UK indie brand Beauty Kitchen has unveiled a collective of specialist B-Corps established to prove the potential behind collaboration for more circular beauty concepts.
Next-generation sun care, thinking local, the value of waste, menopause wellness and the importance of clinical proof-points are the top five beauty trends this year, being driven by an era of intentional consumption, says trend forecaster Beautystreams.
Lignin extracted from sugarcane byproduct offers multifunctional promise as an active ingredient with UV protection and antioxidant properties for topical cosmetics, a study finds.
British circular beauty brand UpCircle recently raised close to half a million euros in crowdfunding that it will use for US production expansion, global product development and pushing ahead with its wider mission to make green and natural cosmetics...
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Bioactive compounds extracted from olive oil production waste offer great promise for active cosmetic development, though further research and investment must be made to ensure processing was conducted sustainably, a review says.
Circular beauty startup Honestly it’s has developed a waterless, upcycled coffee scrub and is working on an orange peel waste variant to launch next year – products it wants to take mainstream and inspire other brands with.
Biotech startup Kaffe Bueno has secured over one million in seed funding, enabling it to push ahead with a flurry of active cosmetic ingredient launches targeting inside-out beauty, anti-ageing and sun protection, its CEO says.
Food and agricultural side streams are extremely rich in components suitable for cosmetic applications, but a lack of extraction expertise, handling know-how and finance is holding back industry advances, say experts.
![The collaboration of beauty, ingredient and waste specialists has already developed four prototype products from upcycled coffee [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2023/04/11/beauty-kitchen-unveils-coffee-colab-with-kaffe-bueno-bio-bean-revive-and-arcania-apothecary-for-upcycled-coffee-beauty-innovation/16322578-1-eng-GB/Beauty-Kitchen-unveils-Coffee-Colab-with-Kaffe-Bueno-Bio-Bean-Revive-and-Arcania-Apothecary-for-upcycled-coffee-beauty-innovation.jpg)
![Consumers are shopping with more intention, impacting desires, needs and expectations in the beauty category in 2023 [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2023/03/21/beautystreams-cosmotrends-2023-report-highlights-sun-care-waste-menopause-and-more-as-beauty-trends/16267621-1-eng-GB/Beautystreams-Cosmotrends-2023-report-highlights-sun-care-waste-menopause-and-more-as-beauty-trends.jpg)
![Lignin extracted from sugarcane byproduct can be integrated into BB cream formulations for multifunctional benefits [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/headlines/formulation-science/sugarcane-byproduct-lignin-offers-uv-protection-and-antioxidant-activity-for-bb-cream-cosmetics-says-study/16167998-1-eng-GB/Sugarcane-byproduct-lignin-offers-UV-protection-and-antioxidant-activity-for-BB-cream-cosmetics-says-study.jpg)
![UpCircle offers a range of skin care products made using a variety of upcycled ingredients, including coffee grounds, olive oil stones and discarded rose petals [Image: UpCircle Facebook]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/09/07/upcircle-480-000-crowdfunding-to-drive-us-expansion-npd-and-brand-awareness-says-co-founder/15746139-1-eng-GB/UpCircle-480-000-crowdfunding-to-drive-US-expansion-NPD-and-brand-awareness-says-co-founder.jpg)
![Various bioactive compounds found in olive pomace - the main by-product of olive oil production - offer promise for skin care formulations [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/11/25/olive-oil-waste-touted-as-promising-for-active-cosmetics-due-to-antioxidant-anti-inflammatory-bioactives/13043722-1-eng-GB/Olive-oil-waste-touted-as-promising-for-active-cosmetics-due-to-antioxidant-anti-inflammatory-bioactives.jpg)
![The Netherlands-based beauty startup has developed a three-in-one scrub made using upcycled coffee, packaged in 10g single-use compostable sachets [Image: Honestly it's]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2021/08/16/circular-beauty-startup-honestly-it-s-launches-upcycled-coffee-scrub-developing-waste-orange-peel-variant/12735700-1-eng-GB/Circular-beauty-startup-Honestly-it-s-launches-upcycled-coffee-scrub-developing-waste-orange-peel-variant.jpg)
