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Cosmetic Ingredients
Color Cosmetics
Hybridized Product Spotlight: Buttermelt Pressed Powder Blush by NYX
In February 2025, Business of Fashion declared "the hottest trend in makeup is skin care," noting that this fusion can be a way for skin-first companies to break into a new category. This week, NYX Buttermelt Pressed Powder Blush provides an example.
Sun Care
[special report] What the Testing Lab Got Wrong: Brian Ecclefield on the Australian Sunscreen Labeling Crisis
Event Coverage
22 Ingredient Finalists Revealed: In-cosmetics Asia Announces Awards Shortlist
Latest
Actives
Introducing Croda Beauty's 6 Cutting-Edge Peptides that Preserve, Protect and Enhance
Ideal for cutting-edge formulations, Croda Beauty is innovating peptides backed by extensive clinical testing, making them a trusted choice for brands looking to deliver real, visible results.
Companies
BASF and IFF Forge Partnership to Advance Sustainable Innovation
The partnership aims to accelerate the development of next-generation enzyme and polymer technologies for the personal care, home and fabric markets.
Sponsored
Q&A with Uroš Gotar, Chief Innovation Officer at TOSLA Nutricosmetics
"We’ve invested in a series of placebo-controlled, peer-reviewed clinical trials over the past three years, testing combinations of hydrolyzed collagen, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, MSM, ... involving nearly 300 participants..."
Tech/Equipment/Services
[interview] How High-speed AFM Revolutionizes Precision Efficacy Testing: Cosmetic Victories Winner Profile
"Basically, an extremely small needle will glide on top of the sample, collecting topographic data in order to create a nanoscale 3D map of a single cell."
Consumers/Market
[video] Making Science Sell: Chemist Confessions on Unlocking the Appeal of Workhorse Ingredients
In this interview, sponsored by IFF, cosmetic chemists Victoria Fu and Gloria Lu of Chemist Confessions discuss the balance between science-driven formulation and consumer marketing — and use betaine's role as an osmolyte as a case study. Register now!
Sensory
Givaudan's Unispheres: Visually Enhancing Formulations Boosts Perceived Efficacy
The eye-catching, vegan and biodegradable microspheres offer sensory engagement without the need for microplastics.
Actives
Regenerative Beauty Product Spotlight: L'Oréal Age Perfect Cell Renewal Anti-aging Eye Cream
The skin repair market is projected to reach $160.46 billion by 2034; and cosmetic antioxidants, $196.94 million by 2030. L'Oréal's Age Perfect Cell Renewal Anti-aging Eye Cream crosses both, with its antioxidant-powered regenerative beauty positioning.
Literature/Data
[interview] Unlocking the Power of Wellbeauty: Insights on Oriflame's Revealing Report
Beauty consumers have taken an introspective turn into emotional well-being, as Oriflame's new Beauty and Well-being Report highlights. To delve deeper into these findings, Nicola Robertson, who led the study for Oriflame, shares her insights.
Sensory
Unispheres®: Visual Ingredients that Awaken Emotion and Elevate Perception
Givaudan Active Beauty augments the power of Unispheres®. Rooted in Swiss engineering excellence, this high-precision visualization system goes beyond aesthetics to become a true performance perception amplifier, deepening consumer engagement.
Actives
A Sunscreen Revolution Is Coming to the US
For the first time in more than two decades, a new, innovative UV filter is on the brink of FDA approval in the United States.
Event Coverage
6 Halal Ingredient Highlights at In-cosmetics Asia 2025 — Plus How Halal and Ethical Excellence are Taking Center Stage
In-cosmetics Asia 2025 will showcase halal-certified and other ethical beauty innovations among the industry's surging demand for clean, conscious and inclusive beauty solutions. Following are six ingredient highlights; plus market insights.
