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New turnkey services and expanding lab capacity are offering brands more responsive partnerships in beauty manufacturing.

Beauty Manufacturing Trend Tracker: April 2024

New labs, ingredient supply chain trends, expanded turnkey offerings, AI-driven quality assurance for lipsticks and more top our leading beauty manufacturing trends this month.

The transition toward 'clean,' sustainable and vegan formulations hasn't been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

'Clean' Beauty Swaps: New Ingredients & Headwinds

The transition toward “clean,” sustainable and vegan formulations hasn’t been linear; despite this, high-functioning alternatives continue to proliferate.

By boosting NAD+, called the skin’s “longevity molecule,” RejuveNAD is able to to optimize cellular processes to simultaneously address “at least” five of the 12 hallmarks of aging, including mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, loss of proteostasis, epigenetic alteration and genomic instability.

The Beauty Ingredient Agenda: Longevity x Anti-aging

The recently decoded 12 hallmarks of aging provide exciting new anti-aging targets for R&D and new claims for marketing.

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Formulating for Menopausal Skin: Barrier Resilience, Structural Integrity and Skin Longevity Approaches

Menopausal skin presents distinct physiological and formulation challenges that extend beyond traditional anti-aging paradigms.

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2026 Allēs Showcase Sustainable Innovation, Personalized Solutions and More - Judges' Comments

The C&T team combined the judges’ comments and highlights for each finalist of the 2026 Allē Awards.

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Prometheus’ Fire: The Rise of Biotech in Beauty

This article describes the complexities of skin aging, including the role of sirtuins and effects of niacinamide. It also explores how next-gen biotech, such as plant stem cells, archaeosomes and bacteriophages, are the path forward to democratize beauty.

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Boosting Moisturization for Tattooed Skin Care

Tattooed skin requires different care than non-tattooed skin, including ingredients to repair damage inflicted by the tattooing process. This study explores the moisturizing properties and clinical efficacy of a vitamin-enriched formula on tattooed skin.

The uptick in prestige skin care sales comes at a time when brands are tapping clinically effective ingredients, holistic wellness concepts and more.

What’s Driving the Prestige Skin Care Boom and How Can Brands Get in on the Growth?

A potent blend of wellness, Gen Alpha shopping habits, emerging high-efficacy ingredients and professionally inspired beauty are creating significant growth opportunities.

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The Rise of Face-Grade Body Care: a Skin Care Transformation

From vitamins to fragrance to barrier defense, body skin care is undergoing a revolution.

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Spotlight on Beauty Innovation: Celebrating the 2026 C&T Allē Awards

Comments and photos from the winners of this year's Allē Awards.

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The Skin Care Toolbox: Next-Gen Ingredients and Concept Products for Longevity, Barrier Health & Beyond