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Lubrizol spots holistic shift toward proactive beauty and healthy aging in APAC women

Lubrizol has released a white paper showing that women in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, particularly China, increasingly see beauty as something to maintain proactively rather than react to once problems appear. The demographic is also increasingly associating beauty with internal health, contributing to a growing beauty-from-within space.In the white paper titled Women’s Health & Beauty Needs Across Life Stages in APAC, Lubrizol outlines the emerging industry opportunities as women’s health and beauty needs evolve across life stages. 
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Biotechnology, upcycling and new tech drive the next phase of sustainable beauty
Sustainable beauty is moving beyond plant-based claims as brands scrutinize the full lifecycle of ingredients and packaging while tapping into modern-day technology. Brands’ sustainability credentials are helping beauty and personal care consumers make more informed decisions on purchases. This, in turn, supports the development of adaptable systems, products, formats, and routines that can evolve with consumers.
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Neutrogena taps BEMT, bets on skinified sun care for daily SPF use
Neutrogena has launched a sunscreen technology called Cloud-Tech, centering on the first new sunscreen filter the US FDA approved in over 25 years: bemotrizinol, or BEMT. The new ingredient touts stronger UVA protection than older filters while offering a lighter skin feel. Neutrogena has tapped the newly FDA-approved UV filter in two sunscreen launches. The Kenvue-owned brand built Cloud-Tech to address the sensory concerns people cite when using sun-protection formulations. According to the brand, consumers want strong sun protection, but high-SPF sunscreens often feel heavy and uncomfortable, which leads some people to either use too little or skip the skin care step completely. 
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Innova Market Insights data indicates that new personal care launches with sustainable claims grew at a +31% CAGR from July 2021 to June 2026. While cruelty-free remains a key consumer marker of sustainable beauty, innovation is expanding into areas such as sustainable oils, 2-in-1 formats, recycled materials, and reef- and ocean-friendly solutions.
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Performance with purpose: Evaluating fragrance, stain removal, and laundry pod technologies
This technical study from Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions demonstrates how targeted formulation platforms can help address evolving laundry care expectations across freshness, stain removal, and convenient dose-format cleaning. To evaluate these benefit areas, a set of prototype formulations were tested under controlled conditions at their Solution Centre in Europe.

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Body care meets faceification. High-performance, head to toe
Body care is no longer a secondary category. Consumers are demanding active-powered, clinically backed results from neck to toe — and the market is responding fast. Discover the ingredient technologies enabling the next generation of high-performance body care formulations, from body serums to targeted treatments.

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Seppic launches vegan squalane polymer for clean beauty formulations
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Seppic has launched Sepilife Neos, a patented liquid polymer based on natural-origin, which is traditionally sourced from shark liver oil. The vegan squalane expands the company’s Sepilife hybrid polymer range and is part of a larger industry move away from animal-derived ingredients.The provider of cosmetic rheology modifiers underlines the struggles of balancing cosmetic efficacy with increasingly stringent clean beauty demands.
K-beauty’s counterfeit economy tests brand and platform controls
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The same demand and brand equity driving global growth for K-beauty brands is creating commercial opportunities for counterfeiters, helping fuel a parallel market that is already worth billions. Fake products and unauthorized distributors are increasingly blurring the line between legitimate K-beauty and the black market built around it. South Korean authorities have arrested a broker who imported 100,984 counterfeit K-beauty and wellness products from China, and sold them as genuine on Coupang and Naver, the two largest e-commerce and digital platforms in the country.
GLP-1 beauty side effects expose nutricosmetic niche as deficiencies rise
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Expanding research is identifying nutrition as a missing piece in GLP-1-related skin changes, giving rise to a new segment of beauty products built around nutrients that support the skin during GLP-1 use.A recent review, published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal, argues that rapid weight loss from GLP-1 medications pushes the skin into a state of breakdown and repair. However, it occurs at the same time the user loses their appetite, and their food intake declines. The review suggests that the combination of GLP-1-induced skin restructuring and nutritional deficit may aggravate negative skin health symptoms associated with weight-loss drug use.
US FDA eliminates outdated UV filters as regulatory modernization continues
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is removing aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and trolamine salicylate from its over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen monograph. The move follows the FDA’s recent addition of bemotrizinol (BEMT) as a permitted sunscreen active ingredient and forms part of a broader modernization of the US sunscreen regulatory framework.On September 10, 2026, the FDA issued a final administrative order, amending an OTC monograph. The amendment formally removes PABA and trolamine salicylate from the sunscreen active ingredients list, determining that sunscreen products containing these two ingredients as sunscreen active ingredients are not generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE).
Symrise completes Floral Concept acquisition to strengthen premium naturals...
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Symrise has completed its acquisition of Floral Concept, acquiring 100% share capital and integrating the French premium natural fragrance ingredients house into its Fragrance division. The acquisition boosts Symrise’s competitiveness in the natural fine fragrance space as demand grows for differentiated, traceable, and sustainably sourced natural ingredients in perfumery.The acquisition arrives as part of the fragrance and cosmetic ingredient supplier’s One Symrise strategy, which focuses on profitable growth, portfolio development, and resilience. 
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Balchem sees market opportunities in multifunctional formats as active nutrition consumers are seeking more value per serving, convenience, and measurable benefits. Nutrition Insight speaks with Oliver Riemann, senior manager of Marketing and Business Development for Albion Minerals at Balchem Human Nutrition & Health, about the synergistic ingredients meeting those needs. He says that combining nutrients, such as magnesium and creatine, could help brands deliver results in enjoyable formats. 
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GLP-1 beauty side effects expose nutricosmetic niche as...
Expanding research is identifying nutrition as a missing piece in GLP-1-related skin changes, giving rise to a new segment of beauty products built around nutrients that support the skin during GLP-1 use.A recent review, published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal, argues that rapid weight loss from GLP-1 medications pushes the skin into a state of breakdown and repair. However, it occurs at the same time the user loses their appetite, and their food intake declines. The review suggests that the combination of GLP-1-induced skin restructuring and nutritional deficit may aggravate negative skin health symptoms associated with weight-loss drug use.
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dsm-firmenich and Estée Lauder advance AI-driven beauty...
Beauty companies are increasingly shifting AI strategies from operational efficiency toward discovery and personalization. dsm-firmenich is applying AI to ingredient discovery through its partnership with Boltz, while The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is using AI-powered insights through Profound to optimize brand visibility across generative search platforms.dsm-firmenich’s partnership with Boltz will leverage the biomolecular modeling AI start-up’s proprietary foundation models in the global flavors and fragrances company’s ingredient-discovery process and will use them to develop scent molecules.
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L’Oréal leans into K-beauty with Cosmax development...
L’Oréal and South Korean cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), partnering to develop novel K-beauty-inspired cosmetics, ingredients, and sensorial formulations for global audiences. Under the partnership, L’Oréal offers its global brand portfolio and consumer knowledge, while Cosmax brings science-backed product development and agile R&D.

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Home fragrance trendsSep2026

Innova Market Insights data indicates that more than half of global consumers are motivated by scent when purchasing household fresheners. The market is responding with new product launches, with air ...

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Multifunctional marvels Sep 2026

Beauty brands are embracing multifunctionality by combining makeup, skin care, and anti-aging benefits into single products. Multi-use formats for lips, cheeks, eyes, and face are paired with active ingredients such as peptides, hyaluronic acid, retinol, and vitamin C, delivering hydration, barrier support, brightening, and wrinkle care while simplifying daily beauty routines.

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Sustainable beauty solutionsSep 2026

Innova Market Insights data indicates that new personal care launches with sustainable claims grew at a +31% CAGR from July 2021 to June 2026. While cruelty-free remains a key consumer marker of sustainable beauty, innovation is expanding into areas such as sustainable oils, 2-in-1 formats, recycled materials, and reef- and ocean-friendly solutions.

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