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Hair Care
Zenagen “redefines daily hair wash” using CO2-extracted botanicals
Plant-powered hair care brand, Zenagen, is aiming to challenge shampoo paradigms by transforming daily hair washes...
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Active Ingredients
Exosome market shifts from quantity to proven efficacy
Exosomes have traveled from the frontiers of regenerative medicine, through the aesthetic clinic, and now onto the...
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Active Ingredients
Elkem Silicones rebrands to Bluestar after majority acquisition
Elkem Silicones has rebranded as Bluestar Silicones, returning to its previously held name. The move follows...
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Active Ingredients
California regulates TPhP in nail products over toxicity links
California, US, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), has flagged the nail polish ingredient, triphenyl...
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Children’s Care
Symrise unpacks Gen Alpha’s favorite “invisible” ingredient
Pentylene glycol is emerging as a quiet cult favorite among Generation Alpha. Unlike previous generations that...
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Active Ingredients
BASF unveils Safe-by-Design concept and ingredient for future-proof...
BASF has debuted its Safe-by-Design concept that develops “future-proof” fragrance ingredients from inception and...
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Women’s Care
Midi Health tackles hormone-driven skin aging with topical menopause...
US-based virtual clinic, Midi Health, has expanded its prescription skin care line built for hormonal skin changes...
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Active Ingredients
FerrinX taps Palmer Holland to bring vegan lactoferrin to skin care
FerrinX has entered a distribution partnership with Palmer Holland for its precision-fermented form of...
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Active Ingredients
Gattefossé: Why actives must now deliver structure, function and...
The science of actives in personal care is undergoing a fundamental shift, increasingly driven by skin barrier...
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Active Ingredients
Personal care players reinvent classic ingredients for modern beauty...
Active ingredients in the personal care space are becoming more finetuned, personalized, and efficacious than ever...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Animal rights groups cautiously optimistic on EU roadmap to end...
The cosmetics industry’s push away from animal testing has reached a pivotal moment after the European Commission...
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Active Ingredients
EU reaches landmark Omnibus VI deal: Industry welcomes streamlined...
The European Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional interinstitutional agreement on the...
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Active Ingredients
Univar strengthens botanical extract portfolio with American...
Univar Solutions has expanded its distribution partnership with American Distilling within its Ingredients +...
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Active Ingredients
Croda targets premium longevity skin care with botanical active
Croda has unveiled Malvallin, a botanical active designed to address growing resilience, health, and longevity...
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Skin Care
Korean pharma giants push derma cosmetics for piece of K-beauty pie
Derma cosmetics are emerging as a next big growth engine for K-beauty, and today, at the Global K Beauty...
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Hair Care
Primient talks Zemea Propanediol powering color hair care collection
Primient’s Color Care Collection harnesses the power of Zemea Propanediol, a bio-based glycol, for enhanced hair...
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Color Solutions
In-cosmetics Korea 2026: Sun Chemical to unveil natural-origin...
Sun Chemical will unveil a charcoal cosmetic ingredient and showcase color pigment technologies at In-cosmetics...
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Active Ingredients
US FDA approves first sunscreen ingredient in over two decades
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has permitted its first sunscreen active after two decades of inaction....
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Oral Health
From tissue to teeth: Ossa Care talks oral “skinification”
“Skinification” is spreading to the mouth. Beauty brands are applying the principles and ingredients of advanced...
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Healthy Aging
Anti-aging makeover: Inside preventative skin care’s “healthy aging”...
Beauty companies are increasingly aware that consumers expect scientific credibility and honest, transparent...
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Clean Beauty
Ingredion seals Tate & Lyle takeover, uniting specialty suppliers...
Ingredion has announced a recommended all-cash offer to acquire Tate & Lyle, valuing the target’s share capital at...
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