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Black Label Ingredients Extends Partnership with Active Concepts to the Midwest

Formulators and brands throughout the Midwest will gain enhanced access to Active Concepts' advanced research and development capabilities, supported by Black Label Ingredients' customer-focused distribution network.

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Driving Customers’ Success Through Sustainability, Local Innovation and Advanced Preservation Technologies

Personal care antimicrobials are experiencing a pivotal transformation. Companies must deliver antimicrobial efficacy—and ensure their products are sustainable, multifunctional, and safe. Ashland is responding to this shift. Keep reading to learn how.

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Expert Opinions on Compromised and Sensitive Skin Care: Barrier Resilience, Dermocosmetics, Biomimetic, Multifunctional and More

Sensitive skin care is now mainstream, driving a market projected to exceed $68B by 2029. Here, we explore how biomimetic, barrier-boosting ingredients are reshaping the category with insights from Core Biogenesis, Lucas Meyer Cosmetics and Nagase Viita.

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6 Years of Platinum: Lipoid Kosmetik Boosts Sustainability Profile with Latest EcoVadis Medal

EcoVadis evaluates businesses on four key sustainability themes: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.

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IFF Announces Bioprospecting Partnership with Reservas Votorantim in Brazil

The agreement provides IFF and LMR Naturals exclusive access to the native flora of the area with the goal of developing new extracts for perfumery and cosmetics.

Get an Instant Face Lift for a Refined V-Shape

Sirtalice™ offers an instant lift and V-shape facial contour in only 30 min. Its long-lasting effects provide firmer, more luminous skin. Inspired by deep sea microorganisms, it gives an on-the-go, freezing blast to awaken skin and emit its true beauty.

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Beyond the Hype: C&T Allēs Honor Beauty Innovation Through Scientific Rigor

We've established comprehensive scientific evaluation criteria for the 2026 C&T Allē Awards, ensuring innovations are assessed through evidence-based methodology that honors the technical rigor driving beauty industry breakthroughs.

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NSF Launches Science-based Vegan and Cruelty-Free Certification Protocol

The protocol, NSF P543, establishes rigorous verification standards to address consumer demand for science-backed, ethical product claims.

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Kensing Expands Vitamin E Portfolio with Upcycled Sun E from Sunflowers

Kensing introduces Sun E, a natural vitamin E derived from upcycled sunflower oil production following its 2023 acquisition of Advanced Organic Materials. The non-GMO ingredient is said to offer enhanced bioavailability compared to synthetic alternatives.

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Biobased Ingredients Usher in the Era of High-performance Clean Beauty

Bio-based solutions meet consumer demand for safe, effective and eco-friendly products and offer a path forward for conventional clean brands in a dermocosmetic-dominated era.

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Econic Launches CO₂-based Recreaire Carbonate Ethoxylate Surfactants

The Recreaire platform reportedly offers high-performance alternatives to conventional ethoxylates, cutting emissions by up to 65% while expanding formulation possibilities.

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High-Performance Biotech: The Future of Beauty Innovation

According to recent projections, the global market for biotech ingredients—including those used in cosmetics—is estimated at US $2.59 billion in 2025, with expectations to reach $5.10 billion by 2034.

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Cosciens Biopharma Powers Skin Health Through Oat-derived Avenanthramides

In topical applications, they have been found to soothe irritated skin, reduce redness and support long-term skin health.

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Laboratoires Expanscience Expands Skinification Trend with Pixalia and Soline Bio for Skin, Scalp and Hair

The ingredients respond to the skinification trend, bringing plant-based, microbiota-focused solutions from skin care into scalp and hair care, for healthier, more resilient hair and skin.

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Skin Radiance Product Spotlight: E.l.f. Thirst Burst Drops

The focus on "glowing" skin will be a major theme to strut the fall and winter 2025 catwalks. E.l.f.'s Thirst Burst Drops align with this theme. Here, we spotlight the product and its hibscus ingredient, which the literature confirms improves hydration.

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Ultra Chemical Highlights Bicotene Natural for Enhanced Beta Carotene Delivery, Skin Protection

Bicotene Natural is said to deliver stabilized beta-carotene deep into the skin using double encapsulation, preventing collagen damage from UV exposure while supporting membrane repair, among other benefits.

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Oh, Oh Organic Teams Up with Evolved By Nature to Bring Natural Peptides to Personal Care

Oh, Oh Organic has partnered with Evolved By Nature to offer natural, upcycled bioactive peptides for skin and hair care.

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Goodbye, Microplastics: Beauty’s Glow-Up for a Greener Future

From silicone-based alternatives to seaweed-derived cellulose, these newly launched innovations aim to deliver luxury and ethics.