Product performance, the end of ‘the era of the soft claim,’ mood boosters, and ‘transparency in sustainability', are just some of the most impactful ingredient formulation trends for the year ahead, says Univar Solutions' Tom Flatley.
Consumer interest in skin-friendly beauty products continues its rise, prompting an acceleration in microbiome claims validation and product testing both in vitro and in vivo, say testing experts.
Beauty manufacturers are increasingly looking to substantiate more traditional and mainstream claims like moisturising with clinical data as consumer expectations shift and competition hots up, says an executive from Eurofins Cosmetics and Personal Care.