Skin Health

The skin microbiome brainstorm: Tech, claims and trend-driven NPD

16-Sep-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Skin microbiome science and innovation is fast-evolving, with a plethora of tools, ingredients and research efforts spotlighting key areas of opportunity. But where exactly is the sector headed? And what might next-generation NPD look like?

Pandemic skin care: Shiseido's AQUALABEL launches range focusing on skin health and fermented ingredients

13-Sep-2021 By Amanda Lim

Japanese beauty giant Shiseido has launched a new range of skin care products under the AQUALABEL brand that was developed in response to skin care needs and concerns that have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Brimming with opportunities’: Chlitina to focus on health-related product development to strengthen R&D capabilities

13-Sep-2021 By Amanda Lim

Taiwanese beauty company Chlitina will be shifting its product development to focus on areas such as the microbiome and regenerative medicine in order to tap into the increasing emphasis on health post-pandemic.

Special Edition: Advances in the Skin Microbiome – Ingredients Innovation and Science

Microbiome startup Lac2Biome launches shelf-stable white label facial serum with live probiotics

10-Sep-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Italian microbiome health startup Lac2Biome has developed a white label skin care blend containing live probiotics and hyaluronic acids, offering brands opportunity to offer an innovative and highly potent product that delivers on promised benefits,...

Deciem’s NIOD expands further into France – we want to introduce The Ordinary’s ‘big sister’

27-Aug-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Deciem-owned prestige skin care brand NIOD is launching into a dedicated corner at French department store La Samaritaine – a move the company hopes will push it into the spotlight to follow in the footsteps of sister brand The Ordinary.

Beautiful waste? Dutch startup Honestly it’s wants upcycled beauty to move mainstream

16-Aug-2021 By Kacey Culliney

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.

FEBEA: 4 in 10 French never use or inadequately use sunscreen

29-Jul-2021 By Kacey Culliney

A survey has found that 40% of French consumers either don’t apply adequate amounts of sunscreen or don’t use any at all, with a large majority citing fear of toxic ingredients and environmental pollution as concerns.

COVID-19 fuels online 'skinbiotics' surge – and big beauty is joining fast

13-Jul-2021 By Shane Starling

The pandemic’s relentless push to digital retail and even mask wearing have helped online probiotic cosmetic products more than double in two years across 25 countries tracked by Lumina Intelligence.

Immunity & beauty has a 'very promising future' but less claims, more science needed – experts

12-Jul-2021 By Lynda Searby

Manufacturers should pull back on making strong claims and focus more on consumer education, holistic health and wellness concepts and ingredient innovation when addressing immunity in the beauty and personal care space, say experts.

Sanex ‘BiomeProtect’ launches after 5 years of R&D – ‘we have made a big advance in skin care’

22-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Colgate-Palmolive’s Sanex brand has developed a shower gel, bath foam and deodorant range using pre and postbiotics to support the skin’s microbiome, launched following five years of R&D efforts and input from external dermatology and science experts.

Colgate-Palmolive files patent on ‘anti-irritant’ CBD antiperspirant

10-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Colgate-Palmolive has developed an antiperspirant formula containing cannabidiol (CBD) that it says works as an anti-irritant on the skin.

SCCS: Threshold for ‘contains formaldehyde’ warning in cosmetics not low enough

01-Jun-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) has issued scientific advice to lower the threshold for warning labels on cosmetics containing formaldehyde releasing substances to better protect sensitised consumers.

Beauty Broadcast Video Series

WATCH – Skin resilience: Health, wellness and COVID-19 driving adaptogen use in beauty

21-May-2021 By Amanda Lim

In this episode of Beauty Broadcast, we are exploring the huge potential stress-relieving adaptogens have in beauty as concerns for health and wellness mount during the pandemic, with expert insights from Mibelle Biochemistry and Pretti5.

Immunity and beauty: The science, trends and future promise for growth

18-May-2021 By CosmeticsDesign-Europe Senior Reporter

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?

COVID 'comparisons': J&J Q1 2021 consumer health sales dip amidst overall earnings rise

21-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has reported a global sales rise for the first quarter of 2021, fuelled by pharmaceuticals and medical devices, but its consumer health division saw overall sales decline despite strength in oral and...

Skin care ‘kits’ drive education around beauty routines, says SkinCeuticals

30-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Combining products into skin concern-targeted kits is a smart strategy when trying to educate consumers on the importance of routines, says the retail brand manager of SkinCeuticals.

Epigenetic cosmetics: Beauticians are ‘the main reason we built this product’, says Craith Lab CEO

29-Mar-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Belgium-based startup Craith Lab has shunned the direct-to-consumer (D2C) model for its epigenetic skin care brand, opting instead to distribute products via trained beautician and salon networks – a necessity when working with such complex formulations,...

Special Edition: Active skin care - protection and healing in a post-COVID world

L’Oréal Active Cosmetics president: COVID-19 has turned skin health into a ‘core expectation’ for skin care

19-Feb-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has propelled skin health to the top of the beauty agenda, as consumers seek out brands that plug new needs around skin barrier protection, hydration and cleansing, says the president of L’Oréal Active Cosmetics.

Physiological differences: Shiseido research finds men’s skin is more susceptible to oxidative stress

18-Dec-2020 By Amanda Lim

A new study by Japanese cosmetics firm Shiseido has found that men’s skin is less tolerant to oxidative stress, suggesting it is more delicate and in need of more tailored skin care solutions.

‘Very resilient’ consumer health brands bolster Johnson & Johnson Q3 sales lift

14-Oct-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care major Johnson & Johnson has reported a lift in sales for its third quarter thanks to growth in its consumer health division, drawing the firm out of its previous Q2 plunge.

Back in time? Symbiome targets ‘ancestral microbiome’ with proprietary postbiotic skin care range

30-Sep-2020 By Shane Starling

Direct-to-consumer skin care brand Symbiome will debut a product range formulated with postbiotics sourced from plants from the Brazilian Amazon, aimed at restoring and rebuilding resilience in the modern microbiome.

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The future of the skin microbiome? ‘It’s mind blowing’ – think oral care, intimate care and makeup

24-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

There will be a proliferation of newly carved out product categories targeting the skin microbiome in coming months, as consumer interest spikes and development capabilities advance, say experts.

Unilever science exec: Educating consumers on blue light exposure ‘is our responsibility’

07-Sep-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Blue light exposure has risen in importance as consumers spend more time on laptops and mobile phones during COVID-19 lockdowns and working-from-home models, and so the beauty industry must ramp-up education on potential risks, says Unilever’s global...

Mask move: Herbalife launches vitamin-based skin care in response to growing interest in skin health

24-Aug-2020 By Amanda Lim

Herbalife Nutrition has expanded its outer nutrition range with vitamin-based sheet masks to meet the increasing consumer need for products to maintain skin health in Asia Pacific.

Nestlé Skin Health invests in first Asia based hub to support healthy ageing

22-Jul-2015 By Michelle Yeomans

To address the 'under appreciated' needs of an increasingly ageing population, Nestlé Skin Health's innovation hub in Shanghai will look at skin health issues including intense dryness, skin cancer and ageing.