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Event Coverage
Which Cosmetic Devices, Tech and Test Methods/Tools Will Stand Up to the 2026
C&T Allē Awards
Challenge?
Whether it’s enhancing sustainability, improving skin care accessibility or refining product testing, these finalists are shaping a smarter, more inclusive, and forward-thinking future for the industry.
Actives
Does Your Product Belong Among the
C&T Allē Award
Elites? Enter the 2026 Program to Find Out
The
C&T Allē Awards
have a long history of recognizing excellence across the cosmetic landscape. Does your innovation have what it takes to join them? Enter now to find out.
Event Coverage
Rising to the Occasion: What it Means to Win a
C&T Allē Award
— Earn Your Standing Ovation in 2026
"We are profoundly grateful to the
C&T
team for acknowledging our efforts, which motivates us to persist in pushing boundaries and revolutionizing the cosmetics industry."
Method/Process
[interview] Stanford University Explores How Cosmetics Influence Sensory Activation and Perception — Cosmetic Victories Profile
Stanford University, a finalist in the 2025 Cosmetic Victories competition, partnered with L’Oréal to study how cosmetics activate sensory neurons and shape perception. Here, Stanford graduate researcher Ross Bennett-Kennett, Ph.D., explains.
Event Coverage
Testing Innovators: Submit Now to Take Center Stage at the
2026 C&T Allē Awards
Do your methods and devices put cosmetic innovations to the test? The
Cosmetics & Toiletries
2026
Allē Awards
want to recognize you - enter now.
Method/Process
Skinobs' V2.0 Simplifies and Accelerates Preclinical and Clinical Beauty Testing
Skinobs offers two platforms dedicated to preclinical assays (in-silico, in-tubo, in-vitro or ex-vivo) and clinical evaluation (in-vivo on humans) to reportedly optimize product development in terms of performance, cost, speed and innovation.
Method/Process
Test Model Developed to Predict Skin Permeability of Compounds
A test model published in the
Journal of Chromatography A
uses retention on octadecyl, cholesterol-bonded and immobilized artificial membrane columns to accurately predict the skin permeability of compounds.
Sensory
Shiseido Develops Friction and Contact Force Tactile Evaluation Devices
The devices are designed to help researchers study skin texture and perceived characteristics with high accuracy.
Event Coverage
[updated] Virtual Roundtable: Inclusive Design for Universal Beauty
Gabriela Daniels of the London College of Fashion will participate in a virtual roundtable chat on inclusive design for universal beauty during
Beauty Accelerate Virtual
.
Method/Process
Gattefossé Reveals Effects of Sunscreen, Moisturizer, Film Former Layering
Gattefossé analyzed the efficacy and sensory effects of sunscreens applied to skin on top of other products. Results suggest film formers are a key ingredient.
Sensory
Measuring Tack in Hair Styling Products
Researchers from Technische Universität München have reported on a technique to measure the effects of different ingredients and environmental conditions on the tackiness of hair styling products.
Animal Alternatives
GARDskin Provides Animal-free Way to Guard Skin
SenzaGen and XCellR8 have recently expanded its collaboration to offer GARDskin Animal Product-free, an animal-free skin sensitization assay safety assessment for chemicals in products.
Efficacy
Kao Raises Shield Against Dust and Pollen in Hair
Kao Corp. presented new findings on the adhesion and negative effects of dust and pollen in hair. From this, researchers designed a shampoo and conditioning system to suppress this adhesion based on an oil-absorbing polymer.
Sensory
SGS Measures Diaper Softness—Could it Work for Hair?
SGS's laboratory in France is the first to measure the softness of disposable hygiene products using specialized equipment that reproduces the perception of human touch. Could a similar approach work for hair?
Event Coverage
Skin Care Gets Emotional at IFSCC
Researchers looked at skin care from a new perspective—a psychological one—during IFSCC 2018 in Munich.
Companies
AB Silicones Triples its QA Capacity
Upping its game for the growing silicones market, AB Specialty Silicones tripled its quality assurance capabilities.
Companies
What's Next:
Cosmetics & Toiletries
2019 Calendar and Call for Papers
In 2019,
Cosmetics & Toiletries
looks to you for insights on skin radiance, anti-pollution, hair repair, skin sagging, microbiome, bespoke beauty and more. Announcing our new editorial calendar—submit now!
Tech Transfer
Using Opposing Forces to Advance Wearables
A next-gen electronic skin has been developed that can detect opposing forces with new levels of sensitivity.
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