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Skin Care
Product Spotlight: Aveeno Calm + Restore Redness Relief Foaming Cleanser
The rosacea treatment market is projected to rise at a 7.1% CAGR (2025 to 2030), and the use of combination therapies, such as antibiotics with topicals, is becoming common. The Aveeno Calm + Restore Redness Relief Foaming Cleanser provides an example.
Event Coverage
6 Halal Ingredient Highlights at In-cosmetics Asia 2025 — Plus How Halal and Ethical Excellence are Taking Center Stage
In-cosmetics Asia 2025 will showcase halal-certified and other ethical beauty innovations among the industry's surging demand for clean, conscious and inclusive beauty solutions. Following are six ingredient highlights; plus market insights.
Actives
Brassica
Breakthrough: Herbal Anti-acne Alternative Proves Clinically Effective
While there are numerous topical and systemic treatments for acne, antibiotic resistance and toxic interactions are a challenge. This article explores the clinical efficacy of a
Brassica oleracea
blend as an alternative topical acne treatment.
Sun Care
Formulating Forum: Climate-Responsive Sun Protection and Eco-friendly Water Resistance
This article describes approaches to climate-responsive sun care. It also provides examples of efforts to obtain water resistance per ISO in an oil and an o/w sprayable emulsion, where traditional polymers are replaced with eco-friendlier alternatives.
Moisturizing
New Beauty Ingredients: from Pro-aging to Ingestible Sun Defense
To keep beauty innovators up on the latest technologies, Global Cosmetic Industry and Cosmetics & Toiletries prepare ingredient trend bulletins breaking down the latest emerging technologies, clinicals and more.
Cosmetic Ingredients
Bakuchiol to Stabilize Retinol and Polyunsaturated Lipids
Bakuchiol, a meroterpene of plant origin, is examined here for its ability to stabilize retinol and polyunsaturated lipids. It was found to be approximately 60-fold more effective than natural tocopherol, under both photo-oxidative and singlet oxygen environments. An overview of retinol stabilization, lipid peroxidation and the unique role lipid peroxides play in biology also is included.
Hair Care
How a Kudzu Isoflavone Tonic Mitigates Female Hair Loss
Kudzu isoflavones were explored in vitro for the potential to signal the hair growth cycle in dermal papilla. Promising results led to the development of an anti-hair loss tonic using kudzu root extract, which was tested in vivo in 40 Chinese women.
Actives
The Longevity and Slow-Aging Movement Gets an Ingredient Refresh
Anti-aging ingredients get a longevity and slow-aging makeover as consumers focus on holistic, long-term solutions for skin.
Natural/Sustainable
5 Clean, Green & Sustainable Beauty Trends
Slow beauty, fermented ingredients, preservative-free probiotics, testing alternatives and more.
Skin Care
Read the Label: The Body Shop's Japanese Matcha Tea Pollution Clearing Mask
This edition of "Read the Label" features The Body Shop’s Japanese Matcha Tea Pollution Clearing Mask, which claims to help remove pollutants to reveal radiant skin. Here, the author reviews the ingredient listing for claims substantiation and functionality.
Cosmetic Ingredients
[interview] Honestly It's Launches Coffee-based Foaming Scrub Powder
The three-in-one foaming scrub powder uses a water-free formula that is stored in single-use pouches that degrade within six months.
Event Coverage
Top 14 Macro Trends for Beauty Innovation in 2025 and Beyond
The fourth quarter of 2024 was jam-packed with events — and ideas to spark beauty innovation. Here, we've grouped them into 14 macro trends we see for beauty innovation in 2025 and beyond. Brief notes, buzzwords and "honorable mentions" also are included.
Consumers/Market
10 Trends in Beauty: K-Beauty, Mixsoon Bean Ferment, Forge, Tallow Skin Care for Men, Spate's 2025 Predictions...
C&T's Consumer Pulse report on the socials uncovers emerging searches and hashtags related to cosmetics. Here, we expand on those themes. This edition includes: Mixsoon's K-Beauty Bean Ferment, Forge's Tallow skin care for men, Spate's 2025 predictions...
Natural/Sustainable
Challenges in Creating NPA- and WFM-compliant Natural Formulations
Where does the formulation chemist begin when facing a marketing request for a product stamped with a “natural” label claim? The first step is to identify the certifying organization or government under which the formulation is to be sold, followed by the choice of preservatives. The basic approach to composing natural products is outlined here.
Hair Care
A Pretty Slick Trick—Hair Oils Offer Multifunctional Benefits
The use of hair oils is nothing new, but the formulas, extracts and technologies used to develop them have improved. This article explores the benefits of hair oils, some popular types and their known effects. It also highlights some modern formulations.
Natural/Sustainable
Trends in Organic and Natural Products: A Q&A Session With Barbara Olioso, PhD
Green chemist Barbara Olioso, PhD, founder of Organatural and workshop presenter at in-cosmetics Asia 2012, addresses important aspects of organic/natural personal care product creation, including: natural ingredient trends, formulation challenges and regulation issues.
Natural/Sustainable
Keeping with Tradition: Essential Oil History, Use and Production: A Review
Numerous essential oils are used in cosmetics, and a typical oil will contain more than 100 compounds, each with a different property. Following is a brief review of their history, personal care applications and production processes, for the novice formulator.
Actives
Herbivore Botanicals Revamps Its Bakuchiol Serum for an Evolving Millennial Consumer
"We are always on a mission to uplevel our formulas and introduce new powerful plant-based actives."
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