The European Council and the European Parliament want to phase out cosmetics containing carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic substances (CMR) faster than the European Commission is proposing.
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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.
Regenerative extractivism and carnauba wax
Pontes Carnauba Biowax provides a practical case through which the potential of regenerative extractivism can be examined as an emerging paradigm for sustainable raw material sourcing in the beauty and personal care industry
The role of inhibitor tripeptides for mitigating hair loss
Equipforskin Korea presents the findings of studies into two tripeptides, AR inhibitor tripeptide and Jak1 inhibitor tripeptide, which were found in several in vitro and in situ assays to help reduce at least two important hair loss factors, such as like androgenic alopecia and alopecia areata.
Upcycled coffee cherry botanical for follicle longevity
Cascara, the dried outer shell of the coffee cherry, is a byproduct of coffee production that is emerging as a promising new botanical. Lipoid Kosmetik introduces a propanediol-aqueous extract from organic coffee cherry cascara (Coffea arabica L.), enriched with natural caffeine and developed for scalp and hair care
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in-cosmetics Korea 2026
COEX, Seoul
1 - 3 July 2026
Connex-C Asia 2026
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Ong Tiong Tat and Irene Tan Liang Kheng Auditorium
23rd - 24th July 2026
