As beauty continues its shift away from animal-based ingredients to plant-based, it’s going to be worthwhile diving much deeper into biotechnology for more sustainable, sophisticated, efficient and innovative formulas, says the CEO of US biology startup...
Lynda Searby talks the democratization of science, the rise of intimate personal care and ‘tweakments’, and what beauty stores of the future need to look like, with Mintel’s Andrew McDougall.
The latest innovations skin testing such as multiphoton tomography and fluorescence-lifetime imaging will help to enhance cosmetic claim support, says one cosmetics expert.
Portugal-based contract research firm PhD Trials has found that the environmental space surrounding the skin can influence sensorial response and induce neural activity, creating exciting promise for cosmetics.
Japanese personal care major Kao Corporation has blended carbonated water into a shampoo formula for curly hair to improve the penetration and effectiveness of its curl-loosening ingredient, offering better style control at the washing stage.
Highly personalised beauty continues to soar and advances in specific digital technologies will empower and inform innovators, offering significant promise in areas like consumer wellness and mental health, says an expert.
International beauty major Shiseido has advanced scientific understanding on facial sagging via digital research tools and experiments, defining ring collagen as central to face skin morphology and detailing how to reconstruct this network as people aged.
In today’s anti-wrinkle skin care market innovation and research is focused on making ingredients more efficacious and consistent, as well as introducing a holistic take on skin aging.
International beauty major L’Oréal has developed a method to identify the molecular signature of a person’s scalp in a common alopecic state, enabling prognosis and diagnosis, along with the development of efficacious cosmetic treatments for such hair...
Global beauty major Avon will continue to invest in scientific proof and clinical trial data and work hard to react to fast-evolving consumer trends as it edges forward with NPD in 2022, says an exec.
Korean cosmetic company Amorepacific has developed an active ingredient with extracts from peach sprouts and peonies, which it claims is effective in inhibiting and regulating the secretion of sebum on the skin.
South Korean cosmetics firm Amorepacific said it intends to use the sweat-proof wearable skin measurement device it developed with MIT to produce cosmetic products according to environmental needs.
Special Edition: Cannabis beauty - Innovation and science in CBD and cannabinoids
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.
Special Edition: CANNABIS BEAUTY – INNOVATION AND SCIENCE IN CBD AND CANNABINOIDS
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.
Beauty consumers worldwide are demanding open and honest brand communication on product formulations and ingredients in a digital world strained by unreliable and biased information, says the deputy CEO of L’Oréal.
Cosmetics and personal care ingredient makers can likely benefit from recent research published in Nature Materials that shows synthesizing finned zeolites can increase catalyst efficiency by 3 times.
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers will host the 3-day event, showcasing the latest personal care and beauty formulation trends, engineering innovations, and packaging and manufacturing technologies.
The SCC’s new Madam C.J. Walker Scholarship is a next step in the organization’s efforts to improve diversity, equality, and inclusion within the cosmetic and personal care industry.
The indie beauty brand founder and long-time drug delivery specialist has, just this week, made her company’s silicon-based hybrid ingredient delivery technologies available to researchers working to develop antivirals and Coronavirus treatments.
On Monday, the Gairdner Foundation announced this year’s laureates, 7 scientists whose original work in biomedical science has notably improved the understanding of human biology and disease.
At the start of March, the Personal Care Products Council held its annual meeting event, complete with educational panels, keynotes, and breakout sessions. This year’s topic was sustainability. And Cosmetics Design was there to connect with the experts,...
Special Edition: Biotechnology for Natural Formulation
Consumer desire for sustainable and natural cosmetics continues to fuel the surge in interest around plant cell culture technology, with huge advances made in the past ten years, academics say.
Food and agricultural side streams are extremely rich in components suitable for cosmetic applications, but a lack of extraction expertise, handling know-how and finance is holding back industry advances, say experts.
At this week’s Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology the beauty, fragrance, and personal care maker will present new data connecting both environmental and biological factors to skin aging and to hair aging.
The winners of the L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards have been announced today and two US-based scientists are amongst the 20 outstanding achievers to be recognized.
The University of Karachi’s (UoK) International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), has turned its attention to dedicated testing of Halal cosmetics and other Halal products by setting up a special laboratory at its Industrial Analytical...
The french firm has put together a Scientific Advisory Board composed of nine distinguished scientists from diverse disciplines and of varied nationalities, whose mission it will be to bring ideas to the table that relates to L’Oréal Research’s fields...
A Polish collaboration between a research institute and a cosmetics firm aims to develop new anti-ageing products by drawing the results of basic mitochondria research.
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has lashed back over media reports concerning a new study suggesting exposure to Triclosan can cause muscle paralysis.
Researchers from Harvard University have discovered that stabilized emulsions which were assumed to reach equilibrium almost instantly may actually take months or even years for particles in oil-water mixture.
Two BASF scientists have received awards from the New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists at the Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase, for papers on hair and make-up technology.
The 46th amendment to the IFRA code of practice has been issued by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA), as part of the industry’s ongoing safety program.
The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) is trying to move further into the public eye in the hope it can help counteract some of the ‘erroneous’ claims about the industry in the press.
The 2008 SCC Annual Scientific Meeting glimpsed into the future of cosmetics, exploring the potential of scientific advances such as tissue engineering to revolutionize beauty treatments.
The New Scientist has criticized the Soil Association's 'false,
unscientific distinctions' following its ban on man-made
nanoparticles appearing in health, beauty and food products.
California-based Human Pheromone Sciences says it wants to build on
success it has already enjoyed in the personal care area by
repositioning its Natural Attraction brand based on human
pheromone.
Human Pheromone Sciences has said that based on preliminary studies
on how mood can be enhanced using synthesized human pheromones, it
is now expanding its study to include a larger number of volunteers
in its laboratories.
US-based Human Pheromone Sciences is entering into an agreement
with the University of Utah to conduct research and development
programmes on a series of compounds already identified and isolated
by scientists relating to synthesised...
The Sense of Smell Institute (SOSI) has commissioned a White Paper
to review recent research findings on the beneficial effects of
peppermint. Numerous studies have linked the ingredient with
improved mental and physical performance.
The European centre for the validation of alternative methods has
been restructured in order to address the ramifications of new EU
legislation on chemicals and cosmetics testing.
The L'ORéAL-UNESCO programme 'For Women In Science' today
celebrated its 5th anniversary at a ceremony honouring twenty women
scientists from all corners of the globe.
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