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Crafting Sensory Effects: Free Ebook

This free Sensory Ebook, sponsored by Shin-Etsu Silicones, explores approaches to create transforming textures, high-impact color, softness in hair and more; paired with a directory of ingredients that make these effects possible—plus prototype formulas. Download now!

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Read the Label: Verso No. 4 Hydration Boost Serum

This product highlights a high concentration of niacinamide combined with proprietary colloidal oat extracts and oils to keep skin hydrated, smooth and beautiful. Do the ingredients match? Read on to find out.

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Symrise’s Bisabolol Alternative Sustainably Soothes Inflammation

Skin redness was reportedly reduced within one day of using this nature-identical bisabolol alternative, created as a sustainable option.

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Deer Milk: a Soothing K-beauty Solution

Deer milk is at the center of a forthcoming South Korean skin care launch, inspired by the ingredient’s skin-soothing properties.

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Comparatively Speaking: HLB vs PIT

HLB and PIT are both important concepts for making emulsions. They provide different information, however, so both should be used to optimize emulsions. Tony O'Lenick, et al., explain.

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[video] Bio-inspired Skin Hydration

The water-retaining capabilities of Carpobrodus edulis, and work to mimic these effects for skin care, are described by Céline Laperdrix, of Yves-Rocher, in this video interview. Watch to learn more.

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Sytheon’s HydraSynol DOI and HydraSynol IDL

These smart skin hydrators and barrier-builders work with the body to maintain healthy skin hydration.

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Clariant Conditioners Target Custom Hair Care

The supplier's recent lineup of conditioning agents is meant to deliver targeted benefits to damaged, dry or limp hair, all with sustainable benefits and versatile formulating potential.

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Patent Pick: Pumpkin, Shea and More for Elegant Occlusion and Care

GlaxoSmithKline inventors have their eye on occlusion as a mechanism to reduce skin dryness. Here, they look to oils, fats and waxes from pumpkin, shea and more for new tricks to improve topical treatments.

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Algenist's Alive Prebiotic Moisturizer SPF 15

Prebiotics, probiotics and a regenerative algae compound help this moisturizer to balance the skin microbiome while leaving it smooth and hydrated.

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Texturizer Launches Gattefossé into Hair Care

Gattefossé's biodegradable texturizing agent is intended to inhibit frizz and other unwelcome effects of climatic conditions, and marks the company's hair care debut.

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Virgin-like Hair Restoration via Ashland Polymer

Intended to restore the appearance of hair to its virgin, undamaged state, Ashland's polymer utilizes a novel conditioning mechanism.

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Supplier Roundtable: Proxy Formulating—Using Alternative Ingredients

In this Supplier Roundtable, suppliers were challenged with the question of how to utilize "proxy" ingredients to keep up with market trends and on top of ingredient controversy.

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Amika's Phantom Hydrating Dry Shampoo Foam

With a novel foam texture, this dry shampoo hydrates hair with seabuckthorn berry while rice, tapioca and corn starch remove product buildup.

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MMP, Inc.’s Vegenolin CF

As a vegetal alternative to lanolin, this ingredient is a soft paste that has high water-absorption capacity, skin conditioning benefits and w/o co-emulsifier functionality.

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BASF Care Creations’ Cetiol Ultimate

Performance testing has shown that this natural emollient improves color stability and has comparable pigment-wetting properties as cyclomethicone, while enhancing formulation texture.

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IFF/Lucas Meyer Cosmetics’ Siligel

This easy-to-use gelling agent is sustainably produced to leave a silicone-like skin feel in formulations.

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Unwined by Hask’s Rosé Deep Conditioners

These rosé-inspired deep conditioners utilize wine extract, resveratrol, rose and other botanicals to maintain hair health and boost color protection.