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Secrets to Shaping Beauty into Body Care: How Claims, Ingredients and Challenges Translate
What's driving the body care boom? How do beauty trends translate? Here, we explore new launches and insights from Anushka Nadkarni, Bentley Labs; Ron Robinson, BeautyStat; Rita Silva, DECIEM; and Jean-Christophe Choulot, Caudalíe, to find out.
Actives
Beauty Accelerate
2025: Future-proofing Beauty [FIRST LOOK]
Event Coverage
Cosmetics & Toiletries
Unveils Beauty Themes for 2025
Latest
Sun Care
Why Do-it-yourself Sunscreens are a 'Don't' — Consumer Drivers and Formulating Insights
DIY sunscreens are trending on social media but experts are urging consumers to leave formulating to the experts. Here, we explore consumer drivers and share insights from industry insiders Marc Pissavini, Ph.D., and Kelly Dobos on sunscreen complexities.
Color Cosmetics
Formula Focus: Mr. Timid Blush and Lipstick
The Mr. Timid Blush and Lipstick is designed for multifunctional purposes and features Phytosqualan (10%), adding a care benefit to this color formula.
Sponsored
Active ingredient XYLISHINE™C to restore scalp and fiber for beautiful hair
Seppic introduces XYLISHINE™C, an active ingredient that acts globally to repair the scalp and hair cuticles. It is a perfect active for hair care with an action both on scalp and fibers for moisturized and beautiful hair results.
Skin Care
Article Download: Formulating Cosmetic Emulsions - A Beginner’s Guide
Emulsions that act as a delivery system for beneficial ingredients such as aloe, vitamins, plant extracts, etc., must also be safe, stable and cost-effective. This article discusses the ingredients that go into emulsions and why they are used.
Event Coverage
2025
C&T Allēs
Early Bird Rate Ends July 1 — Submit Now, Save $200 and Amend Entry Through Aug. 1
The discounted Early Bird rate ($325) ends on July 1 for the 2025
C&T Allē Awards
. Submit now at the lower rate and update/amend entries through the Aug. 1 final deadline.
Anti-aging/Face
Formula Focus: Minimalist Brightening Sheet Mask
This minimalist, seven-ingredient serum is designed with an ideal texture to soak a sheet mask and features active ingredients for a skin-brightening action.
Methods/Tools
Evaluating Claim Substantiation Data: Separating Marketing Hype from Reality
Taken from our May 2001 archives, this Formulators Forum by Ken Klein acknowledges (even back then) being bombarded by marketing claims for the latest and greatest, making him skeptical of new products. Here, he proposes a course of action.
Hair Care
Formula Focus: Natural Hydrating Conditioner
This 100% natural rinse-off formulation not only conditions and strengthens all hair types, but also is designed to support the health of the planet.
Video
[digital roundtable] Forces Influencing Cosmetic Formulating: Social Media, Regulations and Technical Constraints
In this Digital Roundtable, Prof. K.P. Ananth, Ph.D., and up-and-comers from the U. of Cincinnati discuss social media, regulations and technical constraints and how these forces impact formulating. They also predict future forces. Register to watch.
Color Cosmetics
Formula Focus: Mrs. Kiss Natural Tinted Lip Oil
Mrs. Kiss is an example of how a tinted lip oil can be formulated following the “all natural” trend. It features phytosqualan and plum oil, both upcycled from the food industry.
Skin Care
Formula Focus: Ease Your Mind Serum
This serum features a neurocosmetic that acts on the skin’s immune system to reduce TRPV1-induced and other inflammatory processes, improving the skin through the skin-brain-endocrine feedback loop.
