US ingredient maker Ingredion is to acquire British counterpart Tate & Lyle for around £3.7 billion ($5 billion) in cash.

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The critical role of SPF synergistic agents

Aegis Beauty Solutions examines an underappreciated class of ingredients — SPF-boosting agents — and demonstrates how these agents function synergistically with primary UV filters to achieve more efficient, stable, and safe photoprotection systems.

Vegan certification: cracking the green spreadsheet

Few symbols in the cosmetics and personal care sector inspire as much confidence - or occasional trepidation - as the Vegan Society’s Vegan Trademark. Yet behind the label lies a level of technical scrutiny that is not always fully understood by the cosmetic ingredient supplier community.

A world of innovation

Editor Tim Probert caught up with representatives of leading personal care companies from around the world at in-cosmetics Global 2026 in Paris, France, to find out what’s new, what’s trending and what’s in their product pipelines. The full interviews can be watched online at our YouTube channel.

in-cosmetics Global 2026: records fall as Paris triumphs

The 2026 edition of in-cosmetics Global, organised by RX, concluded a record-breaking edition in Paris, welcoming 12,559 unique visitors and reinforcing its position as the leading destination for personal care ingredients and trends.

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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