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Ingredients | What impact does the concern around reef safety have on UV protection technologies? Find out in this interview with representatives from Croda.

Ingredients | The 30th IFSCC Congress in Munich with its more than 400 presentations offered a wealth of scientific research. Andrea Weber from Babor sums up the most relevant trends and findings.

Product Development | This month Michelle Strutton from Mintel looks at cosmeceuticals, including among many others doctor brands, anti-acne treatments, cellulite treatments, and products for problem skin. Here we have selected a range of the very latest innovative products recently highlighted on the company’s GNPD*

Ingredients | Prof Dr Dr h.c. Reinhard H. H. Neubert not only provides a concise overview of the history and the definitions of natural cosmetics, but also explains what options and potential there is for effective natural products.

Markets | Why are cosmetics gaining the heart of teenagers in Korea? And what do you need to know if you want to enter this thriving market?

Markets | Mei Gräfe of Intergate Consulting, a consultancy firm specialised in the cosmetics industry, provides an in-depth analysis of the most important consumer trends, challenges and possible strategies for medium-sized European cosmetics enterprises to enter the Chinese market.

Changes in lifestyle such as the increase of veganism and an increased awareness of environmental issues are leading to new ingredient compositions of colour cosmetics. 

Interview | May Shana’a talks about microbiome-based skin care, anti-pollution strategies, epigenetics, Beiersdorf’s latest R&D findings and lots more.

Ever so popular – The result of Nivea’s Global Face Care & Cleansing Survey made clear that face care is extremely popular. 

Market survey | If you are interested in finding out which ingredients suppliers offer what type of ingredients, then this tabular market survey is just what you are looking for. It also shows you what type of ingredients and/or what they specialise in, but it also provides you with immediate contact details.

Interview | Trend watcher Helga Hertsig-Lavocah has spotted some intriguing new developments at London’s Natural & Organics Product Expo (NOPE): homeopathic skin care and exciting ingredients and concepts such as magnesium and “circular” products.

Events | Find details on fresh insights and data for the global beauty industry from the Marketing Trends Presentations of this year’s In-Cosmetics Global in Amsterdam compiled by Imogen Matthews.

Markets | Rubab Abdoolla from Euromonitor provides a comprehensive snapshot of South Africa’s beauty and personal care market.

Interview | What were the most impressive innovations at this year’s Cosmoprof? Trend Watcher Helga Hertsig-Lavocah gives us her take. The brand doesn’t play up the environmental benefit of not transporting water, this is the real USP.