18 Innovations Worth a Second Look

Jul 21st, 2023

Cosmetics & Toiletries

In the July/August edition of Cosmetics & Toiletries, our Product Roundup featured 18 innovative ingredients, services and products from suppliers. See our Product Roundup page for full details, as well as innovations featured in past issues.

In the July/August edition of Cosmetics & Toiletries, our Product Roundup featured 18 innovative ingredients, services and products from suppliers. See our Product Roundup page for full details, as well as innovations featured in past issues.

Product Roundup showcases the latest innovations from top cometic brands. The ingredients and technology showcased feature a variety of product types with many potential applications.

In the July/August edition of Cosmetics & Toiletries, our Product Roundup featured 18 innovative ingredients, services and products from suppliers. See our Product Roundup page for full details, as well as innovations featured in past issues.

This month’s list includes the following:

Bio-Saponins
Liftyl Biofunctional
EssentialTein Protect
JD Phyto-Or 1%
Biomenta BF
ACT Range
ROSS Inline Ultra High Shear Mixer for High Quality Dispersions and Emulsions
Campo Japanese Mushroom Extracts
Natralipid Advanced Omega Complex
Prime & Protect SPF 40
Betafib ETD
Sodium Hyaluronate and D5
Epionine Bio
Cosmosil Oil Control I.S.
Jojoba Oil
Emulgade Verde 10MS
Silwax A08-UP
IBR-Snowflake

Unique Anti-aging Skin care Active ingredients from ICHIMARU

Unique Anti-aging Skin care Active ingredients from ICHIMARU

ICHIMARU PHARCOS has developed unique approaches such as plant-derived proteoglycan, large HA retention and oral biofilm. Here are three natural plant-based active ingredients with original research and profound efficacies for new anti-aging cosmetics.

Blocked indole-5,6-quinones (IQs) are said to be precise and tailorable molecules that can offer a bottom-up understanding of properties in eumelanin and have the potential to advance the design of melanin-inspired materials.

Melanin Insights Could Drive Ultra-protective Sunscreens

McGill's Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with Ohio State University and the University of Girona, has identified an approach to stabilize indole-5,6-quinone (IQ), an implicated biosynthetic intermediate and subunit of eumelanin.

As of the summer of 2023, short ingredient lists are popular with consumers. They allow for the consumer to quickly learn what is in a product and feel educated on it, whether that is true or not.

[poll results] Do You Think O/W Emulsions are Easiest to Formulate?

As of the summer of 2023, short ingredient lists are popular with consumers. They allow for the consumer to quickly learn what is in a product and feel educated on it, whether that is true or not.

Finalists will be announced in November 2023 and winners will be celebrated at an exclusive red carpet gala, to be held on March 6, 2024, at the Millennium Biltmore in Los Angeles, alongside our Beauty Accelerate event.

C&T Allēs Double Down on Beauty Innovation, Extend Deadline to Aug. 1, 2023

Submissions to the C&T Allē Awards will now be accepted through Aug. 1, 2023. This extension will give innovators as much time as possible to get every entry in front of our esteemed panel of judges.

Canada will now join more than 40 jurisdictions and major markets that have already passed laws to end or limit cosmetics animal testing and/or sales.

Canada Officially Bans Animal Testing for Cosmetics

On June 22, 2023, Canadian officials passed measures through the Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-47, prohibiting the sale of cosmetics that rely on new animal testing data to establish product safety.

The liquid-liquid encapsulation system introduces a drop of core material through a nozzle, which impacts on a host bath containing a floating shell layer on the surface.

Univ. Waterloo Develops Liquid-Liquid Technique for Stable Encapsulation

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a simple method for encapsulating liquid or liquid-suspended functional ingredients to protect and stabilize them, and control their release.

Overall, the exercise offered a glimpse into the variability of aesthetic standards worldwide. (select examples shown)

100 Global Interpretations of 'Beautiful Women' by AI

A recent project by StyleSeat explored how beauty is perceived by AI in 100 countries. The results revealed a spectrum of renderings.

'Canada's legislation is expected to pass soon and, when it does, the United States will be the only country in North America without a national ban on animal testing for cosmetics.'

Canada Commits to End Animal Tox Testing While MoCRA Misses the Mark

Bill S-5 in Canada has passed with royal assent to end animal testing for chemical toxicity; cosmetics are expected to be next. Meanwhile, MoCRA in the U.S. missed the chance to address this major industry issue, one source critiques.

The bigger impact is that concerns over the potential endocrine-disrupting effects of bisphenols will no doubt put other cosmetic ingredients with the same alleged effects front and center (again), drawing interest from regulators.

Endocrine Disruptors in the EU, SCCS Opinions and NGO Pressure to Crack Down

From November 2022–February 2023, organizations in seven European Union member states tested 121 products and found bisphenols of high concern in 47 of them, per Chemical Watch. NGOs are urging regulators to impose stricter regulation on all bisphenols.

The guides are regularly revised to incorporate the progress of scientific knowledge in general and the experience gained particularly in the field of testing and safety evaluation of cosmetic ingredients.

11 Changes to SCCS Guides for Cosmetics Safety Testing — Plus a Note on 'Nano'

The European Union's (EU's) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) recently updated its notes of guidance (NoG) for cosmetics and cosmetic ingredient safety testing, emphasizing alternatives to animal testing and more.

It takes a team—so meet our esteemed panel of experts who will judge entries for the Cosmetics & Toiletries (C&T) Allē Awards in 2024. Enter now.

Shiseido, Lauder, GOOP, CHANEL, L'Oréal and More—Meet the 2024 C&T Allē Awards Judges

The 2024 C&T Allē Awards will again bring cosmetic innovation into the spotlight. This year's judges include experts from: Shiseido, Chanel, Burt's Bees, Estée Lauder Cos., GOOP, Belcorp, the Univ. of Cincinnati and others. Who else? Read on.