FEATURE ARTICLES

Driving positive change in ecotoxicity testing

The cosmetics industry needs to lead the way in championing alternatives to animal tests say XCellR8.

Moisturising care and hygiene go hand in hand

DSM offer help with the important issue of maintaining skin health in safe and effective sanitisers

Ingredients focus: enhancing textures

A selection of some of the latest texture enhancing products from leading global ingredient suppliers.

Development of a colonised skin model

Perfectus Biomed discuss their in vitro skin models to improve new microbiome product development.

Addressing sensitive skin and the microbiome

A new carrot cell active from Vytrus can calm and soothe sensitive skin by re-balancing the skin microbiome.

Investigating the microbiota and beyond

Silab demonstrate the importance of understanding the relationship between skin biology and the microbiome.

The personal care industry: challenges in cleaning

Distributor, Azelis, offer some innovative formulations to help create men’s grooming products that fit men’s rapidly changing lifestyles.

Five waxes and an infinite range of textures

Koster Keunen present the enormous range of potential texture benefits from five natural waxes.

A novel approach to assess skin and hair protection

Cobiosa reveal the results of a study that assesses the anti-pollution protective effects of a Moringa leaf extract on skin and hair.

Natural molecules limit effect of daily blue light

Greentech’s natural active helps protect the skin from the growing issue of oxidative stress caused by blue light.

Anti-ageing mechanism analysed with three actives

There are many factors involved in ageing skin, so we need a wide range of ingredients to successfully help consumers achieve visible results

Men’s formulations for a changing landscape

Distributor, Azelis, offer some innovative formulations to help create men’s grooming products that fit men’s rapidly changing lifestyles.

Tripeptide complexes deliver hair growth benefits

Male pattern baldness affects a vast number of people and can significantly impact self-esteem. Here we look at solutions from South Korea.

Ingredients focus: solutions for men’s grooming

We round up the latest ingredients from global suppliers to assist formulators creating products for men’s grooming

Fighting glycation for rejuvenated skin

Mibelle’s new natural ingredient combats glycation, a process which has a negative impact on skin health.

INTERVIEW: Jo Chidley, co-founder of Beauty Kitchen

The question of the sustainability of finished products is a major feature of our industry and has moved from niche to mainstream as consumers have become more familiar with the complex considerations that come under this topic.

COUNTRY FOCUS: Exploring the natural beauty of South America

South America is one of the most exciting and thriving regions in the global cosmetic and personal care market and its share of this market is expected to reach a value of $69.9 billion in 2021.

Regulation of hand sanitisers in the EU and US

Find out the latest status of sanitiser regulations in two key markets from Martin Perry of ADSL.

Asia Focus: a wealth of innovation and opportunity

How are trends and technologies developing in the vast, diverse and influential continent?

Pause and reset: Culture shifts in the pandemic

2020 has transformed day-to-day life, but how can we make sense of the cultural changes?

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