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Preservation, Reimagined: Hybrid Antimicrobial Strategies for Safer, More Natural, Skin‑Protective Personal Care Products

Preservation, Reimagined: Hybrid Antimicrobial Strategies for Safer, More Natural, Skin‑Protective Personal Care Products

Nature-aligned boosters transform preservation from necessity into value-adding benefit.

Results suggested the ingredient increases natural antioxidant defenses to reduce cellular oxidative stress, inhibits one of the main proinflammatory pathways, and ultimately breaks the oxi-inflammatory loop generated by environmental aggressions at the lipid level.

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.

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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.

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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.

The project's objective was to establish new, sustainable production systems for plant-derived cosmetic ingredients with scientifically validated biological activity and efficacy.

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.

(from L): Edwin Hwu, Ph.D., chief science officer, and Arthur Dervillez, Ph.D., chief executive officer, both of Loretta, during the Cosmetic 360 event in 2024. The company was honored as the 2025 Cosmetic Victories winner in the industrial category.

[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."

Joann Kervadec (Ph.D. student), Charlène Dupont (Engineer), Stéphen Manon (CNRS Research Director), Muriel Priault, Ph.D. (CNRS Researcher, group leader) and Yann Rufin (Engineer)

[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..."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."