January 2024

When it comes to the skin and microflora, it is difficult to detangle human vs. third party activities to maintain skin health. Reflecting this, our latest issue merges ideas around the skin microbiome and skin health, among others.

Cosmetics & Toiletries January 2024

January 2024

Concerns over health and wellness have penetrated skin care, as several experts describe in this article.

Expert Opinions on Skin Health: Holistic Self-care, Replenishing Cleansers, Doctor Brands and More

Panelists noted that the sensoriality provided by the alkane emollients was not significantly different from that of cyclopentasiloxane.

Alkane Emollients as Biodegradable, Sensorial Silicone Alternatives in Deodorants

A report published in 2023 in Nature Microbiology highlighted human microbiome myths and provided explanations for them by experts in academia. With surging interest in this field – the skin microbiome, in particular – this article collects responses of our own to these myths, from cosmetic industry experts.

9 Microbiome Myths Debunked by Industry Experts

Recent changes in cosmetic regulations in the United States include MoCRA, on a federal level, and several state laws regarding packaging and ingredients – several of which prohibit or restrict given compounds. Following is an overview.

U.S. Regulatory Update: A Compliance Mishmash

Moisturization is a critical balance between the consumer’s perceived changes in skin and the clinical validation of those changes to ensure claims are substantiated and results match consumer expectations.

Maximizing Moisturization for Sustained Skin Health: The 4+2+1 Theory

Beauty can influence self-perception, psychological well-being and self-esteem. This article explores these connections and examples of how the cosmetics industry is using products to positively influence consumer wellness.

Next in Skin: Cosmetics to Transform Consumer Mindset

If the skin is viewed as an ecological landscape, it can be divided into roughly three different regions with unique environmental characteristics: dry, moist and sebaceous regions.

Defining Moment for the Skin Microbiome: Interpreting Expressions and Misconceptions

Our latest issue melds together ideas around the skin microbiome and skin health, among others.

Editor's Note: Skin Health and Microflora Merge

Essential oils and botanical extracts are mixtures of numerous compounds, some of which are normally harmless but can be converted to contact allergens by conditions as simple as exposure to sunlight or oxygen.

How Psoralens and Terpenes Pose Hidden Allergic Potential in Botanical Extracts

Royal jelly is very good for the skin and the immune system. It's packed with organic acids, proteins and special enzymes.

Bee-based Beauty for Skin Health and Immunity

By boosting NAD+, called the skin’s “longevity molecule,” RejuveNAD is able to to optimize cellular processes to simultaneously address “at least” five of the 12 hallmarks of aging, including mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, loss of proteostasis, epigenetic alteration and genomic instability.

The Beauty Ingredient Agenda: Longevity x Anti-aging

Some very novel and resourceful innovations made this year's finalist cut. The judges were also impressed by the potential longer-term impact of a few. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top.

Time to Shine: C&T Announces the 2024 Allē Award Finalists