Inside-Out Beauty

Inner beauty beyond whitening and brightening: Soaring opportunities for hair growth, weight management products in APAC - LISTEN

11-Oct-2023 By Amanda Lim

Asia Pacific’s beauty supplement market is undergoing notable shift with increasing diversification of product offerings including for hair growth and weight management, says an industry expert.

Special Edition: Inside-Out Beauty – Science And Product Innovation

‘Traditionally neglected’: Colourless carotenoids promising for photoageing post-pandemic

16-Mar-2023 By Kacey Culliney

Supplements containing colourless carotenoids offer promise as a dietary intervention for photoprotection and wider skin health at a time when consumers are increasingly turning to inside-out strategies, finds a review.

Special Edition: ACTIVE BEAUTY – VITAMINS, MINERALS AND PLANT POWER

A mushroom ‘renaissance’? Immunity, skin health and wellness promise in cosmetics – Review

05-Jan-2023 By Kacey Culliney

As mushrooms continue to garner interest in the wider wellness category, certain compounds could offer future promise in the edible and topical beauty space, say researchers.

Smart beauty: L’Oréal and J&J unveil CES 2023 ‘inclusive’ tech innovations

04-Jan-2023 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty majors L’Oréal and Johnson & Johnson have launched smart beauty innovations in lipstick, brow care and skin supplements at this year’s CES tech tradeshow.

Seventure Partners aims to raise third €300m microbiome innovation fund in 2023

27-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

French-headquartered venture capital firm Seventure Partners plans to unlock a third wave of microbiome innovation funds next year, aiming to invest €300 million in more than 20 cutting-edge companies, its CEO says.

‘Beauty’ still leading motivator for taking collagen supplements: Survey

16-Aug-2022 By Shane Starling

Beauty-from-within remains the number-one reason women and men take collagen supplements, according to a fresh five nation survey, and so science-backed claims substantiation will be key moving forward, says an expert.

COVID-19 and climate crisis bolstering vegan beauty demand: Review

07-Jun-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The global COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing climate crisis has bolstered demand for vegan topical and ingestible cosmetics as consumers look to improve consumption patterns beyond food, finds a review.

Special Edition: INSIDE-OUT BEAUTY – THE RISE OF EDIBLES AND FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS

Beyond beauty? Psoriasis, acne and oral health spaces to watch in probiotic supplements

12-Nov-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Inside-out beauty continues to gain momentum as consumers seek out edibles for overall wellness, but probiotic innovation presents fresh opportunities to target specific skin disorders and health areas.

Special Edition: INSIDE-OUT BEAUTY – THE RISE OF EDIBLES AND FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS

Study spotlight: Fruits, plants and botanicals promising areas for beauty supplement innovation

12-Nov-2021 By Kacey Culliney

A round-up of our scientific study coverage on inside-out beauty ingredients spotlights tomatoes, pine bark and red ginseng, amongst others, as promising ingredients for industry to consider closely.

Special Edition: INSIDE-OUT BEAUTY – THE RISE OF EDIBLES AND FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS

Plant-based retinoid alternatives offer ‘fruitful’ promise in dual dermal-hair rejuvenation: Review

05-Nov-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Plant peptides, plant hormones and cannabinoids should be more closely looked at for developing dual-action dermal and hair rejuvenation edibles and replacing retinoids that carry several negative side effects, say researchers.

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.