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For 2026, Lush is positioning its Lunar New Year collection as a case study in internal collaboration through its Co-Create program, a model that integrates staff input directly into product development.
From high-profile legal battles in sun care to billion-euro acquisitions and tightening scrutiny of product claims, this month’s top stories reflect a beauty industry balancing growth, innovation and accountability.
We spoke to leaders from Perfect Corp., Haut.AI and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to hear their 2026 predictions on how AI will affect NPD, regulatory readiness and competitive strategy across the US cosmetics value chain.
A lawsuit in federal court is challenging the labeling of a baby oil product marketed as ‘shea & cocoa butter oil’, alleging that the product contains less than 1% of the named ingredients and that its front label misleads consumers about its composition.
The findings indicate potential applications in skin care, although further in vivo studies are needed to understand absorption and mechanisms.
Beauty multinational Estée Lauder Companies raised its full-year outlook, as progress on cost controls helped offset continued tariff pressure.
Haircare supplement brand Nutrafol has launched its first life-stage-specific formula for men, marking nearly a decade since the company innovated in the men’s supplement category.
This month’s global beauty news headlines encompass exciting innovations, regulatory pressures, and acquisitions with significant industry impacts.
The launch highlights how AI-driven development is reshaping OTC skincare formulation and driving ingredient formulation forward.
If finalized, it would mark the first new sunscreen active introduced to the United States market in decades, with potential significance for formulators seeking broader UVA coverage and improved photostability.