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HBA 8
Oct 29th, 2008
Katie Schaefer
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Natural/Sustainable
Product Spotlight: Desert Essence 100% Pure Jojoba Oil
Jojoba oil’s similarity to skin's natural sebum is said to help it balance oily areas and moisturize dry spots as it gently cleanses and hydrates. Desert Essence's 100% Pure Jojoba Oil for skin, hair and scalp, provides an example.
Consumers/Market
Bubble Skincare's Jessaline Orlansky Speaks Out on 'Winning Gen Alpha & Gen Z' at
Beauty Accelerate
2025
Bubble SkincareBubble has tapped exponential growth by focusing on Gen Z and Alpha consumers, diving into trends like merchified products, and riding waves of TikTok virality.
Hair Care
Product Spotlight: Suave Rose Oil Infusion Volumizing Shampoo for Fine and Flat Hair
Suave Rose Oil Infusion Volumizing Shampoo for Fine and Flat Hair provides a textbook example of the growing interest in hair oils, shampoos containing them and the #2 reason consumers choose hair care products: scent (#1 is brand loyalty.)
Sponsored
Color Cosmetics: Balancing Naturality, Sensoriality and Performance
Natural makeup is on the rise, especially in Europe, with other regions following. While natural ingredients are available, the balance between naturalness, sensoriality and performance is a challenge that lipid chemistry can meet successfully.
Consumers/Market
11 Microtrends in Beauty: Retinol Bodywash, Facial Tech, Tarte Cosmetics and DEI Controversy, Etc.
C&T's Consumer Pulse series on the socials highlights emerging searches and hashtags related to cosmetics. Here, we expand on those themes. This edition includes: Tarte Cosmetics and DEI controversy, facial tech, retinol bodywash, turmeric soap and more.
Color Cosmetics
Formula Focus: Hydrating Vegan Tinted Lip Balm
This lip balm is designed to glide easily onto lips, leaving a comfortable moisturizing film with a light pink shade. It is also vegan compliant.
Event Coverage
90 Beauty Innovations That Made the Cut:
C&T
Reveals the 2025
Allēs
Finalists
The results are in! The competition was fierce, but here's who made the 2025
C&T Allē Awards
finalist list.
Event Coverage
[updated] Innovation Zone Winners Announced, Top 20 Finalists Celebrated at In-cosmetics Asia
Winners of the 2024 In-cosmetics Asia Innovation Zone, along with the 20 shortlisted finalists, were celebrated during an awards ceremony on Nov. 5. Finalists were narrowed down from a record-breaking 100 entries.
Safety
FDA Warns Consumers: Undisclosed Steroid in Skin-Cap Skin/Scalp Treatment Spray, Do Not Use
Per the agency, testing identified a high-potency glucocorticosteroid in the aerosol spray product that is not disclosed on the label or packaging. As such, consumers are warned not to use the products.
Consumers/Market
9 Microtrends in Beauty: Lip Stain Masque, Catrina Makeup (and Controversy), Halloween Makeup and More
C&T's Consumer Pulse series on the socials highlights emerging searches related to cosmetics. Here, we expand on those themes. This edition includes: Halloween makeup, Catrina makeup (and controversy), lip stain masque, bow and green chrome nails, etc.
Color Cosmetics
Read the Label: Glossier Balm Dotcom Reformulation — Before/After Comparison
The iconic Glossier Balm Dotcom launched ten years ago, drawing a cult following. In 2023, the brand reformulated its classic to meet vegan and cruelty-free specifications but this caused a backlash from fans. This article compares these formulations.