Despite Pantone's color of the year being Cloud Dancer white, beauty is getting bolder. In fact, bio-beauty tops my list of cosmetic trends to watch in 2026. I use this term loosely to encompass the clever biomimetic and biologically targeted technologies... See more
Secretome technology is advancing personalized, regenerative skin and hair treatments. Acorn Biolabs is at the forefront of such innovation, using cryopreserved cells to create patient-specific solutions. Acorn's CEO Drew Taylor, Ph.D., explains here. Thi... See more
Beauty consumers are exposed to the effects of a shifting climate on many fronts; higher and lower humidity, rising temperatures, sun exposure, pollution, etc. As such, formulating products that deliver both efficacy and sensory elegance under dynamic con... See more
Skin care is experiencing a fresh chapter in innovation with the rise of miniproteins – a relatively new frontier for beauty. These three-dimensional amino acid structures are engineered to tackle specific skin concerns like collagen production, hydration... See more
As New Scientist recently reported, lignin, a natural polymer derived from wood, has gained significant attention as a sustainable and effective ingredient for sunscreen formulations — boosting SPF values to 180+, per the source. Similarly, C&T previo... See more
