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2024 Winners of the The Catalyst Program from The Estee Lauder Companies, NIV, and Tiktok.

The Estée Lauder Companies Announces the Winners of The Catalysts Program

The Estee Lauder Companies teams up with New Incubation Ventures (NIV) and TikTok to announce 2024 winners of the catalysts program.

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SCC Announces Award Recipients to be Honored at Annual Meeting

Biocogent Awarded EcoVadis Gold Rating for Sustainability

Rebalancing skin microbiome from intimacy to odor modulation: Calybiota® Bio

Rebalancing skin microbiome from intimacy to odor modulation: Calybiota® Bio

New clinical tests show that Calybiota® Bio from Expanscience reduces body odor by rebalancing the skin microbiome. Sustainably sourced from red kapok tree calyxes, this hydrosoluble ingredient supports overall microbiome balance.

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3 Green, Safe, Water-saving and Upcycled Ingredients for Diverse Beauty Consumer Concerns — Free Webcast

Sustainability is a major market force, driving behaviors and giving rise to the conscious consumer — whose concerns vary and extend beyond price/convenience. Formulators require new tools to meet these diverse expectations; this webcast presents three.

Tara Simon will assume the role of president, North America, effective January 1, 2025.

The Estée Lauder Companies Splits North America President Role Between Digital & Brick-and-mortar

Simon, an Ulta alumna, will focus on executing the company’s North America brick-and-mortar channel strategy, including specialty-multi, department stores and free-standing stores.

Dr. Squatch's Squatch Scrubber exfoliating grooming tool that pairs with the new Natural Body Wash. On its own, the scrubber is available for $19, or with the purchase of an 8 oz four-pack ($40) or 14 oz two-pack ($30) for $9.50.

Sydney Sweeney is Dr. Squatch's Body Wash Genie in Campaign Upending the Men's Body Wash Category

While the brand is focused on natural materials, the reality is that more than half of men have no clue what ingredients are in their current body wash.

Colette Courtion, founder and CEO Joylux and Halle Berry

Halle Berry's Respin and Women’s Intimate Care Brand Joylux Join Forces to Advance The Intimate Health Industry and Raise Menopause Awareness

Vaginal wellness brand Joylux and Halle Berry’s menopause-focused platform Respin have collaborated on the launch of two intimacy wellness products.

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L'Oréal, Grupo Boticário to Lead the Sustainability Charge at IFSCC 2024 Brazil

The 2024 IFSCC Congress was formed around the theme: "Biodiversity and Cosmetics: Reaching Sustainable Technologies." L'Oréal and Grupo Boticário will kick things off with 2 pre-congress workshops centered on sustainability — and biotech to achieve such.

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L'Oréal, Shiseido, IFSCC and Beauty R&D Take Center Stage at In-Cosmetics Asia

In-cosmetics Asia 2024 will showcase some 600 exhibitors, the largest in the event's 15-year history. In addition, it will inaugurate the all-new Cosmetic Conference, co-organized by IFSCC and featuring headliners like L'Oréal, Shiseido and others.

'All participants had a physical count of their hair by a blinded clinician at baseline, 12 and 24 weeks, and the results were also confirmed with blinded photo-grading,' says Jay Small, a trichologist and cofounder of Arey. 'There was a statistical significance between active and placebo groups at both the 12 and 24 week mark.'

Arey's 'The System' Cuts Gray Hair Growth and Boosts Repigmentation by Combatting Canities: New Clinicals

"Vitamin and mineral deficiency, along with oxidative stress from factors like sun and chemical exposure, contribute to hair losing pigment and turning gray," says Jay Small, a trichologist and cofounder of Arey.

CEO and Founder of CLOUD, Carolyn Aronson

Founder of It’s a 10 Launches Cloud, a New Mass-Market Hair Care Brand

Luxury hair brand It’s a 10 is launching a new brand, Cloud, in January of 2025. The brand’s hair care products will be available for purchase at 3,500 retail locations across the United States.

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Orius Inaugurates Pilot Facility, Prepares to Industrialize Precision-farmed Botanicals

The launch of this pilot marks the beginning of Orius' industrialization, with plans for the construction of a larger-scale plant to produce botanical raw materials and ingredients.

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Sharon Personal Care Establishes NJ Facility Securing U.S. Cosmetic Ingredient Supply

Sharon’s most popular ingredients, which are currently shipped to North America from facilities in Italy and Israel, will be stored at the new warehouse.