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2007 Midwest Technical Symposium
Oct 29th, 2008
Katie Schaefer
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Nucleobiotics: Nature’s Code for Timeless Beauty
Based on nucleobiotics, Kalichem's Kaligen bioactive, derived from plants and biotechnological processes, promotes cellular regeneration and native collagen biomimetic activation for replumping action, and skin renewal and rejuvenation effects.
Natural/Sustainable
Symrise Advances Clean Product Protection, Oral Care, Skin Glow and Sensitive Skin Care
Symrise recently highlighted its Mindera line for clean product protection, Optacool Fuji for oral care freshness, the award-winning Supervisome EPH for skin strength and glow, and SymRelief Green to soothe sensitive skin.
Skin Care
Seiwa Kasei Debuts Glutathione Booster, Wins BSB Innovation Award for Lanolin, Dimethicone Replacement
iVC 3LGA is a "revolutionary" ingredient that enhances glutathione production within the skin for an antioxidant boost. In addition, Vistanol GDHR-Pure secured 2nd place in the BSB Innovation Awards as a natural lanolin and dimethicone alternative.
Hair Care
Chemyunion Introduces Hidrahair Seal SE MB for Immediate Split Ends Repair
The ingredient forms a bioadhesive, flexible and uniform film on the hair surface to restore texture, strengthen hair fibers and protect against further damage, per the company.
Natural/Sustainable
BASF Launches Lamesoft OP Plus: A Sustainable Opacifier for Hair Care
The ingredient reportedly reduces wet/dry combing effort while enhancing anti-hair breakage performance for enhanced hair conditioning, protection and texture improvement benefits.
Actives
Solving the Organic/Inorganic Sun Protection Puzzle: Kolmar Korea's UV-Duo Plus Hybrid Composite
The ingredient enables the encapsulation of inorganic sunscreen particles with organic components to prevent coagulation. This, in turn, prevents coagulation and evenly disperses the particles, thereby filling previous sun protection gaps.
Consumers/Market
US Teen Beauty Spend Hits New Record. Their Economic Worries Are Spiking, Too.
New data shows that just a handful of brands have a 20% or greater share of teen preference in their categories, including e.l.f. in color cosmetics, Bath & Body Works in fragrance (which is undergoing something of a comeback) and CeraVe in skin care.
Hair Care
Product Spotlight: Love Beauty and Planet Hyaluronic Acid Weightless Volume Vegan Shampoo
Technical advances have enabled hair products enriched with actives such as peptides, keratin, biotin and hyaluronic acid to promote hair strength, moisture retention and elasticity. Love Beauty and Planet's Hyaluronic Acid Shampoo offers a good example.
Event Coverage
12 Top Trends and Buzzwords in Beauty at In-Cosmetics 2025
Here's a quick rundown of the top trends in beauty ingredients and concepts we saw at In-Cosmetics Global 2025; and this is just a sampling.
Actives
Croda Beauty Launches Zenakine, Taking Sleep x Emotion x Skin Health Connection to a New Level
Zenakine reportedly supports skin resilience against physical and emotional stress, enhances sleep quality and promotes a rested, youthful appearance.
Event Coverage
2025 Beauty Ingredient Trends: Highlights from in-cosmetics Global's Innovation Zone [EXCLUSIVE REPORT]
A rundown of the latest technology trends across all beauty categories; plus: key action items for marketers and product development teams.
