space between psyche and skin in attempt to analyze and validate how beauty can and does serve a greater purpose.

Editor's Note: More Than a Feeling

The lead scientific editor of C&T explains the content for this month's edition of C&T magazine.

Grant Industries’ Updated Sun Care Technologies

Grant Industries’ Updated Sun Care Technologies

Re-introducing Grant UV solutions for improving sensory aesthetics, durability, and SPF efficiency!

In this 'Industry Insight,' Anastasia Georgievskaya, CEO of Haut.AI, describes how digital technology is iterating beauty and looks to the future in this interview.

Industry Insight: How Digital Tech is Iterating Beauty

In this "Industry Insight," Anastasia Georgievskaya, CEO of Haut.AI, describes how digital technology is iterating beauty and looks to the future in this interview.

Tech in beauty + hair research was not chosen by accident; they demonstrate the prevalence of technology in our lives, as well as this month’s content in C&T. We hope our latest edition empowers you to do good in the cosmetics R&D space.

Editor's Note: Empowering 'Good'

Tech in beauty + hair research was not chosen by accident; they demonstrate the prevalence of technology in our lives, as well as this month’s content in C&T. We hope our latest edition empowers you to do good in the cosmetics R&D space.

Martin Baraibar, CEO, OxiProteomics, presented on the need for reliable biomarkers of skin longevity.

Cosmetic Claims Put to the Test at NYSCC Suppliers' Day

A full day of conferences and conversations at NY SCC Suppliers' Day reiterated recent trends in cosmetics R&D, e.g., sustainability, transparency, efficacy, etc., but also underlined the critical need to substantiate such claims with solid science.

This 'Industry Insight' is adapted from an interview with John Koo, M.D., a dermatologist and psychiatrist, and professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, about the mind-skin-emotion connection.

Industry Insight: Stress vs. Strain, and Cosmetics to Enhance an Alternate Reality

This "Industry Insight" is adapted from an interview with John Koo, M.D., a dermatologist and psychiatrist, and professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, about the mind-skin-emotion connection.

This issue of C&T both embraces the consumer experience and reexamines reemerging markets such as oral care, natural AP/deo, well-being and more. We hope our latest edition moves your inner innovator.

Editor's Note: Reemerging Markets and Emotions

This issue of C&T both embraces the consumer experience and reexamines reemerging markets such as oral care, natural AP/deo, well-being and more. We hope our latest edition moves your inner innovator.

Like almost every market category, oral care has been reshaped by changing global consumer demands—alongside product innovation. Several recent examples of oral care innovations are given here.

Oral Care Reawakens: Toothpaste Turns ‘Health Protector’ with Custom Forms and Functions

Like almost every market category, oral care has been reshaped by changing global consumer demands—alongside product innovation. Several recent examples of oral care innovations are given here.

The FDA has received reports of serious side effects including skin rashes, facial swelling and discoloration from the use of skin brighteners containing hydroquinone.

FDA Flags 12 Companies for Illicit Hydroquinone-containing Skin Brighteners

The products contain the active drug hydroquinone, rendering them unapproved over-the-counter (OTC) drugs rather than cosmetics.

The plaintiffs claim the product is a misbranded drug that can cause serious side effects due to its isopropyl cloprostenate content. (Note: Depiction only; not the actual product).

Rodan + Fields to Pay Out $38 M in Lash Boost Settlement

Rodan + Fields will pay $38 million to settle several class action suits against its Lash Boost serum. The plaintiffs claim the product's labeling misleads consumers and its isopropyl cloprostenate content makes it subject to FDA oversight.

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How CBD and Cannabinoids Fit Into Cosmetics

During the IFSCC Webinar, “The Science Behind New Cannabinoids Coming to Market,” James Baumgartner, Ph.D., of Panacea Life Sciences, described the ins and outs of CBD; from regulations and quality control, to skin benefits and emerging cannabinoids.