As sustainability becomes more important in the cosmetics industry, we are seeing an increase in the number of sustainability charters, standards, and labelling schemes. Ethical labels in particular are becoming more visible on cosmetic & personal care products. This article gives an overview of this trend, giving details of leading ethical labelling schemes.
Veganism is on the rise across the globe – and no industry is growing faster within the vegan market than cosmetics. Labelling in the cosmetics industry can be confusing with varying terms not always being fully understood by consumers and businesses alike. The Vegan Society’s Vegan Trademark was created in 1990 to help make veganism more accessible and has set the standard for what makes a vegan product.
Cosmetics manufacturers are seeking ingredients that enable environmentally and ethically responsible product profiles, while still delivering measurable positive performance. A new bio-based anionic surfactant made from renewable soy protein is enabling them to meet these expectations. This alternative to traditional solutions that contain sulphate or ethylene oxide derivatives is of 100 percent natural origin and is suitable for formulations that are labelled cruelty free. Tests have shown its excellent mildness, as well as its potential to repair hair damage and strengthen hair. This creates significant opportunities for rinse-off products that are marketed as sustainable (1).
A clear investigation on the interaction between cosmetic ingredients and skin ecosystem considering skin safety and efficacy of good-for-microbiota formulas. A preservative system is absolutely required for consumer safety; will it interact with probiotic-derived ingredients aiming at microbiota care? Discover our approach for a 360° consideration of our skin inhabitants.
Over one year ago we presented the world’s first certification for microbiome cosmetics and the challenges around cosmetic claims in the skin microbiome space. The microbiome topic has emerged over the last years and is here to stay. This article will summarize the development of the cosmetics industry in the microbiome arena and explain how the cosmetics industry can approach the microbiome.
The “skin microbiome” consists of the skin’s resident microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses) as well as their genomic content and metabolic by-products. Modern techniques for sequencing DNA have enabled researchers to find microbes that could not be cultured in the lab using traditional microbiology culture techniques. Skin microflora is influenced by environmental conditions, temperature, humidity, clothing, exposure to pollution as well as internal factors like diet and psychological stress, thus making it very challenging to study and understand. Nevertheless, the cosmetic industry is teeming with products claiming to “balance” the skin microbiome. There is no doubt that there is a serious shift in microbiome diversity of diseased skin versus healthy skin. However, healthy skin is balanced already, so claims to balance healthy skin with cosmetics is somewhat a fallacy.
Studies are needed to determine the variations in the day to day, week to week as well as seasonal and other environmental factors on healthy skin microbiome of untreated skin to determine if the changes observed from cosmetic products is meaningful.
Hair care is undeniably an important part of beauty and self-care. Apart from the beauty standards, a healthy hair is a confidence booster that makes you feel better and poise inside and out. A proper hair-care practice with right products is mandatory for nourishing your scalp and hair to maintain its health. Management of hair loss can be a quite hectic task although a myriad of treatments is currently available to restrain hair health (1, 2). The world is changing towards tradition and the use of safe natural products is getting the boom in the market but many of them have no scientific background.
For anyone familiar with the beginning of the movie Back to the Future 2,
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Browlicious Brow Nourishing Serum is a targeted, clear serum that contains active ingredients that
