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Natural/Sustainable
Targeting Zero Waste: How Beauty is Transitioning to a Circular Economy
The growing waste crisis is prompting changes across the beauty industry. Following are examples in ingredients, product forms, packaging and processing, with added insights from two waterless brands making waves in hair and skin care: AROVE and Onélogy.
Natural/Sustainable
Taking Hair and Scalp Care to New Heights
This issue of
C&T
is at the forefront of hair/scalp science, exploring test methods, trends and innovations. It also revisits the fundamentals of formulating with ZnO, for mineral sunscreens, and presents an upcycled tea extract to counteract photodamage.
Tech/Equipment/Services
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.
Hair Care
Advances in Hair: Deeper Delivery, Scalp 'Interabiome,' Lasting Effects, Biotech Powered, Function Led, Senolytics, Climate Adaptable, Textured Hair
For insider perspectives on hair care innovation, we asked industry experts for their observations on current and future trends and directions. Following are their insights.
Actives
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.
Hair Care
Transformations in Hair and Scalp Science: Breakthrough or Bust?
Transformations in scalp and strand science are redefining hair care. But do they live up to consumer expectations? Here, industry experts Perry Romanowski, Jennifer Marsh, Ph.D., of P&G, and Fraser Bell, Ph.D., of K18 Hair, guide our discussion.
Home
[podcast] Formulating Generational Beauty: Uncovering Needs, Aligning Ingredients and Creating Products for Gen X to Alpha
In this sponsored podcast, Becky Stiles, Ph.D, and Allison Garlet, of BASF, explore the needs and preferences of generations X through alpha. They also explain how BASF identifies these needs, aligns them with ingredients and formulates relevant products.
Sensory
Roquette Beauté Launches Corn-based Sustainable Powder Alternative to Synthetics
The new ingredient features a porous structure created through enzymatic hydrolysis that provides enhanced compaction properties and sensory performance.
Hair Care
Product Spotlight: Cake Lustrous Shine Conditioner
The market for hair and shine products is positioned for major growth from 2025 to 2035, expanding from US $2.1 billion to $3.85 billion. Cake's Lustrous Shine Conditioner provides an example of such a product.
Actives
Category Shake-Up:
C&T Allēs
Spotlight Acne, Compromised Skin and Scalp Care Innovations in 2026
The new categories aim to better recognize targeted solutions addressing specific consumer needs such as skin conditions, post-procedural care and scalp health.
Hair Care
Prose Launches First-Ever Custom Scalp Serum
Discover Prose's Custom Scalp Serum, a personalized, science-backed formula with over 99% natural ingredients to support scalp health and promote stronger, fuller hair. Available now on Prose.com.
Hair Care
Capsum, Curie Co. and P2 Science Collaborate on Dualité Molécul’hair Two-phase Hair Treatment
Capsum's dual-phase delivery technology allows the two formulas to be stored and dispensed side-by-side together without the need for a plastic chamber partition.
Natural/Sustainable
Syensqo, Bota Bio Partner to Develop Bio-Based Hair and Scalp Care Ingredients
By leveraging Bota Bio’s advanced protein engineering platform and Syensqo’s four decades of hair care expertise, the partnership aims to create breakthrough ingredients addressing hair repair and growth.
Formulating Aids
Nouryon Introduces Three Innovations to Elevate Sustainable Hair Styling, Skin/Hair Care
Structure Silk is a starch-derived rheology modifier, Armocare Aqua 12 is non-quarternary hair conditioner and Demeon ReNu 100 is a renewable propellant.
Sensory
Grant Industries Debuts Granpowder CSC Biodegradable, High-Performance Microplastics Replacement
Made from food-grade cornstarch and calcium silicate, this biodegradable powder is engineered with proprietary surface-coating technology to deliver both environmental benefits and exceptional product performance.
Cleansing
BASF Presents Sustainable CAPB Derived from Rainforest Alliance-certified Coconut Oil
According to BASF, the Rainforest Alliance certification aims to improve the livelihoods of farmers, protect forests and act against climate change.
Sensory
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Launches Silicone Tech for Hydrophilic Beauty and Microplastics Replacement
KF-6070W is a water-soluble silicone wax with a smooth melting and spreading sensation on the skin. The silicone emulsifier can be applied as a feel enhancer in water-based and O/W hair care, skin care and base makeup products.
Natural/Sustainable
Reconnecting with Bio-Botanica® An Interview with Jason Katsoris, B2B Marketing Manager
"We supply botanical extracts rooted in traditional herbal use for topical applications..." says Jason Katsoris, B2B marketing manager for Bio-Botanica, in this sponsored article. Read on to be re-acquainted with the company.
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