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A study published this week outlines efforts to make palmitoleic acid (POA) more commercially viable, outlining a fermentation-based production route that could help address ongoing supply and consistency issues.
Clöud Café has launched its coffee and matcha offerings at Ulta Beauty as alternative to leading collagen RTD products and marking the company’s first placement inside a US beauty specialty retailer.
The clean skincare brand’s recent facelift demonstrates how packaging sustainability, microbiome-focused formulations and retailer-driven product development are increasingly shaping innovation strategies across the personal care sector.
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs has recommended that PrettyBoy, Inc. modify or discontinue several advertising claims for its men’s skincare products, including a “100/100 Health Score” referenced from the Yuka and...
The baby and family skincare brand spent more than a year preparing internally before committing to its first brick-and-mortar rollout.
Health Canada has added Bemotrizinol, marketed by dsm-firmenich as PARSOL Shield, to the country’s Secondary Sunscreen Monograph, expanding the UV filter’s use across cosmetics and personal care products.
In this CosmeticsDesign Q&A, Dieux cofounder and chief brand officer Charlotte Palermino discusses the brand’s decision to give away ‘Mega Jumbo’ sized Instant Angel moisturizers.
The certification standard aims to establish defined benchmarks for safety substantiation, finished product testing and MoCRA alignment.
As US beauty retailers test blind assortments and limited-edition ‘mystery’ drops, subscription platform IPSY is reporting stronger year-over-year performance from a format it has operated for more than a decade.
High testing costs, scale-up risks and increasingly complex regulatory requirements are driving interest in digital tools that can model ingredient interactions and predict product performance before physical samples are produced.