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2026 Allēs Showcase Sustainable Innovation, Personalized Solutions and More - Judges' Comments

The C&T team combined the judges’ comments and highlights for each finalist of the 2026 Allē Awards.

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16 Ingredients That Impact Hair Health: Myths vs. Reality

This article examines some of the most prevalent claims surrounding ingredients and hair health. Presenting both supporting insights and counter-arguments are industry experts Linda Foltis, Perry Romanowski and Peter Bailey.

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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.

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3 Disruptive Concepts in 'Double Duty' Beauty

Beauty innovators have been rethinking dual-sided products in novel ways, enabled by creative packaging and formulating. Here, we highlight three examples.

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Skin Care Gets Smarter: Exploring Advanced Ingredient Technologies

Here we explore some of the most advanced ingredients in skin care and how they are revolutionizing the industry. With advances in technology, manufacturers and brands can design products and formulas that adjust to the skin’s unique needs.

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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.

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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.

Beyond the physical limits of color, some companies are tapping into color theory and biology for inspiration, designing products to “enhance skin and facial structure.”

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.

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9 Microtrends in Beauty: Lip Stain Masque, Catrina Makeup (and Controversy), Halloween Makeup and More

C&T's Consumer Pulse series on the socials highlights emerging searches related to cosmetics. Here, we expand on those themes. This edition includes: Halloween makeup, Catrina makeup (and controversy), lip stain masque, bow and green chrome nails, etc.

While overall makeup growth is slow, several key segments are growing—notably lip and cheek products, setting sprays, and other select categories.

7 Top Makeup Growth Sectors for 2025

A close read of recent consumer data reveals areas of opportunity to tap growth in the color cosmetic sector.

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Read the Label: Glossier Balm Dotcom Reformulation — Before/After Comparison

The iconic Glossier Balm Dotcom launched ten years ago, drawing a cult following. In 2023, the brand reformulated its classic to meet vegan and cruelty-free specifications but this caused a backlash from fans. This article compares these formulations.

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[N.A.S.]™ Vibrant Collection, vegan botanical extracts for hybrid make-up

Givaudan Active Beauty launches the [N.A.S.]™ Vibrant Collection, five powders with potent skin benefits, fusing make-up and skincare.

The transition toward 'clean,' sustainable and vegan formulations hasn't been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

'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.

Searches for 'mica cosmetics' (in Japanese) are up 1,450% in the past week, according to Google Trends, with a recent news report exposing child labor mica mining in Madagascar.

8 Trends in Beauty — Targeting Child Labor Mica Mining, Russian Beauty, HNB Powder, Torriden LMW HA Toner and More

Weekly, C&T digs into trending searches and hashtags related to cosmetics. Now trending: mica mining, child labor and taking action; discontinued cosmetics and the Russian beauty market; HNB Soft Focus Loose Powder; Torriden Dive-in LMW HA Toner; etc.

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New Purple 2364, a vibrant and sustainable vegan pigment for make-up

Givaudan Active Beauty unveils New Purple 2364, a 100% vegan and natural origin content pigment for use in make-up formulations. Extracted by green fractionation, it demonstrates impressive results when applied on lips, lids and nails. Find out more...

Read the Label: Depixym's Cosmetic Emulsion

This "Read the Label" looks at color and care with a focus on inclusive beauty products. The product under review is Depixym’s Cosmetic Emulsion Range, featuring key ingredients such as a color blend, synthetic fluorphlogopite and others.

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Wool Powder and Pigments for Pollution Protection—A Proposal

Air pollution induces oxidative stress that can cause skin damage. Keratin powder from wool can bind and neutralize pollutant species. This material was utilized to create a color pigment and tested, as described here, in vitro and ex vivo for its NO2-abs

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Under Pressure: Color Release Microcapsules for Dynamic Product Dimensions

The present article describes the preparation and characterization of encapsulated iron oxide pigments, whereby the color is released only upon the application of mechanical pressure.