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Kroger's Morning Refresh Face Wash with Stimulating Exfoliants + Vitamin C

Product Spotlight: Kroger's Morning Refresh Face Wash with Stimulating Exfoliants + Vitamin C

Featuring ginseng and vitamin C, the oil-free cleanser is offered as an alternative to the Clean & Clear brand Morning Burst facial cleanser.

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Formula Focus: Nectar Body Wash

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BioAktive Reveals Pore-reducing, Skin-smoothing Effects of Lactomaizol Postbiotic

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Cosmetics & Toiletries Unveils Beauty Themes for 2025

From skin and hair health, to holistic protection, mind-body beauty and integrated sensory experiences, 2025's media agenda will equip cosmetic chemists and beauty innovators to develop advanced products that compete in a dynamic, competitive marketplace.

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SYMPARE MES: The perfect balance between product performance and naturality

Improve your sustainability profile with KLK OLEO’s SYMPARE Methyl Ester Sulphonates (MES) - a sulphate-free anionic surfactant naturally made from plant source for the personal care categories.

Developed in response to consumer demand for natural and milder ingredients, Nouryon's Structure M3 maltodextrin-based co-surfactant offers mild, biodegradable cleansing.

Nouryon's Structure M3 Polysaccharide Confers Biodegradability to Cleansing

The Structure M3 co-surfactant is said significantly reduce the irritation potential of commonly used surfactant systems, providing mildness, cleansing and foaming in shampoo, facial cleanser and body wash formulations.

Empowering Skin’s Resilience with CefiraProtect CLR™

Empowering Skin’s Resilience with CefiraProtect CLR™

CLR introduces CefiraProtect CLR™, the daily companion for youthful skin. Derived from Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens, this innovative active ingredient supports skin in maintaining its oxidative balance and enhancing its self-defense mechanisms.

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Biopolax's BPX Gemini Surfactants Emulsify, Boost Other Eco-surfactants

BPX Gemini can form micelles in aqueous solutions at lower concentrations. It enhances the performance of eco-friendly surfactants such as APG and can act as a co-emulsifier. Its zwitterionic version also increases foam and foam stability.

The ingredient technology can be used as a co-surfactant to deliver synergistic mildness and cleanse-boosting benefits with no detrimental impact on foam production, per Croda.

Croda Launches Mild NatraFusion SL HA Biosurfactant

The ingredient technology can be used as a co-surfactant to deliver synergistic mildness and cleanse-boosting benefits with no detrimental impact on foam production, per Croda.

Sourced from Ecuador, Praan Naturals Tagua Seed Powder is an environmentally responsible and natural alternative to synthetic exfoliants and whitening agents, per the company.

Praan Naturals Introduces Tagua Seed Powder to Natural Ingredient Portfolio

Sourced from Ecuador, Praan Naturals Tagua Seed Powder is an environmentally responsible and natural alternative to synthetic exfoliants and whitening agents, per the company.

Find out at our exclusive red carpet-style awards dinner, to be held on March 6, 2024, at the Biltmore in Los Angeles – alongside our captivating Beauty Accelerate event. Join us!

Which Cosmetic Actives Will Come Out on Top at the 2024 C&T Allēs?

Which actives will win C&T Allē Awards in 2024? Find out at our exclusive red carpet-style awards dinner on March 6, 2024, at the Biltmore in Los Angeles – alongside our captivating Beauty Accelerate event. Following are the contenders...

'Green is good but maybe not good enough. Future aspects will focus on more and additional aspects ... taking a look at the entire product lifecycle [and] looking at the entire value chain ...'

[video] Connecting the Value Chain for Next-level Sustainability

Moving sustainability to the next level will take reconnecting each link in the value chain to this greater purpose. In this sponsored video, Wolfgang Goertz, Ph.D., of Evonik, explains how; and how a new ingredient platform can help. Register to watch.

The technologies are designed to offer three ways to consume products in an eco-responsible way while keeping the same usage habits and adapting to everyone's lifestyle.

Nuwen to Debut 3 Powder Forms to Reduce Water Footprint During in-cos 2023

Nuwen, a France-based contract manufacturer, will reveal three powder innovations for hygiene products during in-cosmetics Global 2023.

While some (if not many) of these allegations may be unfounded or misguided, it underscores the critical role of safety and toxicity testing even under non-typical product use conditions.

Unilever, J&J, Olaplex and L'Oreal Still Treading Legal Waters Over Lilial, Benzene

Olaplex, Redken, OGX, Dove, Nexxus, Suave, Tigi and Tresemmé brands are still making headlines as they tread legal waters over alleged Lilial and benzene content. Following are recent updates.