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Next in Skin: Skin Memory and Emotional Longevity

This article explores skin as a biological longevity organ and an emotional container. Steventon and guest Keira Barr, M.D., highlight formulating opportunities to integrate neuro-emotional science, targeting stress, inflammation and cognitive resilience.

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Olay Taps Medspa Momentum With Regenerist Treatments Line

The launch underscores how far medspa-coded claims have penetrated mass skin care.

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Inolex's ProCondition 22 Rewrites Sustainable Hair and Skin Care

ProCondition 22 offers an alternative for formulators seeking to create quat-free products. Per the company, it is biodegradable, non-irritating and works by forming lamellar gel networks.

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Mediheal Launches PDRN Collection at Ulta Beauty

The launch includes three products formulated with vegan PDRN derived from roses.

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Wizard Wellness' Walmart Launch Marks Mass Market Leap for Microbiome-Driven Allergy Care

Doctor- and allergist-recommended, the system targets long-term allergy wellness while supporting broader benefits including improved sleep, mood and energy.

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Which Cosmetic Actives Will Triumph in This Year's C&T Allēs? Here are the 41 Contenders.

The sophistication of cosmetic actives is driving a wave of innovation where science meets sustainability. This year’s top Active Ingredient contenders demonstrate advances that precisely, effectively and eco-consciously address diverse skin concerns.

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Party of You Launches as an Antidote to Wellness Culture, Reframing Skin Care for Real Life

Rather than selling “better habits,” Party of You sells solutions for imperfection.

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Beauty's New Rules: 10 Takeaways from 2025's Prestige Playbook

At 5.7% of prestige share, bath and body is the smallest category—but one of the most emotionally resonant.

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Dark Chocolate's Secret Weapon: Theobromine May Slow Aging, Study Finds

Serum theobromine levels were significantly associated with biological markers in favor of reduced epigenetic age acceleration.

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Unilever Study Links Skin Microbiome and Premature Aging

Prematurely aged skin exhibited a higher abundance of Acinetobacter bacteria and a fragile microbial network compared to the more robust microbiome of delayed-aging skin.

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Carbon-to-Cream: Savor Leverages Food-Tech Platform to Enter Beauty Ingredients

Using proprietary thermochemical processes and inputs like captured CO₂, green hydrogen and methane, Savor can tune fatty acid profiles for consistency and performance, a persistent pain point for plant-derived oils.

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Editor's Note: Beauty's Bold New Face in 2026

Despite Pantone's color this year being Cloud Dancer white, beauty is getting bolder and bio-based. In fact, bio-beauty tops my list of trends to watch — and dermocosmetics, a major theme in this issue, have been at the forefront of bio-beauty.

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Sea Buckthorn to Calm Oxi-Inflammatory Assault in Sensitive Skin

A sea buckthorn leaf extract was developed to calm the oxi-inflammatory environment induced by exposome assaults, to protect epidermal lipids and to soothe sensitive skin. A model mimicking lipoperoxidation in the epidermis was used to assess its effects.

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Cocoa's Sweet Defense: Revolutionary Photoprotection Beyond UV

Photodamage prevention requires protection beyond UV. A responsibly sourced peptide-rich cocoa extract was thus developed to provide antioxidant protection against UV and blue light and improve skin tone evenness in all ethnicities, as shown here.

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Behind the Beam: How Cosmetic Formulas Enhance Laser Prejuvenation Treatments

This article describes how topical formulas can enhance laser prejuvenation treatments. It highlights the role of peptides, retinoids and antioxidants, as well as protocol timing, skin factors and formulas to boost recovery, collagen and laser outcomes.

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How the Stem Cell Secretome Empowers Science-backed, Ultra-personalized Dermocosmetics

Secretome technology is advancing personalized, regenerative skin and hair treatments. Acorn Biolabs is at the forefront of such innovation, using cryopreserved cells to create patient-specific solutions. Acorn's CEO Drew Taylor, Ph.D., explains here.

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Read the Label: Dua Renewal Cream vs. Augustinus Bader's 'The Cream'

Read the Label, by Marc de Mul, Ph.D., of Measured Innovation, is a column reviewing new and trending cosmetic products, including their ingredient choices and label claims. Here, the Dua Renewal Cream is compared with Augustinus Bader's 'The Cream.'

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Minimalist, Natural, Mighty: ViscoPure Reinvents Gel Texture

ViscoPure improves texture and sensory properties, producing smooth, non-stringy and transparent gels that meet current minimalist aesthetic trends.