Consumers love masks for the concentrated and rich active ingredients that they feel on their skin while they enjoy their little personal break – at home or, increasingly, again in the beauty salons. We present a selection of formulations and ingredient suppliers that provide a comprehensive overview of the latest innovations on the market.

Special editions are very popular not only as gifts. However, due to the relatively small editions, a multi-coloured design is often associated with high costs. The technology of digital heat transfer printing can make the design of smaller batches or special editions more easily and flexibly.

Liposomes are used so that active ingredients can penetrate exactly into the skin layer intended for them and act there. Daniel Pando and Dr Jörg Oliver Schmitz talk about their different capabilities depending on the size and composition of the Liposomes.

Cleansing the skin has been playing a more important role than ever for the past twelve months. Due to the increased use of cleaning agents and disinfectants, the need for care during cleansing has also increased significantly. Our selection shows the latest trends in formulations in this area.

Hair and especially the hair follicles react when they are exposed to bad and harmful influences on a daily basis. A shortening of important hair growth phases can be the result. A new active ingredient based on Yerba Santa has a stimulating effect, which Dr Christina Pickel explains.

The manufacture of powder products can sometimes be a big challenge, since small amounts of pigments must be mixed completely evenly with relatively high amounts of carrier substances. Christian Schilken introduces the horizontal ploughshare mixer, which was developed for powder products.

A new moisturising ingredient is not just optically based on the colours of the year 2021. It is based on plant cell lysate from Helichrysum stocheas, which, with their grey hairs and yellow flowers, store moisture and thrive even in particularly barren, dry regions.

The boundaries between the technology of the digital world and everyday realities have been blurred – especially in colour cosmetics. These influences and inspirations manifest themselves in a colour palette of digitally inspired colours.

The packaging of a cosmetic product communicates a lot about the brand, supporting or not the claims and values of the brand. As a result, brands invest a lot of time and brainpower in the development of the decoration and the appearance of the product in order to create a coherent concept for the appearance of a brand.

The cosmetics industry has had to deal with the issues of hygiene, infections and microbial dangers for some time. In the recent past, make-up brushes in particular have come to the fore as potential germ carriers. Givaudan took a closer look at this prejudice.