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Breaking through the boredom of trend fatigue is no easy matter. But it can be done.

The New Beauty Innovation Playbook: Rewriting the Rules

What can be done to overcome beauty's trend fatigue? Our experts have some answers.

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Which Indie Beauty Formulas Will Attain C&T Allēs in 2025?

Find out during our exclusive red carpet-style awards dinner, to be held on March 12, 2025, at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, NJ. (Get your ticket now — space is limited.) Here are the finalist profiles.

In today’s fast-paced world of fleeting TikTok trends, sustainable expectations, and a saturated market, packaging has to work harder than ever before.

Making Cosmetic & Personal Care Packaging Stand Out: Insights from Industry Leaders

In today’s fast-paced world of fleeting TikTok trends, sustainable expectations, and a saturated market, packaging has to work harder than ever before.

Queries for mature skin makeup over the most recent 12-month September-September period revealed “medium volume,” per Spate. Notably, Laura Geller was one of only two brands to dominate these searches. Its eponymous founder (pictured here) will share her legacy of knowledge about Gen X's beauty journey during Beauty Accelerate 2025.

Laura Geller & All Golden Founder Sarah Kugelman Talk Gen X, Beauty and Shifting Attitudes Toward Aging (Live Discussion)

Gen X are heavily engaged across beauty, with higher penetration than the total population in 80% of beauty categories.

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South Korea's Polyphenol Factory Unveils Grabity Anti-Hair Loss Brand at CES 2025

Polyphenol Factory, a South Korean startup led by Hae-Shin Lee, Ph.D., launched its Grabity anti-hair loss line at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Based on a polyphenol-based complex, the line fortifies hair by forming a protective layer on damaged cuticles.

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Which Beauty Device, Digital Tech and Test Method/Tool Will Prevail in the 2025 C&T Allēs?

Find out during our exclusive red carpet-style awards dinner, to be held on March 12, 2025, at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, NJ. (Book your ticket now — space is limited.) Here are the finalists; check out their profiles.

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BASF Unveils Climate-adaptive Formula Concepts at Cosmet'Agora

Driven by innovations in sustainability, transparency and science, the company presented formula concepts to address the impacts of climate change — i.e., varying humidity, temperature shifts and intensified UV exposure.

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⚠️Estee Lauder Co.'s Peter Tsolis to Lead the Science-backed Beauty Charge at Beauty Accelerate 2025👀

Peter Tsolis brings a wealth of knowledge with his role as moderator and participant in the panel discussion: "Dermocosmetics and Science-based Beauty." Register now before the Early Bird rate ends.

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Note to Readers: Newsletter Pause, Offices Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

Our offices will be closed and our newsletter will be paused on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

The demand for effective, results-oriented skin care will continue to drive innovation, with technology playing a central role.

Launch Lab: Beyond Cosmetic Packaging

With advances in technology and a growing consumer demand for results-driven skin care, there’s a fundamental shift in how products are developed, applied and experienced.

Event attendees will discover how plant endophytes serve as a sustainable and effective source for creating new natural active ingredients—pushing the boundaries beyond traditional ferments in beauty to deliver innovative ecosystem-based ingredients.

How Plant Endophytes & Biotech Are Creating New Natural Active Beauty Ingredients

"More and more brands are seeing the benefits of using lab grown ingredients ... to elevate formulas and help blend the best of science, tech and nature," Mintel reported last year.

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Which of These 16 Base Ingredients Will Clinch C&T Allēs in 2025?

From a carbon-based black pigment, solid lipid and unique Guerbert alcohol, to biodegradable hair styling polymer, novel cold processable thickener, multifunctional preservative and more, here are C&T Allēs base ingredients finalist profiles.

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Which Active Ingredients Will Win C&T Allēs in 2025? Here are the 20 Contenders.

From a natural senolytic to "dermohack" the skin for anti-aging benefits, to strain-engineered and precision-fermented hyaluronic acid, here are the 20 contenders in the active ingredients category for the 2025 C&T Allē Awards.

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Top 14 Macro Trends for Beauty Innovation in 2025 and Beyond

The fourth quarter of 2024 was jam-packed with events — and ideas to spark beauty innovation. Here, we've grouped them into 14 macro trends we see for beauty innovation in 2025 and beyond. Brief notes, buzzwords and "honorable mentions" also are included.

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A Note to Readers: Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays! Please note that our daily newsletters will be paused for the holiday season during the weeks of Dec. 23 and 30, 2024. They will reconvene in the New Year. Also, our offices will be closed on Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 1, 2025.

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Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant Establishes Beauty ColLABoration House Near L.A., Seeks to Engage Indies

Per the company, it's not just about showcasing ingredients, but working alongside customers and key players such as consultants and contract manufacturers, to establish direct connections with them and emerging brands.

The Henry Maso Keynote Lecture, moderated by COSA chair and vice chair Caryn Weiss, of Amway (left), and Paul Lawrence, Ph.D., of BioCogent (right), respectively, consisted of a conversation with Avantha Arachchi, of A Frame Brands (center) on the importance of inclusivity in products and internal teams.

DEI, Ethnic Hair, Adaptive Photoprotection, Temperature vs. Sunscreen Penetration, Post-procedural Care and More: SCC78 Day Three

Day three of the SCC78 Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase opened with the SCC Annual Awards Breakfast featuring the Henry Maso Keynote Lecture, which set the tone for one of the event's major themes: inclusivity. Here's a brief recap.

From L: Leslee Goodman, moderator, looks on as Howard Murad, M.D., receives the Frontiers of Science Award from Akshay Talati, Pharm.D.

Water Loss and Aging, Anal Sexual Health, Cell Surface Glycosylation, Longevity Markers and More: SCC78 Day Two

Beauty and personal care from top to bottom — from hair and scalp care, to intimate care and anal sexual health — led the conference sessions on day two of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists' (SCC's) 78th Annual Scientific Meeting (SCC78).