The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is deepening its involvement in the US beauty industry with an expanded certification program, while also increasing collaborations between its scientists and leading cosmetic companies.
Biotechnology offers the opportunity for a more sustainable cosmetics industry, and wider acceptance of the technology will require giving consumers access to reliable information about the benefits, according to Givaudan.
Use of essential oils in hair treatments targeting scalp dysfunctions offer promise, though more research is necessary to be certain of their specific active properties, finds a review.
With hyaluronic acid tipped to be a potential driving force in the upcoming beauty biotech revolution, we explore Croma Pharma’s 25-year use of the skin care ingredient and how it is still at the forefront of innovation as the brand launches its latest...
Biotechnology is not new, but the industrial scale impact that biotech ingredient production will have on the beauty and fragrance industries is just beginning to be seen. Here Cosmetics Design explores key indicators of that biotech beauty is at a tipping...
Launched in 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual green chemistry awards program recognizes companies that develop and implement more sustainable technologies.
Personal care major Colgate-Palmolive has developed an antiperspirant formula containing cannabidiol (CBD) that it says works as an anti-irritant on the skin.
Japanese beauty giant Shiseido has developed new technology to enhance the effectiveness of micellar water that it will launch with Clé De Peau Beauté starting from June 2021.
Tomorrow Water, a California-based water treatment company, has just received funding to optimize a new technology that uses only water, heat, and pressure to extract keratan from packing house waste and livestock carcasses.
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Green chemistry is circular by design and therefore provides an important tool for the beauty industry as it looks to improve its environmental impact longer-term, an expert consultant says.
The polyphenol-rich supplement Zeropollution improves the signs of skin ageing, strengthens skin barrier function, and counteracts oxidative stress, according to a new study involving 100 women.
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists is developing the content program for the organization’s 75th Annual Scientific Meeting and Showcase and is currently accepting abstracts from prospective speakers.
With a watchful eye on the US cosmetics and personal care market, the Italian biotech company is leveraging green chemistry, local sourcing and production, and the science of sustainability to innovate for the future of beauty.
LiquiGlide technology has been making headlines here on CosmeticsDesign.com since 2014. Now a partnership with Mibelle Group highlights the industrial-scale potential of the company’s novel frictionless tech.
The Vancouver-based ingredient maker—in partnership with Signum Biosciences—has completed studies on the efficacy and safety of it cannabigerol on human skin.
Today, EnviroFlight, a subsidiary of the upcycling organic ingredient maker Darling Ingredients, announced plans to break ground on a new R&D facility in North Carolina.
There is a gap in the market for skin microbiome solutions to help treat atopic dermatitis, claims biotechnology company Marinova, for which it believes its brown seaweed extract could play a major role.
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Cannabidiol (CBD) may have stolen the limelight in cannabis beauty so far, but there are over one hundred minor cannabinoids worth studying with significant potential for future innovation, says cannabinoid specialist Treehouse Biotech.
Japanese beauty major Shiseido said it plans to launch ‘second skin’ this year, a so-called game-changing new technology which can diminish undereye bags instantly without the use of make-up.
A new study investigating the effects of two organic seaweed extracts on atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common type of eczema, suggests they may alter gene expression when used as a topical solution.
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Interest in cannabis beauty continues to rise, fuelled by a tide of interesting cannabidiol (CBD) product launches and fast-evolving science, but there remain challenges ahead for brands operating in the space, an expert says.
CosmeticsDesign-USA’s sister publication, NutraIngredients-USA, has expanded its ‘Ingredient of the Year’ categories for its annual NutraIngredients-USA Awards with the addition of Beauty-from-Within Ingredient.
An Australian firm has developed an alcohol-free disinfectant that uses native plant extracts, which it claims can help kill the COVID-19 virus within 90 seconds without damaging even the most sensitive skin.
International beauty major Coty has signed a letter of intent to partner with carbon recycling major LanzaTech to integrate sustainable, carbon-captured ethanol into its fragrance formulas.
CosmeticsDesign.com first reported on the ingredient supplier’s research around CBD derivatives and silicone gel elastomers following the 2019 SCC Annual Meeting and Technology Showcase. Now that research is a reality, with the launch of a personal care...
A lack of understanding of fatwa has led to confusion about the permissibility of alcohol use in halal personal care products such as fragrances, according to industry experts.
The supplementation of melatonin, vitamin D, and amino acids such as L-theanine, have shown to significantly improve sleep, said researchers from Hong Kong who conducted a meta-analysis on 15 RCTs.
With one week to go till Probiota, NutraIngredients took the opportunity to chat with one of the panellists for the event to hear his thoughts on where the industry is heading towards in the next few years.
The natural beauty ingredient maker announced, late last month, that a US patent had been issued for its alternative product preservation system that leverages caprylhydroxamic acid.
The nutritional supplements company has ventured into beauty, launching 3% thymoquinone black cumin seed oil as a topical skin care active at the start of 2021.
Last year, the P&G skin care brand announced a commitment to—by 2030—double the overall number of women in science, tech, engineering, and math careers, and to triple the number of women of color in STEM careers. Now the brand is sending out educational...
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has launched HOWARU Calm, a probiotic aimed at helping dietary supplement manufacturers decrease the cycle of consumer stress.
More than one K Beauty brand recently launched new products showcasing freeze-dried skin care technology—a likely sign that a new beauty ingredient format is about to get very popular.
This month, Lygos CBx and MetaLabs announced a deal that has the US and Korea – based companies collaborating on shampoo and other products formulated with CBG.
Personal care major Unilever has developed a topical composition using natural monoterpenoids from thyme and pine that it says can balance and restore microbiota diversity of the skin, particularly in amenable skin that presents conditions like...
Almonds, wheat and soy are among a raft of food allergens widely used in skin care formulations marketed for children that should carry warning labels, particularly in products destined for infants who are yet to develop an oral tolerance or have an impaired...
Personal care major Colgate-Palmolive has released details of a clinical research programme underway that aims to validate the potential of oral care health products in slowing the spread of COVID-19.
This week, the New York chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists announced members of the incoming executive board. Fernandes, Lead E-Sales Executive with specialty cosmetic ingredient manufacturer TRI-K, will head up the committee in the New Year.
Personal care major Colgate-Palmolive has developed toothpaste formulas incorporating metal silicates that it says provide efficient whitening whilst remaining gentle on the tooth enamel.
The beauty maker’s annual grant program has honored post-doctoral scientists, since 2003, for both their notable contributions to STEM fields and for their work as role models.
Unilever has communicated promising preliminary findings on research it commissioned for the use of Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) mouthwash as a preventative measure against viral transmission of COVID-19.
This new industry partnership has the University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor and her students working to make existing surfactants better and to innovate chemical compounds that would make AvanSix surfactants more fit and functional in today’s beauty...
A new joint research by the Shiseido Company and the Cutaneous Biology Research Center (CBRC) have found a way to prevent the decrease of Langerhans cells to maintain the skin’s immunity and vitality.
Under the agreement announced today, the Netherlands-based bacterial technology company will give L’Oréal access to a proprietary enzyme that targets and kills staphylococcus aureus—the endolysin is already an ingredient in Micreos’ own skin care brand...
Degradability is increasingly important in the cosmetics and personal care industry. And whether per- and poly-fluorinated compounds are in beauty formulations as an ingredient or a trace contaminant, they persist in the environment and are (as a result)...
A study analysing Sephora and Ulta Beauty’s Twitter activity and networks has suggested cosmetic brands only have limited control over communications within their networks, opening up important points of discussion for industry, the researchers say.
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