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'The impact will differ between different brands, but for us, it's pushing us even closer to our R&D roots. We're doubling down on developing truly innovative products, focusing on the best, most efficacious ingredients.' —Chemist Confessions

Innovating Beauty Amid Global Trade Uncertainties

The key to resilience lies in understanding and responding to the impacts of tariffs on costs, demand and competitive positioning. Learn more here.

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Testing Trending Hair Care and Skinification Claims

Various test methods, some borrowed from skin care, can be used to validate hair product claims. This article reviews several, including conditioning, anti-breakage, hydration, skinification-related, damage repair, anti-dandruff, anti-hair loss and more.

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Technical Theories and Tools to Leverage Polyol Properties for Smarter Makeup Remover Design

This article describes tools such as organic conceptual diagrams, Hansen solubility parameters and alcohol classes to study polyol dynamics for smarter makeup remover design. Effects on CMC, cloud point and other functional benefits are also considered.

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How Standardized Propolis Extraction Yields a Derm-grade Anti-inflammaging Active

Propolis' natural variability challenges consistent extraction, so an alternative non-alcoholic technology was designed to optimize and standardize this. The resulting derm-grade propolis was tested for anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and other benefits.

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Expert Opinions: Optimizing Lab Processes and Production — Animal Test Alternatives, Barrier Effects, MoCRA, GMPs and More

These expert insights provide a sampling of the dynamics shaping both testing and production. They are indicative of the challenges and opportunities emerging for those behind the scenes of beauty manufacturing.

Phages selectively eliminate specific bacterial strains via targeted infection and lysis, reducing their abundance.

How WGS-driven Phage Therapy Targets Microbe Variations Underlying Facial Skin Conditions

Variations exist across the facial microbiome, as shown by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and case studies. This highlights the need for site-specific testing. The present study used this approach to develop and test a phage therapy for compromised skin.

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Lifestyle Integration, Body Skin AI, Gamification, Data Security and More: Digital Tech to Move Beauty Forward

Digital tech has created new spaces for the research, discovery and experimentation of cosmetic products. This two-part Q&A with beauty tech visionaries uncovers the drivers, trends, untapped potential and outlook for such innovations in our industry.

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Generative AI, Zero-party Data, Omnichannel Experiences and More: Drivers and Trends for Digital Tech in Beauty

Digital tech has created new spaces for the research, discovery and experimentation of cosmetic products. This two-part Q&A with beauty tech visionaries uncovers the drivers, trends, untapped potential and outlook for such innovations in our industry.

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Meadowsweet to Control S. Hominis and Axillary Malodor – As Shown by Meta Sequencing and Culturomics

A meadowsweet extract is described here to control Staphylococcus hominis and its enzymatic activity that causes axillary malodor. Novel meta sequencing and culturomics techniques verified its effects and those of a test deodorant containing it.

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Climate Change, Beauty’s Influence and a Sustainable Path Forward

This article describes drivers of climate change and how our industry can mitigate them. It also explores the impact of climate change on naturals, novel farming/biotech solutions and choices formulators can make to support sustainability.

Indoor farming or controlled environment agriculture is one solution to fulfill the demand for sustainable ingredients.

Precision Climate Farming for Sustainable Beauty: A Microgreens Case Study

Precision climate farming is described here to sustainably cultivate and optimize plant extracts. Examples of arugala and cress microgreens are given, which were tested for antioxidant, TEWL and moisturizing effects and cleansing efficacy in a balm.

In this May 2001 Formulators Forum column, Ken Klein, formerly of Cosmetech Labs, acknowledges (even back then) being bombarded by marketing claims for the latest and greatest, making him skeptical of new products. Here, he proposes a course of action.

Evaluating Claim Substantiation Data: Separating Marketing Hype from Reality

Taken from our May 2001 archives, this Formulators Forum by Ken Klein acknowledges (even back then) being bombarded by marketing claims for the latest and greatest, making him skeptical of new products. Here, he proposes a course of action.

Despite their significance, fungi have been relatively overlooked in microbiome studies. Shifts in fungal diversity reveal a distinct correlation with the severity of skin conditions, contrasting the patterns observed in bacterial diversity.

How the Fungal Mycobiome Uncovers Insights on Skin Health and Aging

The fungal mycobiome reveals new insights about the skin microbiome, health and aging, as is shown here. This could unlock advanced dermatological insights for the development of innovative skin care products.

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Keeping Cosmetics in Check: How Scientific are Cosmetics?

This brief commentary explores the complexity of cosmetic formulas and proposes and approach to express scientific information about these formulas to non-scientific experts.

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.

AI holds massive potential to research and design personalized, multisensorial products.

AI-powered, Personal Multisensory Experiences to Lead Future Beauty

There's a bigger picture behind product sensory experiences encompassing sustainability, personalization, inclusivity and multisensory input — potentially powered by AI. These are revealed by industry experts and Future Market Insights, described here.

The transformative power of AI in beauty R&D is undeniable. While consumers may only interact with the final product, behind the scenes AI is revolutionizing every step of the product development process.

Exploring the Deep Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Modern Beauty

Applications for AI for beauty have emerged in everything: from product advice and trials/sampling to ingredient discovery, formulation optimization and more. This article gives an overview of these applications to show just how far the industry has come.

Sustainability is an important mega-trend, and as with all trends, if we can understand the drivers, we can better understand not just the trend, but also its future direction.

How Market Trends Have Shaped the Industry — Tips, Traps and Lessons Learned

This article explores how the mega-trends of sustainability and reliance on suppliers have shaped the market, the industry and product development. It also gives advice through the lens of each trend, including tips, traps and lessons learned.

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