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[video] A Transcriptomic Dive into the Beauty Benefits of Rosehip Extract

During the IFSCC 2025 Congress, Cynthia Suarez, Ph.D., of Finzelberg, and Ute Wollenweber, of Care-and-Science, presented the poster, "A Cutting-Edge Transcriptomic Dive into the Beauty Benefits of Rosehip Extract." Check it out!

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[special report] What the Testing Lab Got Wrong: Brian Ecclefield on the Australian Sunscreen Labeling Crisis

Many of Australia's recalled sunscreens were validated by the same testing lab, Princeton Consumer Research (PCR). Here, Brian Ecclefield helps us dig into the testing report, highlighting discrepancies and what the lab appears to have gotten wrong.

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[video] How Plant Biofactories Deliver Next-gen Skin Restoration Beyond Retinol — Take the 30-day Challenge

In this free videocast, sponsored by Core Biogenesis, Tony Abboud explains how plant biofactories are a game changer in beauty, producing ingredients whose efficacy surpasses retinol. He also describes their role in sustainability. Register now to watch.

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[video] Elevating Performance and Sensory Innovation in Eco-friendly APs/Deos: A C&T Allē Award Winner

In this video interview, sponsored by Inolex, Jennifer O’Hara describes current and future trends in the antiperspirant/deodorant (AP/Deo) market, as well as how the company's C&T Allē Award-winning Smooth Glide deodorant checks all the boxes.

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[video] Intensifying Shine, Smoothness and Sensory in Skin and Hair – Bio-based Emollient Clinches C&T Allē Award

In this video interview, sponsored by Croda Beauty, Arayna Singh describes the company's C&T Allē Award-winning Crodamol GTS, explaining its abilities to improve shine, smoothness and sensory effects in skin and hair. Watch now; it's free.

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[video] Impact of Daily Stress on Skin: Epinephrine Directly Affects Barrier Function

Eri Kawashima, of KOSÉ Corp., presented her poster, "Impact of Daily Stress on Skin: Epinephrine Directly Affects the Barrier Function," during IFSCC 2024 in Brazil — for which she was a poster award finalist. Watch her poster presentation in this video.

U Cinn Digital Roundtable June 2024 External Forces Affecting Formulating

[digital roundtable] Forces Influencing Cosmetic Formulating: Social Media, Regulations and Technical Constraints

In this Digital Roundtable, Prof. K.P. Ananth, Ph.D., and up-and-comers from the U. of Cincinnati discuss social media, regulations and technical constraints and how these forces impact formulating. They also predict future forces. Watch now.

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, in collaboration with the Infinity Institute, discovered a new skin protein that is part of the Late Cornified Envelope (LCE) protein family. According to Anne Zibi Elbaz, senior product line manager of active ingredients for the company, mimicking this protein's activity can strengthen the corneocyte envelope. Register to watch and learn more.

[video] Mimicking Skin Proteins to Build Barrier Integrity for Pre-aging, Aging Benefits

In this sponsored video, Anne Zibi Elbaz, of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant, describes an ingredient that mimics the LCE6A protein in skin, strengthening the barrier. Clinical data and an AI-powered avatar demonstrate its benefits. Watch now.

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[video] Reinventing Conditioning with a Biodegradable Amino Lipid

AminoSensyl Ultra MB was designed as a 100% natural, sustainable replacement for behentrimonium chloride. The ingredient won a 2024 C&T Allē Award — and Lisa Gandolfi, Ph.D., of Inolex, explains why in this sponsored video. Watch now.

In this sponsored podcast, Eva Bönzli, Ph.D., of Mibelle Biochemistry, describes trends in hair care innovation. She also previews the company's latest launch to achieve healthy hair: PinoPlex, an ingredient inspired by — and upcycled from — pine cones. Register to watch; it's free.

[video] Upcycled Answer to Consumers 'Pining' for Healthy Hair

"Glossy" and "smooth" are key traits of healthy hair, per consumers. In this sponsored video, Eva Bönzli, Ph.D., of Mibelle Biochemistry, describes how the company's latest launch, upcycled from pine cones, achieves these benefits. Watch now.

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[video] Transcending the Limits of Gold Standard Actives

Retinoid and bakuchiol are gold standards for anti-aging effects and to reverse photoaging. Grant Industries has resolved stability and dispersion issues and added new efficacies to them, as this sponsored video explains. Register now to watch; it's free.

In this interview from the IFSCC 2023 poster session, Eveline Thia, of Shiny Brands Group, describes work evaluating the hair follicle growth potential of a botanical formula.

[video] How Botanicals Can Boost Hair Follicle Growth: Comparison with Minoxidil

In this interview from the IFSCC 2023 poster session, Eveline Thia, of Shiny Brands Group, describes work evaluating the hair follicle growth potential of a botanical-based formula. Compared with minoxidil, results were promising.

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[video] NAD+ and Longevity as the Latest Anti-aging Target

Wellness has permeated skin care, driving consumer interest in tools such as the so-called health molecule NAD+. Mibelle Biochemistry's latest ingredient gives it a boost in skin, as explained in this sponsored video. Watch now; it's free.

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[video] Zero Gravity-inspired Secrets to Align Anti-sagging Forces in Skin

Anti-sagging offers a specific target in the anti-aging space. In this sponsored interview, Thibault Marchand, of Seppic, explains how secrets revealed by plants in zero gravity translated to skin for this effect. Watch now; it's free.

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[video] Tiktok Trends and Cosmetic Hacks

What can formulators learn from the recent "jail makeup" trend on TikTok? Kelly Dobos breaks it down for us in this brief chat.

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[video] Developing Inclusive Beauty to New Depths

In this exclusive interview, Alayna Bouie and Raihaanah Safee, of the University of Toledo, explain how the pigment ultramarine blue could be used in color cosmetics to match deeper skin tones more realistically. Watch now.

Daleen Zakaib, Formulation and Technical Support Chemist at Grant Industries, took C&T step-by-step through the formulation process.

[video] Waterless Natural Serum Primer: On Location at Grant's New Lab

C&T recently toured Grant Industries' newly revamped labs in Elmwood Park, NJ, USA. There, we met several key team members who showed us how to formulate a waterless natural serum primer. Watch now.

Originally a symbol of family, tribe and status, Black hair experienced harsh treatment in early American history but emerged as an expression of freedom and self. Crystal Porter, Ph.D., explains in this interview. Watch now.

[video] Beauty Through Black History: Hair Focus

Embracing family, secret maps, expression of freedom and more – textured hair and hair care has held unique significance in Black history, as this exclusive interview with Crystal Porter, Ph.D., of Mane Insights, reveals. Watch to learn more.