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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.
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Sponsored
SILAB focuses on the study of crops to strengthen its botanical supplies
In 2023, SILAB invested in an Agronomic Studies and Research Center, with the aim of studying certain crops to ensure even more the security, traceability and durability of its botanical supplies. Discover its main missions!
Method/Process
The Predictive Formulation Era Arrives as L’Oréal Brings Nvidia Alchemi AI into the Lab
The approach allows researchers to test thousands of formulation variables simultaneously, accelerating discovery cycles by up to 100x.
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July/August 2026
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Methods/Tools
How In silico Innovation is Transforming Cosmetic Ingredient Discovery and Development
Sponsored
SILAB focuses on the study of crops to strengthen its botanical supplies
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.
Sun Protection
SciPharm Unveils Audit Kit for Sunscreen Test Report Evaluation
The audit kit is a three-part solution tailored to ensure accuracy and adherence to international testing standards.
Sponsored
SILAB focuses on the study of crops to strengthen its botanical supplies
In 2023, SILAB invested in an Agronomic Studies and Research Center, with the aim of studying certain crops to ensure even more the security, traceability and durability of its botanical supplies. Discover its main missions!
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)