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Polls
Poll Results: What is Your Biggest Concern Regarding Consumer Safety in Cosmetics?
Recently, we polled our audiences on social media about their biggest concern for safety in cosmetics. Their responses surprised us.
Tech/Equipment/Services
Testing Trending Hair Care and Skinification Claims
Safety
[podcast] How to Meet MoCRA's Safety Testing Mandates
Latest
Method/Process
Haut.AI Launches 'Deep C.A.R.E.' System for More Context-aware Skin Care Matching
The system leverages advanced product tagging and comprehensive skin profiling to enhance personalization.
Efficacy
Beauty Before-and-Afters: How Better Imagery, AI, Social Media and Testing Are Changing the Game
“A high-quality before and after image offers a huge range of benefits. It pushes transparency. You’re no longer stating a claim, you’re demonstrating it."
Tech/Equipment/Production
Anton Paar Celebrates 50 Years with Multiwave 5001 and 3001 Microwave Digestive Systems Roll-out
The Multiwave series is designed to enhance workflows, demonstrating good durability and resilience even with the most difficult samples, while improving operational efficiency and throughput.
Sponsored
Futureproof Skin’s Longevity with the Next Generation of Peptides
To help brands meet new industry standards and take advantage of the widening market for well-aging solutions, dsm-firmenich has launched SYN®-COLL CB – a new, clean beauty version of its proven, collagen-boosting patented tripeptide.
Method/Process
Modeling and Targeting Cell Communication, Senescence and Immunoevasion to Support Skin Longevity
The present work sought to develop in vitro models to study the mechanisms of key hallmarks of aging: cellular communication, senescence and immunoevasion. The models were then used to test the efficacy of natural actives targeting these mechanisms.
Event Coverage
2026
C&T Allē Awards
Portal is Open — Beauty Innovation Abounds: Show Us Your Stuff
With beauty innovation abuzz, especially around spring trade shows,
Cosmetics & Toiletries
is excited to open the 2026
Allē Awards
submission portal. Show us what you've got!
Event Coverage
12 Top Trends and Buzzwords in Beauty at In-Cosmetics 2025
Here's a quick rundown of the top trends in beauty ingredients and concepts we saw at In-Cosmetics Global 2025; and this is just a sampling.
Animal Alternatives
Researchers Develop 3D-Printed Synthetic Skin to Eliminate Animal Testing
When exposed to cosmetics or other substances, the artificial skin reportedly reacts exactly as real human skin would.
Microbiology
Microbiological Considerations for Refillable Bulk Cosmetics: Survey and Commentary
The commercial sale of refillable products in bulk now includes liquid galenic formulas. Their diverse flow chains pose unique microbial challenges, as shown here, underlining the importance of flow chain planning and assessment tools/strategies.
Safety
7 Recent Recalls: Babygenics, Tom's of Maine, Amika, HiBAR and Others
From hair spray and repair cream, to tattoo ink, children's sunscreen, toothpaste and others, several products have been recalled in recent months due to safety hazards and regulatory non-compliance. Following is an overview.
Polls
[poll results] When Formulating, What is Your Main Criterion for Selecting a Preservative System?
Whether or not a brand aligns with consumer beliefs when it comes to ingredient choices depends on the business strategy. Last week, we asked: When formulating, what is your main criterion for selecting a preservative system? Here's what you said.
