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Both sustainable ingredients address significant social and economic challenges posed by palm oil by providing a palm-free alternative that can help offset the loss of tropical rainforests.

Xylome Replaces Palm Oil with Fermented Yoil and Yoil-Cream

Acting as drop-in palm oil replacments, Yoil is a solid white fat at room temperature and a clear liquid at body temperature, and Yoil-Cream is composed of purified lipid bodies that naturally assemble without emulsifiers during the fermentation process.

'We have not found adequate evidence to determine how much CBD can be consumed, and for how long, before causing harm.'

U.S. FDA, Congress to Write CBD its Own Rules for Food, Supplements

After careful review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that a regulatory pathway specific to CBD, rather than CBD foods and supplements, is needed to balance CBD product demand with the potential risks.

The ingredient demonstrates product benefits including significant improvement in hair smoothness, curl definition, frizz (+65% in Type VI hair) and more.

Geltor Grows into Hair Care with NuColl Vegan Collagen Launch

Manufactured via fermentation, NuColl improves hair smoothness, controls frizz and volume and mends split ends, the company reports.

To demonstrate the viability of fungal pigments, Jesse Adler collaborated with a formulating chemist to create a makeup collection referred to as Alchemical Mycology.

[updated] Could Fungal Colorants Extend the Pigment Palette?

Jesse Adler is making headlines with her makeup collection Alchemical Mycology. The biomolecular scientist extracts pigments from mushrooms, lichens yeast and mold for her cosmetics; but one industry expert reminds us of the regulatory hurdles they face.

LignoGuard uses Fibenol’s Lignova raw material made from locally generated forestry and wood industry residues such as sawdust, woodchips and low-quality hardwood.

Lignovations Develops Multifunctional Ingredient LignoGuard

LignoGuard uses Fibenol’s Lignova raw material made from locally generated forestry and wood industry residues such as sawdust, woodchips and low-quality hardwood. The ingredient provides photoprotection and antioxidant properties.

The multidrug-resistant bacteria, mycobacteria and fungus were substantially inactivated within five hours of applying the cream.

Cranberry Proanthocyanidins Empower Antimicrobial Lip Gloss

Antimicrobial A-type proanthocyanidins (PACs) in cranberry can provoke alterations in the glycoproteins of enveloped viruses, according to Ángel Serrano Aroca, Ph.D., of Universidad Católica de Valencia. His team applied this to a lip gloss.

Significant increases in skin barrier lipids and skin-repairing lipids were observed in skin models treated with the company's Macrocystis pyrifera ferment.

How La Mer's Max Huber Labs' Macrocystis pyrifera Ferment Boosts Skin Lipids, Barrier Repair

The ability of Macrocystis pyrifera ferment to activate skin's production of essential lipids was presented by La Mer's Max Huber Labs during the 47th meeting of the Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology, held in Dec. 2-4, 2022.

The U.S. Hemp Roundtable said the FDA’s comments signal 'the new year may offer some promise for the long-awaited regulation of hemp-derived extracts such as CBD.'

FDA to Explore CBD, Hemp Regulations for Food and Supplements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exploring whether legal cannabis is safe in food or supplements and expects to make recommendations in the coming months for regulating such products. Could this translate to cosmetics?

The guidelines include how consumers are likely to interpret particular claims and how marketers can substantiate these claims to avoid deceiving consumers.

Avoid Deceptive Eco Claims by Helping FTC Shape the Green Guides

The commission is seeking public comment to update the guidelines. This move is based on increasing consumer interest in buying environmentally friendly products.

Organic preservatives are preferred over traditional preservatives such as parabens, formaldehyde donors and others .

Naturals to Lead Cosmetic Preservative Growth to US $562M Despite Their Cost

Two market analysts have projected that cosmetic preservatives will surpass $562 million - one says by 2027, the other by 2028. While natural and organic options are preferred, the costs of these solutions pose challenges.

While eco-friendly and organic solvents address growing concerns for the environment, how do they impact the rheology of product formulations? A free webcast on Dec. 13, 2022, sponsored by Genomatica, explains. Register now; it's free.

Natural Solvents Market Saturated with Demand: How Do They Impact Formulas?

Global demand for solvents is on the rise, per IMARC Group, and eco-friendly and organic solvents address growing concerns for the environment. But how do they impact the rheology of product formulations? An upcoming webcast explains.

Among the natural compounds, polyphenols have been widely explored for their radiation-absorbing properties.

Apple Polyphenols Grow Natural Sun Protection Possibilities

Plants have evolved metabolites to face photo-oxidative stress and irradiation. Apples, for example, are ripe with antioxidant and SPF opportunity, as research published in Molecules suggests.

Euperlan NL Pearl offers opacifying and pearlizing effects without using pigments. It has quality attributes in hair care applications on wet and dry combing tests, anti-hair breakage measurements and suppleness tests.

BASF Launches Euperlan NL Pearl Wax-based Pearlizer

Euperlan NL Pearl offers opacifying and pearlizing effects without using pigments. It has quality attributes in hair care, as demonstrated by wet and dry combing tests, anti-hair breakage measurements and suppleness tests.

PhycoSi strengthens the epidermis, restores the cutaneous barrier, improves skin exfoliation and smoothes the cutaneous microrelief.

Microphyt Presents PhycoSi for Anti-aging

PhycoSi strengthens the epidermis, restores the cutaneous barrier, improves skin exfoliation and smoothes the cutaneous microrelief.

As a green version of SymDiol 68, the mixture moisturizes the skin, stabilizes emulsions, works with the microbiome, is suitable for normal and sensitive skin and improves product protection.

Symrise Launches SymDiol 68 Green Multifunctional Ingredient

A green version of SymDiol 68, the mixture moisturizes the skin, stabilizes emulsions, works with the microbiome, is suitable for normal and sensitive skin and improves product protection.

Hydrolite 6 green completes the range of of green 1,2-alkanediols in chain lengths from 5 to 8. The line works well with all skin types and formulation types, according to Symrise.

Symrise's Hydrolite 6 Green Makes Multifunctionality Eco-friendly

Hydrolite 6 green completes the range of sustainable 1,2-alkanediols in chain lengths from 5 to 8. The line works well with all skin types and formulation types, according to Symrise, and offers functions ranging from moisturizing to product protection.

Many of the allergens identified were fragrances and other botanicals, according to ScienceAlert, which have become a leading cause of contact dermatitis.

JAMA Letter Cautions: Most 'Natural' Skin Care Contains Allergens

A Research Letter published in JAMA Dermatology highlighted the prevalence of contact allergens in natural skin care in a study of 1,651 products on the U.S. market.

Kerascalp contains Phyllanthus Emblica, the green Indian gooseberry. It has a history of being utilized in Ayurveda medicine and offers hair follicle strengthening and pigmentation.

Provital Finds Kerascalp Slows Graying, Strengthens Hair Follicles

Kerascalp contains Phyllanthus emblica, the green Indian gooseberry, which has a history in ayurveda. More recently, its abilities to slow graying and strengthen follicles in hair were identified.

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