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What if The Rules of Fighting Acne Have Changed?

What if the rules of fighting acne have changed? Dendriclear™ selectively targets acneic C. acnes strains to recover a healthier microbiome and reduce the appearance of acne lesions.

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Iselux® Isethionate Surfactants for Optimum Sulfate-Free Cleansing with Data Sheet & Formula

Iselux® (INCI: Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate) is an extremely mild high-performing sulfate-free surfactant. It produces luxurious, creamy lather and offers impressive formulation flexibility in a range of products from shampoos to hand soaps.

Clariant Launches Sugar-based Surfactants for Mild Hair/Skin Cleansing

Clariant has launched a range of sugar-based surfactants that effectively cleanse the skin and hair while being mild and having pleasant sensorial effects.

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When Water is Hard on Eczema

Hard water contains minerals that are tough on the skin, especially those predisposed toward atopic dermatitis. Recent research in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology looked into how hard water affects the skin barrier.

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Ayuna ‘Less is Beauty’ Launches Cannabis-based Terra-Bella Skin Cream

The Terra line by Ayuna “Less is Beauty” combines the values of self-care and beauty. The latest addition, Terra-Bella, is an emulsion-based skin cream that contains a blend of cannabis stem cell extract and organic actives to promote skin longevity and increase consumer happiness.

Formulating With Naturals—Hair Conditioning

This column proposes that the current natural and organic hair conditioner market can de divided into two types—those that are effective but use technology considered suspect under most natural certifications, i.e., “greenwashed,” and those that are more compliant with natural and organic certification but are found by consumers to have performance gaps

Indonesia Expects Professional Hair Care Boom

Although the Indonesian hair care market is still modest in size, being less than 5% of the U.S. market, it has enjoyed a growth of almost 10% since 2007.

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2026 C&T Allē Awards Portal is Open — Beauty Innovation Abounds: Show Us Your Stuff

With beauty innovation abuzz, especially around spring trade shows, Cosmetics & Toiletries is excited to open the 2026 Allē Awards submission portal. Show us what you've got!

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Nourishing 'Hair Block' Bar from Croda

Embracing consumers' waste-free lifestyle shift, Croda inventors created a bar format shampoo that bypasses the need for packaging.

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Product Innovation Gives Hair Care a Boost

In line with the performance of the beauty industry in general, hair care has experienced a slight slowdown globally, with the value growth rate falling from 5.5% in 2012 to 4.9% in 2013. However, hair care has resisted this slowdown.

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Deriving Hair Strength from a Sustainable Source

Need a sustainable surfactant for multiple hair benefits? Beraca and Clariant looked to the Amazonian rainforest and teamed up to launch a new, fully traceable secondary surfactant at in-cosmetics Latin America.

Vegetable-based Surfactant for Natural Hair Conditioning

Rhodia will introduce its vegetable-based surfactant for hair care at NYSCC Suppliers' Day 2010.

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Supplier Roundtable: Formulating Softness and Shine in Hair

Driven by an aging consumer base, products that increase softness and shine in hair are in higher demand. This month's Cosmetics & Toiletries Supplier Roundtable challenged experts for solutions to formulate softness- and shine-increasing hair care products.

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Formulate for the Hair on Their Chinny, Chin-Chins

Whether they are flavor savers, double chin cover-ups, testosterone indicators or just plain fashionable, beards have specific cleaning and conditioning needs, for which Evonik has developed novel formulas.

Sustainability: Trends in Polymers and Surfactants for Hair Care

Market trends are driving the development of polymer and surfactant ingredients toward natural origins—in particular, plants. In this article, the authors review some of the recent trends in green surfactants and polymers for hair care. One interesting technology transfer trend is the use of hydrogen-bonded supramolecular networks to produce self-healing fixative films.

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Corn-derived Biosurfactant Shows Lower Temp = Higher Hair Adsorption

Want faster hair adsorption? Lower the temperature. As least, that's what one study with a corn-derived biosurfactant, from the Royal Society of Chemistry, showed.

Sustainability: Trends in Polymers and Surfactants for Hair Care

Market trends are driving the development of polymer and surfactant ingredients toward natural origins—in particular, plants. In this article, the authors review some of the recent trends in green surfactants and polymers for hair care. One interesting technology transfer trend is the use of hydrogen-bonded supramolecular networks to produce self-healing fixative films.

Patent Picks—Hair and Eyelash Growth, Fixatives, Surfactants and More

Chosen biweekly by Rachel Grabenhofer, Cosmetics & Toiletries magazine editor, for their relevance to personal care, Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources. This edition features recently issued patents relevant to hair care, styling and growth.

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