Personal care and cosmetics consumers are more intrigued and informed about the human microbiome every day. Here, Cosmetics Design takes a look at newly emerging science, brand updates, and other microbiome news worth knowing.
A research team from India has developed SkinBug, an artificial intelligence tool which can predict how specific molecules in cosmetics will react to skin microbes and potentially harm the user.
Beauty trends in Japan are shifting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, with accelerated interest in skin care and skin microbiome especially, according to the annual @cosme Best Cosmetics Awards.
Personal care major Unilever has developed a topical composition using natural monoterpenoids from thyme and pine that it says can balance and restore microbiota diversity of the skin, particularly in amenable skin that presents conditions like...
Malaysian cosmeceutical brand B&B Labs has introduced a microbiome-friendly hygiene range to tap into the trend of hand care premiumisation that has arisen in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Processed probiotics are widely used in beauty products to target the skin microbiome, but few formulations contain live bacteria strains – a concept experts say is interesting from a marketing perspective but complicated to do.
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.
A new research study by Japanese cosmetics powerhouse Shiseido has determined that sensitive skin has less diverse biodiversity compared to less sensitive skin.
On this episode of Indie Pioneers, we sit down with Petronille Houdart from Sequential Skin to discuss the importance of microbiome testing when it comes to skin care personalisation.
The founder of a skin care start-up believes that understanding the skin microbiome may play a more important role than genetics when it comes to personalising skin care.
Malaysian skin care brand B&B Labs has tapped microbiome skin care as the next area for growth as it foresees demand to rise due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The skin microbiome has been a leading subject in the personal care industry in recent years, but with more emphasis on health during these unprecedented times it has become more relevant than ever before.
South Korean cosmetics research and manufacture company Cosmax has announced the development of a new sun care product that utilises microbial materials that have survived a trip to space.
Personal care major Unilever has developed a microbiome balancing formula using a prebiotic binder for lotions, body washes, deodorants and toothpastes, among other products.
Late last year, Albert Dashi and Oliver Worsley took their patent-pending skin analysis patch and corresponding beauty app public with a soft launch. And still today, the two molecular biology PhDs are hopeful that Sequential Skin will be the future of...
Late last week, the multinational pharmaceutical company announced a partnership with dermatology biotech company Azitra to will leverage the skin microbiome in a whole new way.
US-based microbiome company AOBiome is poised to tackle the Chinese market with AO+ Skincare, a new brand based on its own probiotic beauty brand, Mother Dirt.
UK skin health firm SkinBioTherapeutics has signed a commercial deal with Croda International for the development of a microbiome-targeted skin care ingredient using its patented technology.
Specialty chemicals major BASF has partnered with French microbe tech firm Biomillenia to try and identify novel dermocosmetic active ingredients that promote a healthier skin microbiome.
Givaudan Active Beauty has developed an instant microbiome profiling system, opening up possibilities for hyper-personalised beauty product development in the future, it says.
Cosmetics Design has published a significant volume of coverage focusing around the theme of our first ever Cosmetics Design Summit: Microbiome Skin Care Innovation.
One of the best ways of measuring future industry trends and innovation is a trip to in-cosmetics Global, an event that shines a light on what the next generation of products will look like. But this year, pinpointing something truly new was hard to do.