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Top Green Preservatives Awarded

Forty-eight innovators participated in the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council's green preservative challenge, but only seven came out on top.

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From Skin Awakenings to a Blue Future: Lipotec Innovations Debut

Launches included a skin-awakening peptide, "mythic" tree extracts and a vegan stevia extract with retinoid activity, among others.

Candela Organic, a subsidiary of Candela Peru, has released five products to the U.S. personal care industry: Brazil Nut Oil, Passion Fruit Seed Oil, Murumuru Butter, Buriti Oil and Cupuaçu Butter.

Candela Organic Rolls Out 5 Natural Personal Care Ingredients

Candela Organic, a subsidiary of Candela Peru, has released five products to the U.S. personal care industry: Brazil Nut Oil, Passion Fruit Seed Oil, Murumuru Butter, Buriti Oil and Cupuaçu Butter.

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Evonik Adds 7 Actives to Tego Range

Each active has its own skin benefits but some provide multifunctional usage across other personal care categories such as hair care.

Biotechnology has allowed for innovation and the availability, both now and in the future, of beneficial ingredients derived from microalgae – a regenerative and highly productive efficient source of many high-value ingredients.

How Advances in Biotech Empower Natural and Blue Beauty

Tammy Yaiser is a product innovator and developer, and was the lead formulator behind Algenist’s award-winning advanced biotechnology formulations. In this interview, she shares her views of how biotechnology not only fits into, but also advances beauty.

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Dyson's Latest Innovation? A Fusion of Farming and Hair Care Innovation

At the heart of the Dyson Omega collection is the Dyson Oli7 blend, a combination of seven omega-rich, plant-based oils.

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Bio + Chemo Guidance Uncover New Benefits in Known Naturals: Murraya Koenigii Extract Case Study

Murraya koenigii extracts derived via various techniques were compared. One developed through chem- and bio-guidance paired with a natural deep eutectic technology uncovered lesser-known efficacies, leading to a natural active to boost elastin synthesis.

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Hair and Scalp Care: Lipids, Algae Solutions, Self-esteem, Bond Building, Scalp Health, Personalized, Biotech Derived and More

Scientific advances continue to shape how we approach hair and scalp health. Innovative commercial products have captured the attention of the beauty consumer, driving the market trajectory ever higher. Here, industry experts discuss these dynamics.

This 'Read the Label' looks at the ingredients and claims for BYBI’s Clean Hands Moisturizing Antibacterial Spray.

Read the Label: BYBI's Clean Hands Moisturizing Antibacterial Spray

This "Read the Label" looks at the ingredients and claims for BYBI’s Clean Hands Moisturizing Antibacterial Spray. The brand claims that this product is a 65% alcohol, vegan sanitizing spray to moisturize, soothe and calm dry hands while reducing levels of bacteria.

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Comparatively Speaking: Pathways to Rancidity (and How to Avoid Them)

Rancidification is a type of oxidative degradation that occurs more commonly in oils, including hydrocarbons and other organics. Here, Tony O'Lenick explores this process and provides solutions to prevent it.

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Firing Up the Cannabinoid Cosmetics Debate at SCC Annual

Cannabinoids have fired up great interest (and to some extent, alarm) from the cosmetics industry, both for their broad potential but also their regulatory status. During the recent SCC Annual Meeting, a few presenters shared what the science says about these potent actives.

What does this mean for formulators? '[It provides] high efficacy, high levels of purity and a product that you can integrate into aqueous formulations.' Read on for more.

Cambrium Reveals Ex vivo Efficacy of NovaColl, Shares Future Outlook on Material Design

“Our molecular design technology enables us to achieve unprecedented material performance. ... We are very pleased that this data supports the unique ‘protect, maintain and enhance’ claim for NovaColl."

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Safer Solar Protection Part II, Going Beyond UV Defense

Recent research has focused on nature’s ways of protecting living organisms, from plankton and cyanobacteria to humans, from the sun. With the proper topical delivery systems, some of these biomechanisms may prove beneficial to consumers and marketers.

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Meet the 2026 C&T Allē Awards Finalists – Trailblazers in Beauty Innovation

The 2026 C&T Allē Awards are just around the corner, celebrating the trailblazers of beauty innovation on May 18, 2026, in NYC. This year’s finalists represent the pinnacle of creativity, science and vision. Meet this year's contenders.

Patent Picks—Pawpaw Anti-irritant, Degradation Sensor, Fenugreek Saponins and More

Chosen biweekly for their relevance to personal care, Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources. This edition features patents related to preservation; ranging from the preservation of product stability, to antimicrobial technologies and a natural preparation to address preservative-induced irritation.

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Old Meets New: Facial Mapping and TCM to Reach Booming Markets

Several ingredient examples from Traditional Chinese Medicine folklore are now validated by modern science. This article explores their potential for the aspirational Chinese market and considers how techniques such as facial-mapping demonstrate their efficacy.

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Supplier Roundtable: Formulating Multifunctional Products

Multifunctional personal care products help to scale back routines for consumers looking to use simple formulations with minimal ingredients. Here, experts weighed in on how to formulate these versatile concepts in this month's Supplier Roundtable.

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Dwarf Bamboo, Marine Bacteria and Human Extracts: Naturals in the Literature

The pandemic has magnified consumer focus on health and hygiene, which has spiked interest in "clean" beauty concepts. These are often built around familiar-sounding ingredients such as naturals. In relation, we present this brief literature review on recent naturals research.