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Stick to It: Makeup’s Growth Agenda for 2025-2026

Convenience and skin-loving ingredients define many of makeup's top-performing categories.

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Givaudan Active Beauty Introduces Sensoria

Sensoria combines fine fragrance and sensorial ingredients into cosmetics actives, and each of the highly perfumed emulsions contains active ingredients for anti-aging.

Each lipstick comes in five shades, formulated to have a buttery, non-drying result that lasts all day.

Lelo Expands into Makeup Category

Lelo Makeup has launched with two matte lipsticks, Stylo and Liquid.

In Sight: Blush Just Got Smarter

Blush has evolved to a more sophisticated use of color that involves pigment, chemistry and now biology. New to the market are blushes that use the skin’s chemistry to help the products achieve a natural flush.

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ECHA Wavers on Resorcinol's Proposed SVHC Status

Resorcinol's endocrine-disrupting effects landed it on the ECHA's review list for substances of very high concern (SVHC) but the Member State Committee did not agree to label it as such. The REACH Committee will make the final call.

Each shade of Bossy Gloss is said to have a sheer, lightweight, non-sticky, creamy texture.

Bossy Cosmetics Launches Bossy Gloss Collection

The lip gloss is enriched with Sederma's Maxi-Lip, a compound known for its volumizing and moisturizing effect, according to the brand.

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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.

Substantiating Claims for a Tanning Magnifier

Tanning magnifiers, known in the United States as tanning accelerators, enhance the substrate or the production of melanin. One example is an innovative N-acyl derivative from L-tyrosine. This article describes a way to evaluate its pigmentation efficacy after UV irradiation. Also discussed is the regulatory status of tanning magnifiers.

The formula is dermatologist-tested, noncomedogenic and suitable for all skin types.

Laura Mercier Launches Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Foundation

It is said to blur the look of imperfections, pores and fine lines while improve the skin tone and texture immediately and over time.

Givaudan's Vegan New Red 1805 Pigment

Givaudan Active Beauty launches New Red 1805, a vegan red pigment for natural and colorful makeup. The pigment is also a sustainable alternative to other synthetic red pigments.

The CBD line includes concealer, lip products and a complexion jelly.

TBM Brand Lab Unveils CBD Lip and Complexion Line

The range fuses THC-free cannabidiol into its line of complexion and lip products.

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Editor's Note: Discontinuity and Your Inner Innovator

One innovative mash-up has been capturing consumer dollars: multifunctional color cosmetics. Whether fortified with SPF or moisturizing properties, makeup with added benefits is driving color sales. In relation, this month, we've created our own color and sun mash-up.

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HOWTIAN Expands SoPure Platform into Lip Care Applications

The new solutions introduced plant-based sensory ingredients designed to improve taste transfer, mask bitterness, and support clean-label positioning.

All latest innovations in longevity, radiance, and sustainable beauty solutions - all in one place.

How These Star Ingredients Are Setting New Standards in Beauty

This report highlights star ingredients driving the skin longevity phenomenon, among others, and redefining standards for beauty.

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Supplier Roundtable: Proxy Formulating—Using Alternative Ingredients

In this Supplier Roundtable, suppliers were challenged with the question of how to utilize "proxy" ingredients to keep up with market trends and on top of ingredient controversy.

Air pollution induces oxidative stress that can cause skin damage. Keratin powder from wool can bind and neutralize pollutant species. This material was utilized to create a color pigment and tested, as described here, in vitro and ex vivo for its NO2-abs

Wool Powder and Pigments for Pollution Protection—A Proposal

Air pollution induces oxidative stress that can cause skin damage. Keratin powder from wool can bind and neutralize pollutant species. This material was utilized to create a color pigment and tested, as described here, in vitro and ex vivo for its NO2-abs

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.

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Read the Label Online: Atopalm BB Cream

BB creams continue to proliferate in the cosmetics market, and Atopalm BB Cream is another example of this. This column will review the ingredient listing for functionality and claims support.