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Natural/Sustainable
Goodbye, Microplastics: Beauty’s Glow-Up for a Greener Future
From silicone-based alternatives to seaweed-derived cellulose, these newly launched innovations aim to deliver luxury and ethics.
Natural/Sustainable
Replacing Microplastics: Natural Cellulose Offers Gentle and Biodegradable Exfoliation
While cosmetics represent a small source of primary and secondary microplastics in the environment, it is a source that could easily be avoided by using natural biodegradable alternatives. As such, described herein is a research project to identify a natural, biodegradable alternative for peel applications. Plant cellulose was of particular interest.
Colorant
Performance & Sustainability Drive the Newest Makeup Ingredients
Whether you're looking to improve product performance, meet growing demand for clean beauty or push the boundaries of formulation, these innovations are shaping the future of makeup and color cosmetics.
Natural/Sustainable
Macro Oceans Launches Big Kelp Flex to Eliminate Microplastics
California-based biotech company Macro Oceans launched Big Kelp Flex, its new seaweed cellulose ingredient.
Sensory
Unispheres: Visual Ingredients that Awaken Emotion and Elevate Perception
Givaudan Active Beauty augments the power of Unispheres®. Rooted in Swiss engineering excellence, this high-precision visualization system goes beyond aesthetics to become a true performance perception amplifier, deepening consumer engagement.
Skin Care
Skin Nourishment Product Spotlight: Nivea Nourishing Care Body Wash with Nourishing Serum
Nourishment has made its way across nearly every beauty category. One example of this dare-we-say
foodification
of beauty is in the body wash sector. This week, Nivea's Nourishing Care Body Wash with Nourishing Serum provides an example.
Actives
Beauty Alternatives: Ingredient Trends
From upcycled technologies to improved oil-in water formulations, emerging ingredients are taking beauty to the next level.
Natural/Sustainable
Supplier Forum: Formulating Sustainable Products
Claims such as
sustainable
and
natural
are increasingly expected in today's beauty industry. This installment of the
Cosmetics & Toiletries
Supplier Forum details approaches to formulating with a smaller ecological footprint, from supply chain to replacement ingredients.
Skin Care
Climate-Adaptive Beauty: Real-Time Adaptation, Stress ‘Training’ for Skin, Clean Credibility, Multi-Stress Protection and More
Climate-adaptive beauty is booming, driven by AI diagnostics, adaptive makeup and a focus on resilience and sustainability. As industry experts explain here, the market is set to grow as consumers demand smarter, eco-friendly and responsive products.
Bath/Shower
Microbeads Then and Now: Polyethylene and Alternative Next-gen Abrasives
Properties of microbeads such as their particle size, density, morphology and material hardness are important for abrasive and sensory attributes. The present article highlights these and other aspects for both polyethylene-based beads and naturally derived abrasive alternates.
Sun Care
Boosting Efficacy in Sunscreens – Ethical or Misleading?
How formulators can navigate the complex terminology and regulations behind enhanced UV protection.
Consumers/Market
How Color Cosmetics Merge Form with Function: Trends, Tech and Expert Insights
This report navigates the dynamic world of color cosmetic trends, spotlighting innovative formats and cutting-edge ingredient technologies. In addition, it highlights various expert insights.
Actives
'Clean' Beauty Swaps: New Ingredients & Headwinds
The transition toward “clean,” sustainable and vegan formulations hasn’t been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.
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.
Literature/Data
Climate Change, Beauty’s Influence and a Sustainable Path Forward
This article describes drivers of climate change and how our industry can mitigate them. It also explores the impact of climate change on naturals, novel farming/biotech solutions and choices formulators can make to support sustainability.
Cosmetic Ingredients
Beauty’s War on Senescence: Ingredient Trend Tracker
Regenerative technologies that clear the skin of zombie cells are reshaping beauty claims possibilities. PLUS: in-cosmetics Global 2024 ingredient highlights.
