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Ingredients from the Colombian Amazon, featuring Cary-O Co-Founder & Managing Director Camilo Bueno
Rainforest conservation is an under-leveraged opportunity when it comes to cosmetic and personal care ingredient sourcing. There are however, ambitious suppliers worki...
Sustainable Ingredient Development at Scale, featuring BASF Sustainable Innovation Platform Lead Johannes Crotogino
Demand for bio-based and bio-degradable cosmetic ingredients is at an all-time high, which is why suppliers are working to develop replacements for conventional polyme...
Quantifying Circularity, featuring LUMENE Group Vice President of R&D and Sustainability Alain Mavon
Sustainability is driving innovation and new business models in the cosmetics and personal care industry. And tools that measure progress toward truly circular beauty ...
UV and Pollution Protection for Hair, featuring Colep Consumer Products R&D Director Claudia Silva and Head of Marketing Paola Meroni
Hair treatment products that provide UV protection, pollution protection, and help prevent hair damage caused by these and other environmental aggressors are getting m...
Commercializing a New Brand, featuring ProBeauty Partners CEO and Founder Adrienne Kramer
Creating a beauty brand and crafting a product line takes a lot of work. What comes next—ensuring that your brand resonates with the market and generates revenue—is pe...
Animal Cell Culture Science and Skincare, featuring Avant Co-Founder and CEO Carrie Chan
Animal cell culture technologies have clear applications in the food industry as well as in research and testing. But at least one ingredient innovator sees the cosmet...
Building a Billion Dollar Brand, featuring Anastasia Beverly Hills President Claudia Norvina Soare
Creating a makeup brand that stands out and scales in the highly competitive (and some would say saturated) beauty marketplace takes vision, tenacity, and flexibility....
Aromatherapy Meets Skincare, featuring Mesacosa Co Ltd CEO Young-ok Bok
Wellness is top of mind for consumers today. And some are turning to essential oils and cosmetic aromatherapy to find beauty benefits, emotional benefits, physical hea...
Rain Forest Ingredient Sourcing, featuring Forestwise Founder and CEO Dirk-Jan Oudshoorn
The ethical commercialization of non-timber products can help preserve standing forests and biodiversity; support local workers; and bring sought-after benefits to cos...
Beauty Inspired by Indonesia, featuring Martha Tilaar Group Owner and CEO Dr. Kilala Tilaar
The cosmetics industry in Indonesia is growing exponentially. And one legacy producer is making a noteworthy impact across Indonesia, throughout Asia, and globally—bec...
Phage-Based Skincare, featuring FagoFarma Business Director Milan Bunata
Bacteriophage technology is being used to address acne, eczema, and other dysbiotic skin concerns. Some microbiology companies are working with endolysins (proteins pr...
Pro Hair Care for Sub-Saharan Africa, featuring L’Oréal General Manager, Professional Products Division, Yara Mansour
Africa has the world’s youngest and second-largest population. The continent is also seeing rapid urban growth. And in terms of cosmetic and personal care products, sk...
Skincare Reimagined, featuring Sweet Chemistry CEO and Co-Founder Alec Batis
Longevity, skin vitality, and regenerative beauty are very in vogue. Both legacy beauty makers and inventive startup brands are working with the latest science and ski...
Immersive Self Care, featuring Shikohin Founder and CEO Takeshi Nobuhara
Bathing and wellness are as mainstream today as personal care is. CPG brands that invite consumers into an immersive self-care routine, that formulate with culturally ...
Luxstainable Hair Care, featuring Small Wonder CEO and Co-Founder Stephane Farsht
In the beauty industry, water conservation is everyone’s business. And for even one brand to launch one product that moves things forward, it’s a collective effort—inv...
Brand Building, featuring Quiet Coyote Consulting Founder and Member of the Conscious Beauty Advisory Council at Ulta Beauty Lorne Lucree
Behind every well-executed cosmetic or personal care brand, you’ll find an abundance of resourcefulness and research—which translate into winning formulations, manufac...
Creating Better Makeup, featuring Intercos Group Chief Innovation Officer Arabella Ferrari
Color cosmetic product performance is as in demand as skincare efficacy. To meet beauty consumer expectations, it takes careful ingredient development and selection, a...
Sustainable Alternatives to Palm Oil, featuring C-16 Biosciences Co-Founder and CEO Shara Ticku
Palm oil ingredients are incredibly commonplace in cosmetic and personal care product formulations. For environmental and regulatory reasons, consumer goods manufactur...
AI for Cosmetic Product Formulation, featuring Potion AI CEO Yahya Syed and Chief Product Officer Hejab Malik
Beauty tech solutions are changing the way cosmetic scientists discover ingredients, reverse engineer product benchmarks, and conduct competitive analysis. In this way...
Sustainable Innovation, featuring O-PAC R&D Cosmetic Formulation Chemist, Skincare Annamaria Corti and Sales & Marketing Director Orietta Riccaboni
Solid beauty and waterless products are increasingly common now that sustainable innovation is a priority for cosmetic brands and personal care manufacturers. The chal...
