Cosmetics Design surveys this distinctive beauty category by looking forward at formulation trends and reflecting on innovative launches and business moves from the past year.
Age management is a more appropriate term to describe the anti-ageing category and better reflects consumer sentiment, as consumers are now embracing their age, according to a market analyst.
Sederma has turned its innovation attention to the popular anti-pollution trend, developing its latest natural active ingredient Citystem to fight against visible and invisible pollution damage to the skin.
Welcome to this special edition newsletter on anti-ageing, covering all the latest trends and scientific breakthroughs in what is one of the most vital and inspiring categories in the industry.
The future of functional ingredient delivery in anti-ageing and cosmetics could be done using a dissolving microneedle (DMN) patch after a new study verified a prototype for its safety and efficacy.
We normally associate hair loss, thinning and greying as markers of age, and a new study has now shown how ageing influences the diameter, surface topography, hardness, loss modulus, storage modulus, and tactile perception of human hair.
Researchers in France and Spain have developed a novel anti-ageing facial serum containing apple stem cell extract, pro-collagen lipopeptide, creatine, and urea, which has been shown to significantly improve skin condition.
Scientists have identified that the activity of the key enzyme mitochondrial complex II significantly decreases in older skin and say this could hold the key to future cosmetic product development.
A new study shows that the dormant phase for hair can actually be important for maintaining the cells' rejuvenating activity over time, as inhibiting a specific stem cell gene can speed up hair growth cycle, but also wear out and damage the hair...
Scientists at University College London have identified the gene for greying hair for the first time, as well as the genes influencing hair shape and density and this could have a big impact on products to delay the ageing process.
The increasing number of people getting tattoos is an unlikely source of inspiration for Rahn’s newest Liftonin-Xpert active, due to the specialised skin care required after-inking.
A study on women from Germany and China has shown that there is a link between traffic-related air pollution caused to dark spots on the face, known as lentigenes or liver spots.
A new study has suggested that the knee could be the best site to evaluate skin wrinkles and can give a more rounded view of body ageing, as the wrinkle and elasticity on the knee are age-dependent related and is highly related to Crow's feet.
German firm BASF announces that it is increasing the global prices for its Vitamin A products by 20% in order to reflect the demand and supply situation on the market, and this will affect the anti-ageing and skin care categories.
Men and women’s skin is structurally different in a number of ways, from thickness to the ability to grow a beard, and this means that ingredients should be developed to address specific concerns, according to BASF which has just launched its first active...
A research team made up of scientists in Germany and the US claim to have made a sun care breakthrough having developed a process for altering the ingredients in a sunscreen that does not impact its sun protection factor (SPF), but does allow the body...
Anti-pollution, innovative ingredients, Asia influence, sustainability, and apps are all predicted to be key drivers in the skin care market in 2016 thanks to consumer demand and a focus on being healthier.
Ingredient supplier Lipotec has announced its latest functional ingredient, Pollushield, which targets skin protection from urban pollution by helping to prevent the accumulation of pollution particles in the epidermis.
A team of researchers has shown the efficacy of specific collagen peptides to improve skin moisture and, for the first time, to prevent and reduce the fragmentation of the dermal collagen network, thus counteracting one of the hallmarks of skin ageing.
Ingredient supplier Croda has launched its new high molecular weight protein hydrolysate Prolevis, which targets skin wrinkles and imperfections, claiming to instantly smooth the skin.
BASF and the French biotechnology company CYTOO have launched a collaboration to research human fibroblasts with the end goal of developing and testing active ingredients that contribute to increase skin firmness in skin care applications.
Wearable technology has had a huge impact on the health and wellness industry and can do the same for the beauty sector as it can change the ways consumers understand and interact with their products, says L’Oréal.
Scientists at Yonsei University in South Korea have developed an AA-loaded DMN patch that they claim treats wrinkles as proved in in vitro and clinical studies.
Allantoin, which is a n ingredient commonly used in shampoos, lipsticks, , sun care , and skin care products, is one of several newly identified compounds that can mimic the life-extending effect of a starvation diet.
A team of scientists have found that applying a Gold Silk Sericin (GSS) complex to the skin represents an interesting new cosmetic topical technology with which to address multiple aspects of aged/photoaged female facial skin.
Algatechnologies is targeting the food supplements sector with a new grade of natural astaxanthin oleoresin, as interest in the carotenoid as a skin, eye and heart health ingredient builds.
Specialty chemical maker Croda has just completed testing on a hair-conditioning agent and determined its effectiveness on hair types across the age spectrum, including grey hair.
Oriflame has achieved an important milestone in its strategic focus on skin care, after the Swedish firm was granted an EU patent for its novel active ingredient, Aspartolift, which has clinically proven anti-ageing skin benefits.
A new study on French Maritime Pine Bark has suggested the plant extract could contribute to skin hydration and reduce pigmentation when taken orally as a nutritional supplement or applied topically.
French ingredient supplier Silab has completed studies on its new natural anti-ageing active inspired by regenerative medicine, with the aim of stimulating a regenerative protein that naturally slows over time.
Switzerland-based ingredient supplier Rahn says that a new study confirms the efficacy of its anti-ageing active Protolea in combatting cellular waste and glycation.
Research carried out by two biotechnology companies has found that an extract from the raspberry plant is effective in promoting skin hydration and protecting the cells from excessive water loss, meaning it could have potential for skin care and anti-ageing...
Skin whitening is a trend big in Asia, but is also present in Europe and the US in anti-ageing as consumers seek a uniform skin tone, and with natural ingredients in-vogue at present, multi-faceted ones will be in big demand as they help to decrease costs.
Green coffee oil (GCO), often used in cosmetic formulations due to its emollient and anti-ageing properties, is safe for topical application and displays good skin compatibility according to a new study.
Maintaining skin youthfulness could be possible through targeting enzymes after it was found that the mutation of a novel protein results in a rare premature ageing condition, and this could shed light on the underlying mechanisms of skin ageing.
A research team in Finland has demonstrated the effectiveness of its beauty patch to help skin absorption of cosmetics products, using a technique for imaging live tissue.
The hype around stem cell science has created a market opportunity for the cosmetic industry; however a new study has suggested that the public need more education on the current limits of stem cell applications in this context.
Researchers have developed a sunscreen, made with bioadhesive nanoparticles, that doesn’t penetrate the skin, eliminating serious health concerns associated with commercial sunscreens.
Scientists in Spain and Finland have identified that biocompounds from rapeseed oil industry co-stream can be used as active ingredients for skin care applications, particularly anti-ageing.
Chanel Research and Technology has announced Julia Segre Ph.D and Emi Nishimura M.D., Ph.D, as the latest two winners of the Chanel-CE.R.I.E.S. Research Award, for their ground-breaking efforts in skin research.
Beiersdrof researchers have found that skin cells can protect themselves against stress even faster and more holistically than previously thought, and this discovery will lead to the development of new anti-ageing products.
Oriflame’s Ireland operation has assessed acetyl aspartic acid (AAA) as safe for use in all cosmetics products at a level of 5%, using a new cosmetic safety assessor in line with the requirements of the EU Cosmetics Regulation and in accordance with the...
Oriflame research has found that by providing a clear view on the signs of ageing that really matter to Russian women who are aged 40 years old and above, it can then look to develop relevant anti-ageing skin care solutions.
Scientists have discovered that applying a 4% alpha hydroxyl acid (AHA) solution combined with using water jet pressure, had rapidly improved effects on whiteheads and blackheads on the face, and that combined physical therapy may have more impact on...
Ingredient supplier DSM says that the Erythrulose self-tanning enhancement ingredient can meet the demand of people wanting to temporarily ‘tattoo’ their skin, rather than by exposing skin to dangerous levels of sun as has been shown in the recent ‘sunburn...
Avon researchers have identified two biological factors that make for a more nuanced understanding of why skin changes with time and how lines and wrinkles form.
Having studied how the loss of dermal anchoring structures leads to skin sagging, Shiseido has discovered that exercises to contract and relax facial muscles can stimulate fibroblasts to prevent this, and a licorice extract can be used as the active ingredient...
A team of researchers based at the John Hopkins University in Baltimore believe they may have found proof that photoaging damage from ultraviolet radiation could be reversed.
A research team in Poland has suggested that moisturising creams rather than ointments are better to carry hyaluronic acid for dermal absorption as they contain more water meaning the formulation is more stable.
