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There will be a lot more partnerships to drive sustainability in beauty and personal care this decade compared to the last (Image: Getty Images)

Climate collaboration: Innovation cycles have ‘dramatically shortened’ during COVID-19, says Solvay

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has fuelled a raft of sustainable beauty and personal care innovation, creating a wave of more value chain collaboration that will likely stick, say executives at chemicals major Solvay.

Bespoke Ayurvedic beauty: Vedix aims to capitalise on self-care and wellness shift as it makes its global leap

India-based personalised beauty and lifestyle company Vedix is gearing up to make its overseas debut in the Middle East and the US, believing it is well-positioned to tap into trends in self-care and wellness.

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AYUREDI, from an ayurvedic plant to a holistic anti-ageing active ingredient

Sourced by Expanscience in Thailand, in the Chiang Mai region (north of Thailand), holy basil (Ocimum Sanctum), commonly known in the Hindi language as tulsi, is a very well-known plant used in Ayurvedic medicine.

Botanical supplement reduces effects of pollution on skin health, says study

The polyphenol-rich supplement Zeropollution improves the signs of skin ageing, strengthens skin barrier function, and counteracts oxidative stress, according to a new study involving 100 women.

Beiersdorf: Digital blue light skin health concerns are ‘unfounded’

Artificial blue light from digital devices does not damage skin because the levels emitted during use are not enough to trigger harmful effects, says Beiersdorf – claims matched by a recent study from Norway.

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Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care serves Clean Beauty

With increasing demand from consumers for clean beauty products, brands face new challenges including the sourcing and design of innovative raw materials and active ingredients, development of new packaging from diversified materials, development of new...

Beverage major Vita Coco launches into hair care: ‘We are an agile, disruptive brand’, says EMEA chief

Coconut water brand Vita Coco has expanded into European hair care with a range of shampoos, conditioners and treatments, and its EMEA head says it’s ready to take on the beauty competition.

Skin care 4.0: 'Transparency' and 'inclusivity' must be the digital future

Advancing digital tools that help men and women select suitable skin care products is a huge opportunity and brands should be doing everything to be as transparent and informative as possible, says Estella Benz, founder of Skin Match Technology.

ISAPP moves to define definition and scope of postbiotics

The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) has clarified the term ‘postbiotics’ in a statement that responds to the scientific groundswell and growing number of postbiotic applications.

‘Seemingly unconquerable’: Unilever to open-source vegan replacement for carmine red

Unilever and its prestige brand Hourglass have developed a vegan carmine alternative after years of supplier collaboration – a patent-pending innovation it plans to open-source in the coming year, says the global vice president of R&D for prestige.

Green goals: Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability needs ‘effective and coherent’ implementation – industry

The European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will lay important foundations for achieving European Green Deal goals, but it must consider the specificities of individual industries and value chains, say beauty and personal care industry...

Skin microbiome firm Gallinée unveils oral care range: ‘We really started from scratch on this’, says founder

French skin microbiome specialist Gallinée has launched a toothpaste and oral care supplement designed as a range to support the existing ecosystem of the mouth – a concept that has massive opportunity in the category, its founder says.

'Milestone': UK issuing certifications for beauty firms to qualify for China animal testing exemptions

The UK government has worked alongside the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) and wider beauty industry to digitally issue Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificates that should enable the export of ‘ordinary’ goods to China without...