Azitra: Functional human filaggrin for barrier support

Azitra co-founder and chief operating officer Travis Whitfill, discusses the company’s development of functional human filaggrin for topical skin care applications. The biotech-designed protein is engineered for stability and...

LeNose targets Gen Z home luxury with perfumer-crafted hand soaps

LeNose CEO Caroline Valentini discusses the launch of Soap de Parfum, a five-product hand-wash range combining luxury fragrance with vegan, cruelty-free, and “endocrine-conscious” formulations. She tells us about the brand’s Gen...

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...

Consumer Reports: States urged to regulate braiding hair amid federal silence

Consumer Reports found heavy metals in nearly all braiding hair it tested, and volatile organic compounds in every sample. James Rogers, director and head of product safety testing at Consumer Reports, tells Personal Care...

Melt&Marble: Accelerating commercial readiness for personal care products with INCI milestone

Melt&Marble is a Swedish biotech company that uses precision fermentation to produce designer lipids in food and personal care products. The company has secured its first personal care ingredient INCI.  Paulo Teixeira, head of...

NYSCC Suppliers’ Day 2026: Nouryon explores AI and biobased chemistry

Elke Patteet, VP Personal Care at Nouryon told Personal Care Insights about how biobased and starch-based chemistries are proving that sustainability can deliver high performance. She shared how Nouryon partners strategically...