Personal Care Insights

Barracuda Technologies launches its first modular bio-refinery project, Maiden Modular, in India, employing a proprietary #biomass fractionation process to convert agricultural #waste — including rice straw, wheat straw, banana stems, hemp and more — into valuable materials like clean lignin, #cellulose, bio-silica and hemicellulose. Navin Singhania (Fiberman), CEO and founder of Barracuda Technologies, tells Personal Care Insights: “Our biodegradable packaging will also be very useful for the cosmetic industry.” Reported by Mieke Meintjes. Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eaAZtzSU

Osmo recently launched three new scent molecules—Glossine, Fractaline, and Quasarine—using #AI technology to speed up fragrance #innovation. By screening billions of molecules, they aim to create unique, long-lasting scents with enhanced #safety and compliance. Which benefit do you find most compelling? Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehHrBKkG

A promising breakthrough in sunscreen #technology brings the natural ultraviolet-blocking ability of lignin, which comes from #plants, one step closer to high-performance use in commercial #cosmetics, offering a potential alternative to synthetic sun-blocking #ingredients. Reported by Alexandra Branscombe. read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/emhherfb

The #beauty industry is pushing past the skin barrier, creating microbiome-friendly products after consumers indicate a craving for skin microbiome support. Personal Care Insights speaks to ADM, MyMicrobiome - The microbiome company and Uute Scientific Oy about how the #clean beauty trend penetrates deeper than the skin’s surface, with #cosmetics consumers and formulators highlighting the #microbiome. Reported by Sabine Waldeck. Read the full special report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/egBPKpnv

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.’ annual Social Impact and #Sustainability report showcases the company’s activities around #climate, energy, sustainable #packaging, responsible sourcing and ingredient transparency. “In fiscal 2024, we achieved several sustainability goals ahead of schedule, including surpassing our water withdrawal targets, publishing our new corporate ingredient glossary and reaching our palm oil objectives before our 2025 deadline,” says Nancy Mahon, chief sustainability officer at ELC. Reported by Benjamin Ferrer. #ingredients View the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/epuKWcPj

Are you up to date with the latest #developments in the personal care industry? Join our Weekly LinkedIn Newsletter by clicking below! Discover the latest news on product #launches, brand enagagements, initiatives and more that are shaping the personal #care industry. Reported by Benjamin Ferrer. #innovation

Let’s take a look at this week’s industry highlights, reported by Personal Care Insights. Check out the slideshow below and share your thoughts! 👉 “Dermatological deserts:” L'Oréal looks into lack of access to #skin disease treatments for billions worldwide | https://lnkd.in/eNtp5av7 👉 Earnings season: Luxe lifts L’Oréal, Unilever sees strong Dove sales and Derma boosts Beiersdorf | https://lnkd.in/ekRYZVks 👉 NGO claims #European Commission is letting “dangerous #chemicals flow” into personal care products | https://lnkd.in/eSw9twDN 👉 Cosmetics climate: Coty, LVMH and Ulta Beauty predict slower growth amid “headwinds” | https://lnkd.in/e6Y-ZP7t 👉 Sino-High (China) Co., Ltd sees hydroxyacetophenone preservative solving #sensitive and allergy-prone skin concerns | https://lnkd.in/eVtWiffK Reported by Benjamin Ferrer Sabine Waldeck & Anita Sharma.

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics - by Clariant releases an oil-in-water surfactant-free emulsifier and encapsulation system based on Lucas Meyer Cosmetics’ quinoa starch #technology that creates a “positive mental reaction.” Pickmulse promises an “improved tactile experience,” with #scientific studies suggesting it stimulates #wellbeing and reward areas in the brain, aligning with emerging market trends in #neurocosmetics. Reported by Sabine Waldeck. Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/euzp6CbF

Innova Market Insights data indicates an 11% compound annual growth rate in beauty product launches with skin #health claims between April 2019 and March 2024. Face Foundations/Illuminators were the top sub-categories of these #launches from April 2023 and March 2024, accounting for 61%. Over half of the launches included a non-comedogenic claim, which also emerged as the fastest-growing health #positioning among products with health claims. Read the full product innovation here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8XSZcmE

BASF’s Personal Care unit unveils a synthetic #peptide for skin care applications. Inspired by the skin’s #natural regenerative process, the company says Pepsensyal (INCI: mannitol, acetyl sh-tetrapeptide-1 and lauroyl sh-tetrapeptide-1) is clinically proven to #reduce and delay the first visible signs of aging by smoothening, re-densifying and resurfacing the #skin. Reported by Benjamin Ferrer. Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dE-wzCeR