Vedix, a brand from India, is giving traditional Ayurveda formulations a modern twist by making them into new dosage formats and adding ingredients which can act synergistically with the age-old formulas.
Prebiotics are trending on multiple fronts right now, according to new research from Lumina Intelligence, as consumers look to improve their own health as well as their pets'.
South Korean biotech company Huons has launched a powder stick version of its flagship product Elruby Menolacto, a probiotic said to alleviate menopausal symptoms.
India-based firm The Ayurveda Experience is working to expand its presence in North America and Europe to capture the rising demand for natural and holistic beauty products.
Special Edition: Beauty Tech - Advances in biotech, personalisation and usability
The cosmetics industry has significantly advanced in active ingredients and skin delivery systems over recent decades, but international standards and regulations are required as novel technologies continue to evolve, say researchers.
Interest in topical and ingestible beauty products that support and even boost immunity is gaining traction, but what science can back up product developments and how much growth potential is there really in this space?
Special Edition: Cannabis beauty - Innovation and science in CBD and cannabinoids
Cannabidiol (CBD) may have stolen the limelight in cannabis beauty so far, but there are over one hundred minor cannabinoids worth studying with significant potential for future innovation, says cannabinoid specialist Treehouse Biotech.
Personal care major Unilever has developed a zinc salt-based toothpaste that it says can deliver more than just oral care benefits, lowering blood pressure via enhanced nitrate reductase activity.
Nutrition 21 has launched a new beauty-from-within ingredient backed by a recent clinical study that the company believes will help to further enlarge a category that after many false starts finally seems to be in a solid growth phase.
French skin microbiome beauty firm Gallinée launched its first pro, pre and postbiotic supplement last year targeting sensitive skin, and the product is now its best-selling item in France, according to company founder.
Lycored, the global natural supplements manufacturer, has expanded its tomato-based lycopene production to meet 'unprecedented demand' for beauty-from-within products.
Consuming apple polyphenol (AP) supplements before UV exposure can reduce the extent of skin pigmentation, and continued consumption for the next 10 weeks can help speed up skin tone recovery, an RCT funded by Asahi Breweries has shown.
Biotech startup Kaffe Bueno says its coffee oil made from waste grounds can replace argan and rosehip in cosmetic formulas and believes the bean has plenty more active ingredients to offer.
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