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ISAPS 2024 Global Survey: U.S. Leads in Cosmetic Procedures, Eyelid Surgery Surpasses Liposuction
The ISAPS 2024 Global Survey on Aesthetic and Cosmetic Procedures revealed a 42.5% worldwide increase in cosmetic procedures over the last four years, with practitioners performing 20.5 million non-surgical procedures and over 17.4 million surgical procedures.
Sun Care
The Skin Cancer Foundation Photobiology Committee Updates Criteria for Seal of Recommendation
Consumers/Market
What's Driving Resilience in the 2025 Beauty Market? Joy and Scent.
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Actives
Too Young, Too Harsh: TikTok Beauty Routines Often Irritate Young Skin [New Data]
Ingredients such as AHA turned up multiple times, per the researchers, who also found that young influencers sometimes complained on-camera of burning sensations on their skin.
Natural/Sustainable
Taking Hair and Scalp Care to New Heights
This issue of
C&T
is at the forefront of hair/scalp science, exploring test methods, trends and innovations. It also revisits the fundamentals of formulating with ZnO, for mineral sunscreens, and presents an upcycled tea extract to counteract photodamage.
Hair Care
Advances in Hair: Deeper Delivery, Scalp 'Interabiome,' Lasting Effects, Biotech Powered, Function Led, Senolytics, Climate Adaptable, Textured Hair
For insider perspectives on hair care innovation, we asked industry experts for their observations on current and future trends and directions. Following are their insights.
Sponsored
Saving R&D's Sanity While Meeting Today's Consumer Numerous Expectations: The Adaptive Aesthetic Approach
A unique palette of 15 bases was developed to present a comprehensive range of textures, from serums, to lotions, to creams to choose from. Four different emulsifiers with specific targeted specs towards naturality were used to create these varied textures.
Natural/Sustainable
Seed Oils Join Beef Tallow in the Beauty Ingredient Culture Wars
Participating brands include Saturée, a skin care brand "made without PUFA-rich [polyunsaturated fatty acid] seed oils, with only stable saturated fats, and pro-metabolic active ingredients."
Consumers/Market
Editor's Note: Sensory Science Meets Skin Longevity
Our latest issue intersects two key areas in beauty: sensory innovation and the science of aging. It explores how sensory experiences can shape product development and consumer liking, and examines biological targets to advance true product efficacy.
Consumers/Market
Breaking Beauty Boundaries: Exploring Sensory Innovation in Product Development
Market data shows that novel textures, hybrid product formats and tech-forward tools captivate beauty consumers. Here, experts weigh in on key formula parameters for sensory innovation.
Consumers/Market
Less is More: How Skinimalism is Redefining Beauty Routines and Packaging
The rise of "skinimalism" is transforming the beauty industry, focusing on simplified skin care routines, high-quality ingredients, and sustainability. This trend is changing consumer behavior, packaging design, and market dynamics in 2025.
Literature/Data
Beauty Beyond Wrinkles: Uncovering 16 Biological Hallmarks of Aging
In this interview, renowned skin science expert, UCLA cosmetic science educator and director of PD at YG Labs, Rebecca Gadberry, shares her insights on the hallmarks of aging. This evolving framework is reshaping how the industry is approaches aging.
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.
Actives
Revolutionary Ingredients Transforming Anti-aging and Skin Health
This article explores the science and sustainability behind innovative cosmetic ingredients and how they address skin concerns like aging, oxidative stress and damage.
