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Safety/Stability
Establishing a Clear Framework for Safety and Claims in Personal Care Products
Independent third-party certification is vital for transparency and market success.
Featured
Tech/Equipment
Dr Mom Hand Debuts Phyto-Resonance Extraction Technology
Phyto-Resonance provides extraction yields of 8-12%, energy reduction of up to 80% and a complete elimination of organic solvents.
Sponsored
Augmented Longevity: Reprogramming the Skinspan Where Science, Technology and AI Redefine Ageing.
During this global webinar, Safic-Alcan will bring together market, scientific and technical perspectives to decode the concept of augmented longevity.
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September 2026
Top Headlines
Methods/Tools
How In silico Innovation is Transforming Cosmetic Ingredient Discovery and Development
Sponsored
Skinifying Oral Care: The Microbiome Science
Method/Process
Shiseido Develops AI-Based System to Assess Ingredient Biodegradability, Safety Information
Event Coverage
Which Cosmetic Devices, Tech and Test Methods/Tools Will Stand Up to the 2026
C&T Allē Awards
Challenge?
Latest
Balancing/Soothing
Sea Buckthorn to Calm Oxi-Inflammatory Assault in Sensitive Skin
A sea buckthorn leaf extract was developed to calm the oxi-inflammatory environment induced by exposome assaults, to protect epidermal lipids and to soothe sensitive skin. A model mimicking lipoperoxidation in the epidermis was used to assess its effects.
Event Coverage
Symrise Launches Digital CO2 Tracker, Champions Bioeconomy
Symrise recently reinforced its commitment to sustainability by launching Houston, a greenhouse gas-tracking platform developed with CO2 AI to measure carbon footprints in real-time. The company also chaired the Sustainable Business Bioeconomy Group.
Sponsored
Skinifying Oral Care: The Microbiome Science
Join BLIS Technologies to unpack the strain science behind microbiome-friendly oral care: how targeted antimicrobial peptides modulate the ecosystem rather than strip it, how to formulate with live probiotics in real-world formats, and how to map claims that keep cosmetic products compliant.
Method/Process
3 Anti-aging Discoveries: InnCoCells' Screening Collab Uncovers Sustainable Plant Extracts with Proven Benefits
The EU-funded InnCoCells project, a €7.9 million initiative spanning 4.5 years and 17 partners across 11 countries, represents the most comprehensive exploration of plant-derived cosmetic ingredients to date, according to project leaders.
Tech/Equipment/Services
[interview] How High-speed AFM Revolutionizes Precision Efficacy Testing: Cosmetic Victories Winner Profile
"Basically, an extremely small needle will glide on top of the sample, collecting topographic data in order to create a nanoscale 3D map of a single cell."
Actives
[interview] How Protein Instability Serves as a Biomarker of Aging — Cosmetic Victories Profile with IBGC/CNRS
"...The rationale is to measure the acceleration of natural protein aging in response to various endpoints of the exposome..."
Hair Care
Testing Tactics: Decoding Repair and Conditioning Claims to Deliver Real Results in Hair
This article explores the evolving world of hair conditioning and repair, including prevalent
bonding
claims. It examines what these terms mean, the types of damage being addressed, tests to substantiate these claims and how consumers perceive them.
Event Coverage
Urgent Action Demanded: Ahead of CPR Revisions, MEPs Rally to Secure EU’s Animal Testing Ban for Cosmetics
The organization is concerned that a misalignment between the CPR and REACH regulations is weakening the cosmetics animal testing ban.
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
Frizz Factors Revealed: A Novel Approach Linking Humidity, Moisture and Hair Porosity
A simple method is described here to measure frizz formation under low-to-high and high-to-low relative humidity. The results are converted to a frizz ratio and correlated with moisture sorption and hair porosity, as will be shown.
Skin Care
[interview] Empowering Personalized Care with Instant Microbiome Test + Derm-trained AI Advisor — Byome Labs Cosmetic Victories Profile
Personalized beauty continues to grow as innovations emerge to make it possible. For example, Byome Labs, a 2025 Cosmetic Victories finalist, developed a point-of-sale skin microbiome test with derm-trained AI to make product suggestions. Learn more here.
!['We believe [Byome Derma] will redefine how products are tested, recommended and marketed, moving the industry away from intuition or influence, toward evidence-based personalization.' Pictured: Byome Labs Team](https://img.cosmeticsandtoiletries.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/byome-labs-group-photo.AKivj2669s.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.49&fp-y=0.5&fp-z=1&h=191&q=70&w=340)