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Expert Opinions on Color Cosmetic Solutions: Hybridized, Relaxing, Sophisticated, Effective and Sensitive Skin/Gray Beauty-focused

From their hybridization to full integration into consumer rituals, color cosmetics are re-emerging with a new purpose beyond mere aesthetics. We asked a few industry experts to weigh in on this market direction; following are their insights.

'The Best Micellar Water Types that will be Indispensable in Your Skin Care Routines' were highlighted for their multi-tasking cleanser, moisturizer and skin-refreshing properties.

Trending: Hard Candy x Girl Scouts Makeup, Garnier Micellar Water, Glycolic Acid Spray and More

Our Consumer Pulse report on the socials uncovers insights in cosmetic-related searches. Now trending: Hard Candy's Girl Scouts Cookies makeup; Garnier micellar makeup remover; Makeup by Mario Bronzer; aura and BIAB nails; glycolic acid spray; etc...

AI can help brands quickly and efficiently formulate toward key clean and sustainable goals.

Beauty's AI Revolution: Speeding Up Product Innovation: NOW AVAILABLE ON DEMAND

In this exclusive briefing, beauty brands, contract manufacturers and R&D chemists will learn how to leverage even small data sets to generate winning formulations.

This article delves into the emotions and feelings of product experiences and explores how they impact purchasing decisions. In addition, it considers how to measure emotional responses to design products that meet consumers’ emotional desires.

Building Product Experiences that Deliver on Consumers’ Emotional Desires

This article delves into the emotions and feelings of product experiences and explores how they impact purchasing decisions. In addition, it considers how to measure emotional responses to design products that meet consumers’ emotional desires.

The full potential of these concepts could be tapped into by integrating mindfulness practices into daily skin care routines. This might involve combining mindfulness exercises with skin care rituals to enhance both mental well-being and skin health.

Industry Insight: Mindful Beauty and AI to Enable It

Psychodermatology, mindful beauty, neurocosmetics and AI are among today’s hottest concepts in cosmetics. Here, Zuo Jinhui, Ph.D., of Shanghai Pechoin Daily Chemical Co., shares insights on these topics from his award-winning paper and personal accounts.

Mind-body concepts return us to one fundamental understanding about beauty: perception is everything. This extends beyond a consumer’s perception of product efficacy or sensory experience; it reaches into the mind’s eye of the beholder.

Editor' Note: Mind’s Eye of the Beholder

This issue explores mind-body connections; from perceived age, health and beauty, and psychological shift in "anti-aging," to emotional product desires and plant stem cells for skin revival. As a bonus, it looks to solutions for hair and scalp health.

Circana’s 2023 beauty consumer studies show that social values have become more important to makeup and skin care wearers when it comes to their beauty purchase decision-making.

Black-founded Beauty Brands Outperforming US Prestige Market in February: Data

Black-founded brands saw growth in every beauty category—makeup, skin care, fragrance and hair—in February 2023 compared to the previous month.

Fig. 1 makeup wipes were created in partnership with Conserving Beauty, which has an Instant Melt substrate technology that after use, disintegrates with rinsing.

Trending: Fig. 1 Makeup Wipes, Pancake Makeup, Snail Mucin Cream and More

Our weekly "Consumer Pulse" report on the socials reveals trends in cosmetic searches across the web. Hot topics now are: Fig. 1 makeup wipes, pancake makeup, party makeup by Nikki, snail mucin eye cream, #sunflowernails and #rootconcealer, among others.

Spate's hashtag tracker reports TikTok views on #bixyplastia are up more than 22,300%, week over week. This treatment can be considered a modified version of keratin straightening, where Botox meets keratin. To hear more from Spate, join us for Beauty Accelerate this March 6 and 7 in L.A.!

Trending: Alicia Keys, #Bixyplastia, No Rules Makeup Stick, Glycolipid Cleanser and More

Our weekly "Consumer Pulse" report on the socials reveals trends in cosmetic searches. Hot topics now are: Alicia Keys and Keys Soulcare, No Rules Makeup Stick, Pamela Anderson and Sonsie, glycolipid cream cleanser, The Ordinary, #bixyplastia and more.

Manufacturers of upcycled ingredients are working to gather more raw materials to bring more upcycled ingredients into the market.

Report: Global Upcycled Ingredients Market Continues to Expand

Manufacturers of upcycled ingredients are working to gather more raw materials to bring more upcycled ingredients into the market.

Searches for 'Betty Boop makeup' are up 950%, per Google Trends.

Trending: Betty Boop, Sash Cosmetics, Zhixi, Dakami Black Ginseng Melasma Cream and More

Our weekly "Consumer Pulse" report on the socials reveals trends in cosmetic searches. Hot topics now are: Sash Cosmetics hand cream and mask, mystery box and Zhixi, Betty Boop makeup, Dakami Cosmetics black ginseng melasma cream, CosRx, geode nails, ...

Victoria Fu, AKA @chemistconfessions; Allison Turquoise (Kent-Gunn), AKA @allisonturquoise; and Christina Basias, Ph.D., and Alexis Androulakis, AKA The Lipstick Lesbians.

NEW EXPERT ALERT Lipstick Lesbians Join Product Design in the Age of Beauty Influencers

Social media is setting trends and beauty standards (for good and ill), signaling shifts in consumer sentiment, shaping marketing strategies, and even inspiring beauty product innovation.

From digitized product development tools to a laser focus on efficacy to an appreciation for minimalism and emotional well-being, brands have more tools than ever at their fingertips to succeed in beauty in 2024 and beyond.

8 Rules for Beauty Innovation in 2024 & Beyond

With competition from established multinationals, new challengers and indie brands scaling up success in a crowded marketplace requires discipline and emerging best practices.

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Snail Serums and AviClear Acne Laser are Currently Top Skin Care Trends: Spate

Spate reports that snail serum has experienced an increase of 305.2% YoY growth and there is significant consumer interest in the effectiveness of the AviClear laser, which is to be expected with any splurge treatment.

Industry Insight: Holistic Beauty – Where Psychodermatology and Ayurveda Meet

Is psychodermatology the new ayurvedic skin care? How do these concepts align with holistic beauty? These ideas and others were explored with Shilpi Jain, an R&D scientist and founder of Skinveda. Following is an adapted transcript from the interview.

The connection between diet and the skin has long been known, but new research points to the connections between skin and gut health for a range of issues, including acne, atopic dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis.

Gut Health as Skin Health: Ingredient Trend Tracker

Holistic wellness trends and emerging science are intersecting, providing new innovation targets for beauty products and claims.

Sensitive and compromised skin (tattooed, photoaged, etc.) are a major focus of this issue, as well as their holistic care and protection. This month also uncovers hidden innovation in scale-up and production for cosmetic manufacturing.

Editor's Note: Sensitive Skin and Hidden Innovation

Sensitive and compromised skin (tattooed, photoaged, etc.) are a major focus of this issue, as well as their holistic care and protection. This month also uncovers hidden innovation in scale-up and production for cosmetic manufacturing.

Per Spate, #spacemakeup is up ~6,300% week over week and relates to space-inspired makeup, with bold purples, blues, rainbow, glitter, chrome, etc., to add dimension. Hear more from Spate at Beauty Accelerate! (www.beautyaccelerate.com)

Trending: Milk Makeup Jelly Blush, Sugar Cosmetics, Rice Serum and Space Makeup

Our regular "Consumer Pulse" report on the socials reveals trends in cosmetic searches. Top topics this week are: Milk Makeup jelly blush/tint, Morphe Makeup Talk eye/lip liner, Sugar Cosmetics valuation, rice serum, #spacemakeup, #lazylipstick and more.