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The Hair Repair Dream Team: Next-Gen Ingredients Are Here

Consumers increasingly seek out products to counteract hair damage resulting from heat styling, chemical treatments, UV exposure and environmental pollutants.

Redefining Hair Repair Through Molecular Science

Breakthrough data reveal the exceptional potency of KeraBio™ K31, a biomimetic bond-building peptide that repairs and recharges hair from within, setting a new benchmark in molecular hair repair science.

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BASF and IFF Forge Partnership to Advance Sustainable Innovation

The partnership aims to accelerate the development of next-generation enzyme and polymer technologies for the personal care, home and fabric markets.

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Meet Croda's Next-gen Biotech Hair Repair Solution: KeraBio K31

Croda's KeraBio K31's is delivering breakthrough data on its high-performing biotech repair ingredient with lower active use.

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Hair x Skin: Beauty's Next Power Couple

Skin's not going to have the monopoly on minimalism for much longer.

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Givaudan's Unispheres: Visually Enhancing Formulations Boosts Perceived Efficacy

The eye-catching, vegan and biodegradable microspheres offer sensory engagement without the need for microplastics.

[interview] Unlocking the Power of Wellbeauty: Insights on Oriflame's Revealing Report

Beauty consumers have taken an introspective turn into emotional well-being, as Oriflame's new Beauty and Well-being Report highlights. To delve deeper into these findings, Nicola Robertson, who led the study for Oriflame, shares her insights.

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Unispheres: Visual Ingredients that Awaken Emotion and Elevate Perception

Givaudan Active Beauty augments the power of Unispheres®. Rooted in Swiss engineering excellence, this high-precision visualization system goes beyond aesthetics to become a true performance perception amplifier, deepening consumer engagement.

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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.

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Stevia-Based Microneedles Present Sweet Solution for Hair Regrowth Treatments

A recent paper in Advanced Healthcare Materials describes a novel approach to combating pattern baldness: using the natural sweetener stevioside to create dissolvable microneedles to deliver minoxidil directly to hair follicles.

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Provital Debuts Covertrix, a Bio-Intelligent Shield for Personalized Hair Care

Covertrix is designed as a comprehensive solution to strengthen hair fibers, enhance hydration and shine, and deliver quick-dry performance across all hair types.

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Get In It to Win It: Final Oct. 15 Deadline Approaches for the 2026 C&T Allē Awards

Will it be you or your competitor who rises highest among industry peers, or in the eyes of your customers? Don’t forfeit the game by not showing up.

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Eurofragance To Introduce New Perfumery Ingredient at Beautyworld Middle East

Olivante is made by upcycling discarded olive pulp into a fragrance raw material through a 100% natural process.

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Presperse Highlights Advanced Peptides for Skin and Hair: Repairs 012P and Wrinklend008S

One is a biomimetic copper peptide and the other, a neurotransmitter inhibitor.

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New Wave Biotech and CPI Partner to Revolutionize Lipid Extraction with AI

"Partnering with New Wave Biotech gives us powerful new tools. ... Unlike many AI/ML tools that need huge datasets, this platform achieves high accuracy from minimal data... to identify the best downstream routes much earlier and with greater confidence."

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Emotional Well-being is the New Face of Beauty, Oriflame Global Report Reveals

New research commissioned by Oriflame shows women worldwide see beauty routines as essential for self-confidence and mental wellness, not just appearance.

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Beauty is Booming: 4 Takeaways from NielsenIQ's 'State of Beauty 2025' Report

North American online sales are up 21%, Asia Pacific up 20% and Europe up 10%, nearly twice the rate of its overall market growth.

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Active Concepts Launches AC Curezyme, Ushering in the Post-Quat Era for Hair Care

The ingredient is based on an active that mimics an enzyme naturally found in skin and hair follicles to create essential peptide bonds. This is paired with a plant-based alternative to keratin, creating an optimized enzyme-to-protein ratio.