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Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant opens Los Angeles collaborative facility

Beauty ColLABoration House is anticipated to grow the ingredients firm’s annual sales by $80 million by 2028

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Lush accused of exploiting freelance workers during Christmas rush

Flexi work apps promoted by TikTok influencers are being alleged to lack basic employment rights
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Estée Lauder Companies to open biotech hub in Belgium

The beauty giant expects the hub to strengthen global innovation and produce cutting-edge ingredient substitutes

LVMH Recherche research partnership seeks to discover new anti-ageing molecules

The partnership with Integrated Biosciences makes use of the biotech company’s synthetic biology and artificial intelligence-based platform
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Exosomes will be everywhere in 2025, so we asked an expert what they really do

Tule Park, founder of Skin Diligent, reveals the skin repair properties of exosomes – but which kinds of exosomes are the right ones for you?

‘Forever chemicals’ and microplastics more toxic when combined

Researchers found a mixture of the two to be more toxic than the materials in isolation
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Microalgae turns back the clock on hair loss and greying

Algaktiv Densidyl has been developed to tackle hair ageing, as Alexandre Lapeyre, Marketing Director at Algaktiv, explains

Salicylic acid unveiled as most searched skin care ingredient

The new data crowned retinol/ retinoids in second place as the skin care ingredient generating the greatest online interest
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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

Pure Beauty Global Awards: Entries open for 2025!

The latest edition featuring revamped criteria and new categories is calling for entries

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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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Evolved By Nature launches new cosmetic bioactive: Activated Silk 8A-𝛼

Activated Silk 8A is a tone-boosting bioactive peptide that visibly brightens skin and reduces the appearance of hyperpigmentation, leading to a more vibrant, even complexion

SILAB wins the Wise Ingredients Award with COMMUSYS

On Wednesday November 20, on the occasion of the Making Cosmetics trade show in Milan, SILAB's natural anti-aging active COMMUSYS won the Wise Ingredients Award in the...

Dagmara Mazur-Sosa appointed Head of Sales Development at Stephenson

Dagmara will head up Stephenson’s commercial team, dedicated to growing global sales opportunities and exploring new markets for its range of products

We invite you to express yourself through our beauty care

At Innospec, we understand that everybody is different. We have segmented our latest formulation collection into five key generations that influence the beauty world today

Provitalks 2.0: Exploring beauty through science, sustainability, and innovation

What does the creation of beauty look like when science, sustainability, and innovation come together? In Provitalks 2.0, Provital takes you on an illuminating journey...

Research article about JuniperBright in ‘Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports’

ICHIMARU PHARCOS Co., Ltd. is thrilled to announce that the research article about anthricin, an active compound of our natural active ingredient for skin brightening...

New formula collection Climate-Smart Care to answer climate’s influence on skin

Climate-adaptive beauty has garnered interest due to the growing awareness of climate-related dermatology issues like the impact of droughts, heat waves, humidity and...

24-hour long lasting hydration with Moist 24

Cosmetic products offer a wide array of consumer benefits such as skin glow, soothing, plumping or smoothing

PhytoCellTec Exosomes Dual exosome power for rejuvenation

Introducing PhytoCellTec Exosomes, a revolutionary skin care solution that harnesses the power of plant stem cell-derived exosomes

Exosomes derived from plant-based lactic acid bacteria

An ideal cosmetic ingredient for modern consumers looking for sustainable and eco-friendly skincare solutions

Gattefossé announces the inauguration of its new premises and Technical Center of Excellence in Mumbai, India

India is a strategic country for the business development of the Gattefossé Group. To support this growing market, Gattefossé continues to invest in the opening of new...

Three-level novel brightening ingredients

ICHIMARU PHARCOS proposes a combination of three natural cosmetic ingredients that are effective in brightening the skin to effectively make it appear brighter

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