Kao’s voluntary recall of its Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo in the US and Canada offers salutary lessons for personal care formulators on preservation strategies and testing, according to ‘The Green Chemist’ Dr Barbara Olioso.

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Innovation overflows as launches hit new heights

This year’s New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists Suppliers’ Day at the Javits Center in Manhattan welcomed 12,499 attendees and close to 700 exhibitors from around the world, including 15% international visitors representing 67 countries across the beauty and personal care industry

Breaking beauty boundaries

Editor Tim Probert caught up with representatives of leading personal care companies from around the world at this year’s NYSCC Suppliers’ Day in New York, to find out what’s new, what’s trending and what’s in their product pipelines.

COVER STORY: PARSOL® Shield FDA-approved: A new era for US sun protection

For decades, the US sun care market has evolved under a unique tension: rapidly shifting consumer expectations on one side, and a relatively static set of approved UV filters on the other. While beauty routines have become more sophisticated—prioritizing sensorial elegance, daily usability, and multifunctional performance— the regulatory framework...

PFAS: powerful chemistry under pressure

While many beauty companies are just beginning to evaluate PFAS (per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) risk, DSM-Firmenich has already delivered a scalable, commercially available, trifluoroacetic acid-free peptide portfolio.

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