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From the ozempiconomy to cellasticity, meet the skin buzzwords for 2025

What terminology will be exciting skin care consumers in the new year and what buzzwords are ingredients firms leveraging on right now? Asks Cosmetics Business

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Beauty can cash-in on China’s Single’s Day even in the livestreaming era

Davy Huang, Business Development Director at Azoya, reveals how brands can capture the attention of bargain-hunting Gen Z during the longest ever Single’s Day
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Meet the beauty oil upcycling bread waste and other scraps

Kristal Goodman, Head of Product Innovation at THG Labs, discusses the manufacturer’s new partnership with Clean Food Group and the beauty benefits
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Polyglutamic acid is the moisturiser your preventative skin care needs

Rhode and The Inkey List love polyglutamic acid – Unifect's General Manager Paul Teasdale explains why you should be using it too

Banned chemicals found in cosmetics

A pilot enforcement project by the European Chemicals Agency found 6% of inspected products contained hazardous substances

UK sets safe limits for sun care ingredients

The Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Product has published its opinion on benzophenone-3, octocrylene and DHA

Givaudan debuts collaborative fine fragrance hub in China

The Swiss fragrance supplier will foster partnerships with Chinese brands to co-create perfumes in the Shanghai-based centre L’Appartement 125
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5 sea moss infused skin care products to try

As sea moss emerges as vital ingredient in skin care, Cosmetics Business highlights the latest sea moss infused products
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Communicating beauty science in the TikTok age

In a crowded marketplace, trusted voices sharing science stories can establish authority, as Oisin James Deady explains

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From ChatGPT to Dall-E, here are the surprising ways AI can help beauty brands

Becki Murray discovers how the AI revolution is freeing up formulators’ time, letting them focus on what they do best
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Fucoidans are behind seaweed’s skin health hype, but what are they?

Marinova’s Dr Ellie Paine explains how polysaccharides in seaweed can help promote youthful looking skin

Shiseido names Italian biotech start-up winner of innovation competition

Bacfarm’s bacteria-based UV protection ingredient will now be brought to life as a ‘proof-of-concept’ for the Japanese giant’s skin care brand Gallinée

Coty debuts first-ever Scientific Advisory Board

The board of scientific experts will ‘inform and inspire’ the beauty giant’s in-house R&D specialists to help shape the future of its skin care launches
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The new era of high-tech dry shampoos

Dry shampoos are transforming from a mere styling aid to a comprehensive hair care solution, with scalp health, odour technology and sustainable applicators coming to the fore
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L'Oréal leads €35 million funding for French biotech firm Abolis

Abolis is a biotech innovator which creates ‘sustainable’ and microbe-powered beauty solutions for the industry
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The ingredient making toothpaste work smarter not harder

Ashland’s Ann Druffner and Phil Oths discuss actives retention from toothpaste and mouthwash with a new vegetable oil derivative

Fish guts could be K-beauty’s next wonder ingredient

Molecules from the gut microbes of seabream have been found to inhibit enzymes related to the formation of age spots and wrinkles
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Why this viral brain health darling is also great for skin

Lion's mane mushroom is known for boosting memory, but it can also calm skin too, as Laura Dowling, aka @fabulouspharmacist, explains
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What’s behind beauty’s innovation drought?

With Mintel reporting that beauty innovation has hit a ten year low, Cosmetics Business looks into the reasons behind beauty’s reliance on ‘renovations’
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Why biotin is the hair, nail and skin hero you need to know

Belinda Carli, Director of the Institute of Personal Care Science, explains the science behind the all-round wonder ingredient biotin
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Surprising cosmetic ingredients from the humble olive

From mythology to modern times, Clariant’s Amandine Werle explores the role of olive oil derivatives in cosmetics

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